Helping you to succeed
Trinity University College offers a range of services to help you with your academic studies.
Study support
At the beginning of your course, you will receive a basic introduction to study skills and information technology. In addition, information and study skills consultations are offered to students who are experiencing difficulties with their course work. Such support includes developing effective study strategies, tackling assignments, preparing presentations, essay writing and preparing for examinations.
Support for students with Specific Learning Difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia etc) is also available. This includes screening, initial assessment, one-to-one tuition, adjustments to examination arrangements and IT training. Student Services works closely with the Learning Resources Centre in providing learning support. Additional resources are available on the Blackboard site.
Personal tutors
Academic staff act as Personal Tutors to support you during your course and time at Trinity University College. The type of pastoral support offered varies according to your particular course. This support aims to ensure that you are given individual attention from your tutors, to enable you to discuss issues that are specific to your learning.
Student mentoring scheme
Students in their second and third year who are studying the same course as you, will act as your mentors in your first year. They’ll help you to settle into College life and will provide practical tips on all sorts of issues from a student’s perspective.
Network Systems
The Network Systems team is responsible for the management of a range of computer resources that are made available to help you with your studies. You will be provided with your own network login account which will give you access to the University’s elearning environment, the World Wide Web and e-mail services, as well as applications for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations. IT facilities are available at various locations across the campus, and there are dedicated rooms with specialist systems for students of primary education and mediarelated degrees. The University also has a wireless network in halls of residence, and some other areas of the campus. This provides access to Web-based services.
The Blackboard learning zone
Trinity’s e-learning platform (Blackboard) is an invaluable tool to help you with your studies. You will be able to access advice and guidance from your tutors, course notes, learning resources, discussion groups with fellow students and tutors, together with chat rooms.
Learning Resources Centre (LRC)
The LRC includes the Library and Teaching Resources Centre, which holds a wide range of books, DVDs, Blu-Ray discs, newspapers and journals to support the learning and teaching activities of the College. The LRC is also committed to providing high-quality electronic information via the Internet, and maintains subscriptions to a variety of educational databases, e-books and e-journals.
The University’s information portal, HIP, searches the whole range of LRC materials and also enables the renewal of items out on loan both on and off campus over the Internet. PCs are available within the LRC providing access to electronic resources and other computing facilities, and laptop computers, netbooks and DVD players are available to loan for use off campus. Our staff also provide information and study skills consultations at all levels to help students make the best use of resources and services.
The Library’s modern, purpose-built accommodation has a light and airy atmosphere in which to study. The Teaching Resources Centre contains specialist resources for education students, including religious education, early years, social inclusion and primary education, and also houses children's reading books. The LRC has generous opening hours and a range of selfservice options, giving students the freedom to manage their studies effectively.
