Adult Nursing - Swindon (BSc)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below, as this is where you will find out about your teaching and semester timetable. Events will be held face-to-face on campus and attendance during Induction Week is mandatory.

While most of the activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Next steps:
Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.
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Induction schedule

Monday 14 September

Time	Event details	Location
9:45am - 10:00am	Welcome by David Body, Programme Administrator, and the Swindon Student Ambassadors	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
10:00am - 10:45am	Welcome to the programme team and arrangements for Induction week	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
10:45am - 12:15pm	‘Getting to know you’ with the Swindon Student Ambassadors	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
12:15pm - 12:30pm	Welcome by the Student Union	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Welcome Fayre Pizza lunch - meat//vegetarian/vegan will be provided	JOF 1.04, 1.05, 1.06 & JOF 1.07, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Introduction to the Joel Joffe site including a talk on Health and Safety	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Introduction to the Transport team including parking/parking permits	JOF 1.08 Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
2:45pm - 3:45pm	Royal College of Nursing (RCN)	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus

Tuesday 15 September

Time	Event details	Location
9:30am - 10:30am	Introduction to the programme Philosophy Spiral curriculum Learning, teaching and assessment strategy	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
10:45am - 11:30am	Subject Coordinator Introduction	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
11:30am - 12:15pm	How the timetable works	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
12:15pm - 12:30pm	Year 1 only NURS4009: Introduction	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
12:30pm - 12:45pm	Personal safety talk by local PCSO To be confirmed	JOF 1.08 Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
1:30pm - 1:45pm	Introduction to the Swindon Student Support Coordinator (SSC)	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
1:45pm - 2:15pm	Uniform ordering	JOF 1.14, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
2:15pm	Completing Your Conditions & Enrolment Optional - Attend this session if you have outstanding mandatory conditions or are not fully enrolled	JOF 1.14, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
On Demand	Introduction to Moodle Asynchronous session - go to Google drive and complete the session in your own time.	Video - introduction to Moodle You will need to complete online enrolment to access this information.

Wednesday 16 September

Time	Event details	Location
9:00am - 9:30am	Introduction to Simulation labs	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
9:30am - 10:00am	Introduction to the library	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
10:00am - 10:30am	Introduction to the Centre for Academic Development	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
10:45am - 11:45am	Group A - Introduction to the skills labs Group B - Library tour including a quiz Group C - Accessing University IT systems (email, Moodle, calendars) Group D - ‘Things I wish I’d known’	Group A - JOF G.05, Main Ward/ Clinical Room, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group B - JOF G.09, Library, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group C - JOF 1.14, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group D - JOF 1.06, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
11:45am - 12:45pm	Group A - Library tour including a quiz Group B - Introduction to the skills labs Group C - ‘Things I wish I’d known’ Group D - Accessing University IT systems (email, Moodle, calendars)	Group A - JOF G.09, Library, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group B - JOF G.05, Main Ward/ Clinical Room, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group C - JOF 1.06, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group D - JOF 1.14, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Group A - Accessing University IT systems (email, Moodle, calendars) Group B - ‘Things I wish I’d known’ Group C - Library tour including a quiz Group D - Introduction to the skills labs	Group A - JOF 1.14, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group B - JOF1.06, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group C - JOF G.09, Library, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group D - JOF G.05, Main Ward/ Clinical Room, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
2:45pm - 3:45pm	Group A - ‘Things I wish I’d known’ Group B - Accessing University IT systems (email, Moodle, calendars) Group C - Introduction to the skills labs Group D - Library tour including a quiz	Group A - JOF 1.06, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group B - JOF 1.14, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group C - JOF G.05, Main Ward/ Clinical Room, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Group D - JOF G.09, Library, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus

Thursday 17 September

Time	Event details	Location
9:00am - 10:45am	Meet your Academic Adviser (AA) Meeting rooms will be allocated in advance.	Group A: JOF 1.05 Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Group B: JOF 1.06 Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Group C: JOF 1.07 Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Group D: JOF 1.08 Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon
11:00am - 1:00pm	Student Buddy scheme Including Global Fest style bring your own lunch that represents your culture/background	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus Lunch - JOF 1.06 and JOF 1.07, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
1:15pm - 1:30pm	Student Council	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus
1:30pm - 4:00pm	NURS4022: Introduction to CPE modules Skills and practice Mandatory Training	JOF 1.08, Main Lecture Theatre, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus

Friday 18 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 11:00am	International Student Advice Team (ISAT) talk for international students You will only need to attend this if you are classed as an international student	JOF G.09, Library, Joel Joffe Building, Swindon Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinators will offer helpdesk sessions during Induction Week and the first week of the semester. You can attend these sessions to get help with module registration or ask questions about any other topic.

Find a helpdesk session with your Student Support Coordinators

Other key contacts

Job title	Name	Contact details
Programme Director	Rachel Skittrall	rskittrall@brookes.ac.uk
Subject Coordinators	Helen Baker Linda Shimumbi	hbaker@brookes.ac.uk lshimumbi@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Administrator	David Body	dbody@brookes.ac.uk
Student Support Coordinator	Dan Wright	hls-swindon-ssc@brookes.ac.uk
Placement Lead	Anna Wake	annawake@brookes.ac.uk

Additional information

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