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UTS: ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT GUIDE AUTUMN 2012

WHERE CREATIVITY MEETS TECHNOLOGY

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Welcome from the Dean of Engineering and Information Technology Professor Hung Nguyen
For students new to the Faculty, we extend a very warm welcome to you; and for continuing students, welcome back. My colleagues and I in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology are here to help you from your very first day of enrolment right through to the day of your graduation. Between these two end-points of your stay with us, you will have many questions and probably need help from various people. This student guide is intended to answer the vast majority of your questions or at least point you in the right direction. Please read it, keep it handy and refer back to it throughout the year. I wish you every success in your studies and future career.

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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Academic Programs Office (APO) Students may be referred to the APO by Student Centres to resolve academic or administrative matters. They are located in Building 2, Level 7. Engineering and IT Societies These societies offer a chance to follow your interest, to enjoy the social side of university life, and also to meet people in later stages and other areas of the faculty. UTS Engineering Society - www.engsoc.org.au Engineers Without Borders Australia - http://www.facebook.com/groups/utsewb/?ref=ts http://www.ewb.org.au/ UTS Robotics Society - www.facebook.com/pages/UTS-Robotics-society250113568372437 Bachelor of Information Technology Group (BIG) - www.utsbig.com.au ProgSoc (The Programmers’ Society) - www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Equity and Diversity Programs Services available to students concerning access, grievances, disability, language difficulties, and other related issues www.equity.uts.edu.au/index.html Indigenous Students (Jumbunna) The student support section in Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning offers a range of services to all
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