Let's Connect!

Turn to the person next to you, then at your table and have a chat.

(Student survey)
Here are some prompts J

1. What is your name?

2. Why did you choose to study this course at UOW?
3. What are you most excited about this session?
Get Involved!
Why?

• There are some seriously fun and

interesting events
• Connect with friends, teachers and
future colleagues
• Discover how to access and connect
with UOW support services
Find your people in the
classroom and outside
From study buddies to coffee catch ups
and everything in between. Meet your
new mates through free food, clubs
and events designed to help you find
your crew.
Your Connect checklist
q Follow @uowstudents on Instagram for all the latest info on student life
q Visit the Student Success Hub or chat with your Student Success Mentor and
connect with peers to find opportunities, services and support
q Connect with a UOW support service
q Sign up to Peer Assisted Study Sessions
q Talk to a peer that you don't know very well!
What's on at Wollongong Campus
q Clubs Day
q Meet your mentors
q Lunch on the Lawn
q Play free Sport – Soccer, Basketball or Badminton
q Table Tennis Comp
q Breaky Bar
q Open Mic Night at UniBar
q Bend + Snack Find out more:
events.uow.edu.au/itsgotime2
024/connect
SCII101: Global
Challenges in Science
Week 1 – Orientation and our perceptions of global
challenges
A/Prof Nicolas Flament scii101-coordinators@uow.edu.au
Based on previous work by Dr Elyssa De Carli and Prof Tracey Kuit
What will we be doing today?
• SCII101 Orientation
• Teaching team
• Timetable
• Assessment tasks
• Expectations: of students, and of staff
• Start of session survey
• Exploring our perceptions of global challenges
 Teaching team

A/Prof Nicolas Flament Dr Sam Lin A/Prof Sarah Hamylton

Earth Sciences, coordinator Archeology, coordinator Physical geography

Contact for all SCII101-related matters: scii101-coordinators@uow.edu.edu.

Consultation by appointment or after lectures & workshops.
 Associate Professor Sarah Hamylton
Education:
Bachelor of Sciences
Masters of Environmental Sciences
MPhil GIS and Remote Sensing
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Geography)

Hobbies: adventures with family, spatial analysis, chatting about uncontacted tribes, sailing, scuba
diving, dog walking, eating burritos, nature writing
 Senior Lecturer Sam Lin
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Honours (Anthropology)
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Anthropology/Archaeology)

Hobbies: travelling, exploring new places, hanging out at airports, cooking, data sciencing
 Associate Professor Nicolas Flament
Education:
Bachelor of Earth Sciences
Masters of Earth Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD (Earth Sciences)

Hobbies: being in nature, being active (cycling, swimming), activities with family and friends
 George Murray
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Honours (Mineral Geoscience)
Current PhD student (Geology)

Hobbies: Hiking and getting out in nature, playing guitar, finding cool rocks and geological oddities,
doom-scrolling, griping about the Australian housing market
Umair Mussawar
Schedule of learning
 Name Class Quiz

Assessment tasks Student ID

41
A B C D E
71
A B C D E
0
Assessment task 1: quizzes on Global Challenges (40%) 1 42
43
72
73
2
3 44 74
4 45 75

• Three quizzes consisting of 15 5

6
46
47
76
77

questions each.
7 48 78
8 49 79
9
50 80

• Duration: 1 hour each.

A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E
1 21 51 81
2 22 52 82

• Quiz 1: 10%; Quiz 2: 15%; Quiz 3:

3 23 53 83
4 24 54 84

15%.
5 25 55 85

• Erase mistakes completely

56 86

• Do not fold or bend sheet

6 26
7 27 57 87

• Quiz 1: Week 6; Quiz 2: Week 9;

8 28 58 88
9 29 59 89

Quiz 3: Week 11.

10 30 60 90
A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E
11 31 61 91

• In-class, on paper.
12 32 62 92
13 33 63 93
14 34 64 94

• Bring a pen or pencil.

