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Engineering Orientation and Ignite Activities

Orientation and Ignite Activities


What is Orientation?

In the week before the start of semester, DCU provides a series of activities, information sessions and other Ignite activities designed to help you familiarise yourself with how the university operates and provides you with information to start university life. You can visit the Orientation Hub for general orientation information. It is really important that you attend orientation, and that includes the MY DCU and IGNITE activities.

First year undergraduate Orientation on-campus activities for Orientation start on the week of Monday, September 8th.

 

What is Ignite?

IGNITE is a first year Faculty of Engineering and Computing programme that starts with Orientation and continues throughout the year across a number of modules and activities. The aim of IGNITE is to ensure that positive active engagement is fostered from the day you join the Faculty and through the crucial early stages of University, so that positive learner behaviours are established, and you are empowered to be successful. It focuses on improving and enhancing your learning experience, behaviours and mind-set and your sense of belonging, confidence, trust and the connection among each other and with staff. Orientation days are part of the IGNITE programme. Details of IGNITE will be emailed to all students in advance of Orientation and will also be disseminated via Loop (Programme Pages).

Ignite activities will take place on Friday, September 12th.

 

Ignite Activities

Computer Science Ignite Activities

Friday 12 September

9:30 - 10:00 Students arrive on Campus  GLA.T101
10:00 - 11.00 University Welcome & Student Life GLA.T101
11:00 - 12:00 Peer Mentoring GLA.T101
12:00 - 13:00 Teamwork Activity  GLA.SA101
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch/Card Collection for 60 students  
14:00 - 15:00 Programme Chairs Welcome GLA.QG13
15:00 - 16:00 Card Collection for remaining 100 students A141

 


Computing for Business Ignite Activities

Friday 12 September

9:30 - 10:00 Students arrive on Campus  GLA.T101
10:00 - 11.00 University Welcome & Student Life  GLA.T101
11:00 - 12:00 Peer Mentoring GLA.T101
12:00 - 13:00 Teamwork Activity GLA.SA101
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:00 Programme Chairs Welcome GLA.XG22
16:00 - 17:00 Card Collection A141

Data Science Ignite Activities

Friday 12 September

9:30 - 10:00 Students arrive on Campus  GLA.T101
10:00 - 11.00 University Welcome & Student Life GLA.T101
11:00 - 12:00 Peer mentoring GLA.T101
12:00 - 13:00 Teamwork Activity GLA.SA101
13.00 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:00 Programme Chairs Welcome GLA.XG15
16:00 - 17:00 Card Collection A141