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| DAY 1: SATURDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2008 |
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Director of Ceremonies: Ms. Frieda Shimbuli - Dean of Students |
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| 08:00 - 08:30 (Auditorium 1) |
| Welcome by the Rector of the Polytechnic. |
| This is the first step in your orientation |
| process. Dr. Tjama Tjivikua welcomes all |
| freshers, transfer and international students |
| to the Polytechnic family. The academic |
| expectations are clearly rolled out for you. |
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| 08:30 - 09:30 (Auditorium 1) |
| Student Services |
| Ms. Frieda Shimbuli, Dean of Students |
| Student Services includes: Health Services, Social Welfare Services, Student |
| Counselling and HIV/AIDS Coordination, Job Placement Services, Accommodation, |
| Sport and Culture, Hostel and Kitchen Services. |
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| 09:30 - 10:00 (Auditorium 1) |
| Academic Support Systems; Dr. Michael Tjivikua, Director: CTL |
| The Director for the Centre of Teaching and Learning (CTL) will introduce Academic |
| Support Systems to all new students. The intent is to expose students to academic |
| support systems before classes start. |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 (Auditorium 1) |
| Computer Services; Mr. Evrard Laurent, Director Computer Services |
| New students will be exposed to IT facilities and how to access Internet and |
| email facilities. |
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| 10:30 - 10:45 Tea break |
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| 10:45 - 11:15 (Auditorium 1) |
| Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: |
| Mrs. Alta McNally, Student Counsellor & HIV/AIDS Coordinator |
| New students will be provided with information on the Global Impact of HIV/AIDS. |
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| 11:15 - 11:45 (Auditorium 1) |
| Library Services:
Ms. Sheila Ndlovu, Chief Librarian
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| The Chief Librarian will introduce Library Services offered. These services include: |
| Inter library loan services, full text data bases, seminar rooms, group study areas |
| and 25 internet stations. |
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| 11:45 - 12:15 (Auditoriums 1) |
| Auxiliary Services Mr. Calicious Nawa, Assistant Bursar |
| The Assistant Bursar: Auxiliary Services will provide information pertaining to safety |
| and security on campus. |
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| 12:15 – 12:45 (Auditorium 1) |
| Office of the Bursar:
Ms. Sadia Brendell, Bursar |
| The process includes payment of bills and settlement of outstanding student debt. |
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| 12:45 – 14:00 Lunch break |
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| 14:00- 14:30 (Auditorium 1) |
| Office of the Bursar: Mr. Corneels Jafta, Registrar |
| The Registrar will disseminate information on the registration process and the |
| functions of the Office of the Registrar. |
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| Academic Parallel Sessions |
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| 14:30 - 16:30 (Auditorium 1) |
| School of Business and Management |
| Mr. Kofi Boamah, Dean |
| The session provides new students with information about the School of Business and |
| Management such as the qualifications offered, duration and length of studies, pre- |
| requisite to courses offered as well as the expectations of the various departments |
| within the School/Faculty. |
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| 14:30 - 16:30 (Auditorium 2) |
| School of Communication |
| Dr. Sarala Krishnamurthy, Dean |
| The session provides new students with information about the School of |
| Communication, Legal and Secretarial Studies such as the qualifications offered, |
| duration and length of studies, pre-requisite to courses offered as well as the |
| expectations of the various departments within the School/Faculty. |
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| 14:30 - 16:30 (G69) |
| School of Engineering |
| Dr. Zach Oyedokun, Dean |
| The session provides new students with information about the School of Engineering |
| such as the qualifications offered, duration and length of studies, pre-requisite to |
| courses as well as the expectations of the various departments within the School. |
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| 14:30 - 16:30 (Auditorium 2) |
| School of Information Technology |
| Dr. Ella Black, Dean |
| The session provides new students with information about the School of Information |
| Technology such as the qualifications offered, duration and length of studies, pre- |
| requisite to courses offered as well as the expectations of the various departments |
| within the School/Faculty. |
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14:30 - 16:30 (Auditorium 3) |
| School of Natural Resources and Tourism |
| Mr. Lameck Mwewa, Dean |
| The session provides new students with information about the School of Natural |
| Resources and Tourism such as the qualifications offered, duration and length of |
| studies, pre-requisite to courses offered as well as the expectations of the various |
| departments within the School/Faculty. |
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| 17:00 (
Venue: Khomasdal Public Swimming Pool ) |
| New Student Orientation BBQ |
| At the end of the 1 st day of the New Student Orientation programme, the Students' |
| Representative Council (SRC) welcomes all students to the Polytechnic with the |
| Polytechnic tradition --- the big BBQ feast. The social event provides new students |
| with the opportunity to meet and socialize with student leaders. |
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DAY 2: MONDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2008 |
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Facilitator: Dr. Michael Tjivikua, Director CTL |
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| 08:00 - 10:00 |
| Creative Thinking: Session 1 (Facilitator: Dr. Michael Tjivikua) |
| This session deals with the Breadth and Direction, the treatment of ideas, factors |
| involved, rules, consequences and sequels, objectives, planning, priorities, |
| alternatives, decisions and other people's views. |
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| School of Business and Management (Auditorium 1) |
| School of Communication , Legal and Secretarial Studies (Auditorium 3) |
| School of Engineering (Auditorium 2) |
| School of Information Technology (Auditorium 2) |
| School of Natural Resources and Tourism (G69) |
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10:00 - 10:15 BREAK |
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| 10:15 - 12:15 |
| Creative Thinking: Session 2 (Facilitator: Dr. Michael Tjivikua) |
| This session will deal with the six hats methods of thinking. Thinking is divided into |
| six different modes, each of which is represented by a different colour hat. In |
| summary, these hats help us deal with emotions, benefits caution, creativity, |
| information, and organization of thinking. |
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| School of Business and Management (Auditorium 1) |
| School of Communication , Legal and Secretarial Studies (Auditorium 3) |
| School of Engineering (Auditorium 2) |
| School of Information Technology (Auditorium 2) |
| School of Natural Resources and Tourism (G69) |
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12:15 - 13:00 |
| SRC Platform, Inceptors & Campus Tour (Auditorium 1) |
| Student Tool Box and Campus Tour |
| The SRC session provide new students with the opportunity to meet student leaders |
| of the Polytechnic and dissimilate information on the “Student Tool Box” which |
| include the Polytechnic Act No. 33 of 1995, Polytechnic Statutes, Polytechnic |
| Prospectus, Student Services Handbook, Academic Calendar, Activities Calendar, |
| Student Development workshops, Polytechnic Website, Office of the Dean of Students |
| Web pages, the SRC Constitution and SRC Annual Activities. |
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13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break |
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14:00 - 16:00 |
| Library Tours |
| Note: New Library hours will be announced by the Librarian. |
| All Library tours are scheduled for the month of February 2008. |
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