15 35 65 95

• Use pencil or dark pen

16 36 66 96
17 37 67 97

• Fill circle fully

18 38 68 98
19 39 69 99
20 40 70 100
• Use pencil or dark pen • Do not fold or bend sheet
• Fill circle fully • Erase mistakes completely
Assessment tasks
Assessment task 2: group work (15%)

• In Weeks 5, 8 and 10, each group will be assessed

for:
• Participation and engagement (25%)
• Validity of answers (50%)
• Overall progress (25%)
Assessment tasks
Assessment task 3: written presentation of a scientific article (35%)
• Select a published article from our suggestions (first in, best
dressed)
• Answer a series of questions regarding the article: elements
of the scientific method, the societal relevance of the article,
and a critical evaluation of the contribution of the article.
• Your answers should be written in full (as opposed to bullet
points) and using your own words (up to 150 words per
question).
• Submit via Moodle/Turnitin
• Due at 5 pm on Friday 12 April.
• Articles, detailed instructions and a rubric will be provided at
least two weeks before the assessment task is due.
Assessment tasks
Assessment task 4: reflective ePortfolio (10%)
• Develop an ePortfolio about your individual reflection on
• your learning style
• your learnings about two of
• the scientific method
• the role of science in society and the ethical scientist
• quantitatively analysing scientific data
• critically evaluating scientific information
• your envisaged career
• Use Microsoft Sway.
• You will be given the opportunity to develop your ePortfolio throughout the session, at the end
of lectures and workshops.
• Beyond text, you could use photographs, screenshots (for example a screenshot of the LinkedIn
profile you may create) or sketches (for example a mind map) to convey your learning
experience.
• Due at 10 pm on Monday 20 May.
• Each student will mark three ePortfolios. You will be provided with a marking rubric and will
have in-class support for peer-marking in the Week 13 workshop. You will get marks for
marking work by your peers.
Any questions so far?
Other channels for questions

• Send us an email to scii101-coordinators@uow.edu.au

• Use the discussion forum on Moodle

 Expectations of staff and of students
• Expectations of staff
• To be available for agreed consultations.
• To read correspondence sent to scii101-coordinators@uow.edu.au once a day.
• To offer a safe environment and provide information on risk.
• To return assignments in a timely manner.
• To provide timely replies to applications for academic consideration.
• Notification of absences.
• Notification of changes to any aspect of the subject.

• Expectations of students (to yourselves and to your peers)

• Attend lectures and workshops (the latter are compulsory).
• Access the Moodle subject site and use the learning resources that are available there.
• Use the discussion forum on the Moodle subject site.
• Problems? Contact scii101-coordinators@uow.edu.au. Include your full name/student
number and the subject code.
• Comply with general subject rules and policies (see subject outline).
• Respect the rights of others. Conform to the UOW “Code of Practice – Students”.
• Submit your own work: academic plagiarism is a serious issue.
The learning process

https://vimeo.com/117364809
Any questions?
Student survey

https://uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bKOMeP93WB2f0yi
Exploring our perceptions of global challenges
Group and class discussion

In your newly-formed groups, explore your perceptions

on global challenges:

Q. What does the term global challenge mean to you?

Q. What do you think are the big challenges we face

as a society today?

Q. What role can science play to respond to these

challenges?
Exploring our perceptions of global challenges
Group and class discussion

Share your thoughts (individual and group) about the

following questions on padlet:

Q. What does the term global challenge mean to you?

Q. What do you think are the big challenges we face

as a society today?

Q. What role can science play to respond to these

challenges?
A framework for global challenges
 A framework for global challenges

The SDGs explicitly call on all sectors to

apply their creativity and innovation to
deliver on the UN’s 2030 Agenda, which is
“an Agenda of the people, by the people,
and for the people – and this will ensure
its success” (United Nations, General Assembly, 2015, p. 12).

The SDGs are a common language and

framework/lens for shared action.
A framework for global challenges

Science has a
significant role
to play in
addressing the
SDGs
A framework for Australian challenges
https://www.csiro.au/en/about/challenges-missions/challenges

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

 Exploring our perceptions of global challenges

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Exploring our perceptions of global challenges

Discuss as a group

In your newly-formed groups, explore your perceptions

on global challenges:

Q. Which answers surprised you most?

Q. What are your thoughts about the quiz?

Exploring our perceptions of global challenges
Q. Why do we have such a dramatic and incorrect worldview?
Q. Is this a problem in our role as scientists when responding (through our
work) to global challenges?
Q. Where do our biases come from and how do we overcome them?
Q. What skills and strategies should we employ as scientists to overcome this
dramatic and incorrect worldview and effectively respond to global challenges?

We will be exploring the answers to these questions in the coming weeks when
we learn about

Sources of scientific information (Week 3)

and

Strategies for critical thinking (Week 4)

 Reflection

Access Sway and write notes about your learnings from

today. For example:

Q. What was the most important thing you learned today?

Q. Did the material we covered bring new questions up for you?

Make sure to save your work

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