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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. Visit the Orientation Hub for details before your in-person orientation.

First year undergraduate Orientation on-campus activities start the week of Monday, September 7th.

 

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 11th.

 

Ignite Activities

Computer Science (DC122) Ignite Activities

Friday 11 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 Activity  GLA.SA301
13:00 - 14:00 Card Collection for 100 students  
14:00 - 15:00 Programme Chairs Welcome GLA.SA101
15:00 - 16:00 Card Collection for remaining 50 students The Hive, U Building

 


Computing for Business (DC120) Ignite Activities

Friday 11 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 Activity GLA.SA301
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:00 Programme Chairs Welcome GLA.XG22
16:00 - 17:00 Card Collection The Hive, U Building

Data Science (DC123) Ignite Activities

Friday 11 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.SA301
13.00 - 14:00 Card Collection The Hive, U Building
14:00 - 15:00 Programme Chairs Welcome GLA.XG15
16:00 - 17:00 Transversal Skills GLA.XG15