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Are you enrolled at this university? Domestic students will be enrolled after returning the acceptance of offer to the Research Students Centre. International students on arrival in Australia will receive an enrolment form to complete as part of ISS orientation. |
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 Check your enrolment status on QUT Virtual
Email the RSC if you have any problems or check your QUT enrolment responsibilities. and course enrolment requirements (Masters, PhD, Professional Doctorate)
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Have you noted the following?
the name and number of your course in the top right hand corner of the letter
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Re-read your offer letter and take it with you as you set up your computer accounts and get your student identification card. You will also need to take some form of photo identification with you, e.g. passport or driver's licence. |
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your username |
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a temporary password |
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Have you attended orientation? |
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Check out the orientation information for postgraduate research students:
Semester 1 and Semester 1 International
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Have you a student identification card?
If you have then you are now officially a QUT student!
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Check out how to get one at this webpage.
Attend a photo ID session (see below)
Take your offer letter and photo identification with you to verify your right to a card |
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Have you organised your computer accounts? |
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There is a help desk that offers support
Learn about webmail
Learn how to change your temporary password and set up your own
Learn how to set up your laptop for wireless access
Learn how to set up your laptop or home computer for remote access
Learn what the QUT Printing Service can do for you.
Learn what QUT Virtual is all about
Go to Student Services on QUT Virtual; click on research forms to access some online forms you use
Learn more about IT security |
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Have you visited the library and learned how the library can help you as a postgraduate student? |
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Learn who your liaison librarian is
Learn what Endnote and Endnote training is all about
Learn about the classes you can take to help you with your library searches.
Learn about Eprints and the Australasian Digital Theses process
Learn about setting up e-mail alerts for journal articles in your thesis area |
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Do you know where the Research Students Centre is and what they can do for you as a postgraduate student? |
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See the map of the Gardens Point Campus and of the Research Students Centre (RSC)
At the RSC website you will find administrative advice about your studies. |
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Do you know what training resources are available to you to help you with your study program? |
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The calendar of events listing seminars and workshops offered by the RSC is the place to start.
Other training resources offered by the university may help you also.
There are also online training resources available. |
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Have you visited your Faculty Research Student Support Office? |
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Check out the research contacts within your faculty - visit the Faculty Research Office
Ask if you are eligible for a staff card and email account.
Ask about the infrastructure support for student provided by the Faculty/Centre/Supervisor.
Ask if there are Faculty/Centre guidelines for your course for research students – check with faculty about other resources |
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Do you need to organise swipe access to certain doors or areas within your faculty/centre? |
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The Faculty Administration officer will organise this for you. First check with the Research Administration Officer who should be able to point you in the right directiion and organise who you need to speak with: research contacts |
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Have you spoken with your supervisor/s? |
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If you answered 'no', then contact him or her via telephone or email (go to the staff directory on the QUT home pageand search for the name). Please also consider working through the supervision questionnaire with your supervisor. |
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Do you need assistance with your study because of a disability? |
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If you answered 'yes', then contact disability services |
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Are you aware of some of the key ethical, intellectual property, copyright or workplace health and safety requirements you need to know about as you begin your research studies? |
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See the Intellectual Property website
See the Ethics website
See the Copyright website
See the Workplace Health and Safety website |
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Do you have an appreciation of what will be required of you to complete your studies? |
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See the Student life-cycle and the PhD journey
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If you are an international student are you aware of the requirements you need to fulfil and the resources available to you? |
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See the induction website for international students
Contact International Student Services to organise a time for your mandatory international student orientation.
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Do you know about language and learning services available to you? |
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See the language and learning centre for international students
See the TALSS website for assistance with learning issues both face-to-face and online |
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Do you know about the statistical and data analysis assistance available to you? |
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See the Maths Access Centre (postgraduate button) for assistance with statistical analysis OR
See the High Performance Computing website for assistance with data analysis and complex computing requirements for your research OR
See the ITS training available to you |
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Do you know about the Postgraduate Careers Service? |
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See the website or contact Postgraduate Careers Counsellor , learn more about workshops, careers support and the postgraduate research student mentoring program. |
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Do you know your way around the University? |
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You will find the campus maps useful |
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Do you know the health and welfare facilities available to you on campus |
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You will find the health and medical website useful as well as the health and safety website |
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Do you know your way around Brisbane? |
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You may find this website interesting or visit some Brisbane websites (1) and (2) or things to do for free in Brisbane. |
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Do you know about receiving discounts for travelling on public transport because you are a university student? |
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You will find information at the Queensland Transport website. |
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Do you know how to keep in touch with other students? |
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You may find that the Student Guild and the Postgraduate Students' Association will help you.
Ask what is happening within your faculty. You can join any research faculty groups that have been established, e.g. the Brisbane Graduate School of Business; or the BEE student webpages. Or the Creative Industries Faculty intranet if you are in CIF.
You can receive newsletters such as the newsletter for the International QUT community
You can receive newsletters such as the newsletter from the Research Students Centre
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