1, fully prepared
Foreign universities, especially after entering specialized courses, have made rapid progress, so they must make good preparations in energy and material before entering the school. The range of material preparation is very large. This is just a simple example. If students can't understand the course because of speech or academic obstacles, they can buy a digital tape recorder to record each class, preferably it can be automatically converted into words. However, it is particularly important to get the consent of the professor before recording to avoid copyright infringement.
2. Actively participate in the course.
Foreign classrooms are lively, and there are other ways besides teaching, such as seminars. Students need to read books or do information retrieval reading first, and then discuss with teachers in groups in class. Such activities must be fully prepared and actively participated, not only to exercise their talents, but also to explode many sparks of thought, which is the weak link for domestic students.
3. Make full use of the educational resources of the course.
Students can ask questions at any time in class, but they need to raise their hands to get the teacher's consent. If you have any questions about your homework, you must answer them at the "office hours" announced by the teacher. If there are problems in course study, a "student learning center" will be set up on campus to help diagnose and dispel doubts. Students with good economic conditions can also pay for "tutoring" from the center and pay by the hour.
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4. Master the course selection resources of the university.
Most foreign university teachers use corresponding educational software to communicate with students, which may be "blackboard" and "canvas". Teachers publish homework, progress, results (students can only see their own) and even conduct training exams through these software channels. Students can also communicate with teachers through this channel, so before entering the school, we must find out the educational software used by teachers in our school and participate in the training of such software in the school (already included in the ointment).
5. Pay attention to the contact with the course teaching assistant.
Foreign courses are generally equipped with student assistants. But to become a student assistant, in fact, most of them have to go through five hurdles to get the job. So you can communicate with the teaching assistant in time if you have any questions about the course.
6. You must not cheat in foreign universities.
Most foreign universities have a set of honor rules. Students should sign contracts with the campus to abide by this rule, that is, "they will not help others in homework, presentation, exams, etc., nor will they accept any unsolicited help", and teachers often do not supervise the exams. However, during school, if students are found to have violated the honor code, they will be rewarded and punished according to the rules, from detention to detention and then expulsion, otherwise they will be prosecuted.
7. Pay attention to the setting of experimental courses.
Many science courses are accompanied by experimental classes. Although they are two independent courses, they should be chosen together and abandoned together.
8. Safety is always in place.
There are many safety regulations in foreign experimental classes, such as safety glasses must be worn, shorts and slippers are forbidden, long hair needs to be tied up, needles and the like need to be counted and recycled into specific containers, and broken glassware has special treatment steps.
9. Team spirit is very important.
Many foreign experimental classes need to be completed by two or more people in groups, and so do subsequent demonstrations, so teamwork is very important. Some students have met China students who had to quit the league because of quarreling with their experimental partners, and some have dealt with international students who thought that they could do experiments without their partners if they paid more. Remember that foreign university rules are for compliance, not for detours.
10, I want to have a good laptop for four years.
It is advocated to buy in the campus bookstore and follow the maintenance plan together, so that computers can be repaired free of charge on campus when they have problems, and sometimes they can be used free of charge when they are repaired.
1 1. Pay attention to contact with students of different races, colors and religious beliefs.
Australian campus is a melting pot of multi-ethnic and multi-civilization. It is not easy to open your mouth in an uncertain situation, let alone make irresponsible remarks in Chinese. Because there are so many people who know Chinese, there is zero tolerance for racist words on campus.
12, the focus of foreign university courses is not "attending classes" but "learning"
During the class, the professor will give a course outline, and the progress will be very fast. We will sort out a lot of reading materials together after class, and then you will study what you should master. No one cares whether you study or not, and no one is chasing you for homework. Self-management and automatic learning are very important.
13, the syllabus is the most important document of a course.
In each semester's class, apart from teachers and students getting to know each other, the rest of the time is to learn and be familiar with the curriculum outline prepared by the teacher. It includes the purpose of this course, the teaching materials and bibliography used, the course content, schedule, homework requirements and time for handing in homework, examination date, grade structure, grading standards, discipline policies (including attendance and late submission of homework, etc.). ) and academic policy (dealing with cheating and plagiarism, etc. ). The education syllabus should also include the contact information, answering time and address of the teachers and teaching assistants.
It is not only a description of the "product" of "curriculum", but also a "contract" between teachers and students. There is no big problem for students to pass this course as long as they abide by the requirements of the syllabus. For teachers, the outline is a kind of guidance and a kind of bondage. Teachers are generally not allowed to change the educational content and timetable listed in the syllabus at will, and the exam can only test the content contained in it. Therefore, we must maintain and thoroughly understand the syllabus of each course.
Computer ability is very important.
Many homework requirements abroad are completed by using software such as word, excel, powerpoint and $ number, so we must take the time to master the application methods of these softwares. In foreign countries, genuine software must be used, and the "academic version" of Microsoft Office and other software can generally be bought in bookstores on campus (only installed once).
15. Understand the course grading method.
In addition to the traditional test evaluation results, foreign courses often choose cumulative weighted assignments, quizzes and test scoring standards, aiming at not relying on a single hammer to buy and sell. Many university teachers will get rid of a lowest score when they are weighted at the end of the term, but they will not get rid of a zero score if they don't hand in their homework, so emotions are very important.