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    • International students
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    • If you missed orientation
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    • International students
    • Meeting people
    • Students with disabilities
    • Useful study resources
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Information for students who missed orientation

Most orientation activities occur in the week before lectures start, but if you can't make it onto campus you can organise your own orientation, online and on campus.

What you missed:

• Information sessions and activities organised by your program
• Activities to help you get to know your campus
• Information about the Library
• Tips on what to do to prepare for study and how to meet the new demands and expectations
• Workshops showing how to use the University’s online environment

If you were not able to come on campus to attend orientation activities it is important that you catch up with what happened as soon as possible. Much of the information and resources from that week are available online.

Do it yourself orientation:

1. Learn about UniSA's online environment and how to access the information and services you will need for your studies:
   • Online @ UniSA
2. Use MyUniSA to:
   • check your enrolment details to make sure they're accurate by using MyUniSA
   • develop a list of key teaching staff: your Program Director, Course Coordinators and tutors
   • find out what you need to do for each course
   • make sure your email account is active - this is the email address academic staff will use to contact you
3. Find out if there are ongoing orientation activities for your program
   • Schools listed by Division
4. Take a virtual and a physical tour around your campus or download a map and then find:
   • Campus Central - Course Readers are available here
   • The School Office relevant to your program
   • The Library
   • Where the computer pools and barns are located on your Campus and how to download wireless connection software  
   • The Learning and Teaching Unit online and on campus
   • The UniLife website and services
   • The Personal safety webpage with information about staying safe on and off campus
5. Save resources to your favourites that help you get an idea of your workload and the differences in university study
   • Balancing student life
6. Begin to develop networks amongst the students you meet so that you can share experiences and ideas and coffee!
   • join a club
   • volunteer
7. Make sure you know what to expect in Your first few weeks at university and how to study successfully at UniSA!
    
8. For more useful information on orientation and meeting people please access the First weeks for international students webpage.

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