| OK and welcome back. |
| During the short break we just took, |
| several of you approached me with questions. |
| So, before going on with the orientation talk, |
| I'd like to address those queries. |
| As I've found, if one person asks a question, |
| probably a dozen others are wondering about the same thing! |
| The first question is whether Wassamatta University employs modules technology as an instruction method. |
| The answer is yes, we do. |
| At least that's what the university catalogue says. |
| If some of you don't understand what "modules technology" is, don't worry. |
| I googled the word but couldn't find it. |
| Apparently, though, it's a method of broadband, wireless access. |
| At least that's what an American company's website told me. |
| But again, don't worry. |
| If you need to know something more, your professor can tell you. |
| Another question someone asked me |
| was what tomorrow's workshop on "Research Methods and Skills" was about. |
| Well, research skills include any method you can imagine |
| for finding and presenting any information you need. |
| That's not just schoolwork, either. |
| Writing English - the native language for most of you, |
| and finding a job are also research skills. |
| And, yes, those will be addressed in tomorrow's workshop. |
| As you know, Wassamatta University |
| is one of this country's premier universities for the study of "the dismal science", economics. |
| Some of you, it seems, want to get a jump on their classmates. |
| During the break, half a dozen of you came up and asked me where to find economics tomes. |
| I know it's odd, but this school's library holdings are divided up between two libraries. |
| Economics books are in the old library. |
| If you look out of the window behind me, you can see it. |
| It's the red brick building. |
| Oh, before I forget, you economics types also need a lot of math, am I right? |
| Well, those Math books are neither in the old library nor in the new one. |
| They can be found in the Maths Department Building. |
| Why am I telling you this? |
| Doesn't "the Invisible Hand" guide economists? |
| Maybe it's good you asked: |
| in 2008, that Hand shoved most of the world economy off a cliff, didn't it? |
| Now I realise that most of you couldn't bring a computer printer or a photocopier from home. |
| So I'm sure you're already wondering where you can copy things like term papers, |
| Internet articles, and things like that. |
| I have some good news and some bad news. |
| The good news is that there are a number of places you can make copies. |
| These include both libraries and Student Union Building. |
| Now the bad news. I'm sorry to say, |
| most classroom buildings and academic departments do not have copiers students can use. |
| So most of the large buildings you see around campus do not have copiers for students. |
| The copiers there are reserved for professors and office staff. |
| Oh, yes! I nearly forgot to tell you. |
| If you need to have printing done, all the copiers available to students are laser printers. |
| Plus, for your convenience, you can pay using prepaid cards. |
| You can get those in the Student Union Building. |
| That just covers the questions put to me. |
| If you have more, please see me during the next break at 2:15. |
| Right now, though, I'd like to start to give you a rundown on the various facilities here on campus. |
| That way, you won't get lost so easily in the weeks to come. |
| I've been told that this year's incoming class features a large number of married students and parents. |
| So, you must be wondering where to put the baby while you're in class. |
| OK, right now, we're in the Student Union Building, right? |
| Remember the big doors in front where you all came in? |
| If you go out of the building, you can see the Nursery is just on the other side of this building. |
| It's only about 20 metres away! |
| Convenient, eh? |
| Next, we're all from different places around the country. |
| Some of you are from other countries. |
| That means we're pretty likely to get sick during the first months of school as we expose each other to many new viruses. |
| So, where's the doctor? |
| Of course, you need to find the Medical Services Centre |
| which is on the right as you leave the building. |
| Remember, that's the second building on the right. |
| And if you look out of that window, |
| you can see a lot of antennae and satellite dishes on the roof. |
| So that's what we call the Media Centre. |
| Yeah, I know, I think it's confusing, too. |
| The Media Centre is next to the Medical Centre. |
| The chairwoman of the Journalism School on the first floor |
| doesn't like it when people who wander in there mistake her for a nurse! |
| Chances are you'll have at least one Math class while you're here. |
| That red building there just outside to the left is the Math Department Building. |
| I know, it looks about as old as the subject of Math, |
| but I assure you that the inside is equipped with state-of-the-art classroom equipment |
| including interactive chalkboards and surround sound in every room. |
| Oh, can you see the back building there? |
| Yes, behind the Media Centre. Quite new, isn't it? |
| That's the new library, just decorated. |
| They're back-to-back, you might say. |
| If you look just to the left of it at the lower, older-looking building, you'll find the old library. |
| It's nice and quiet - perfect for those marathon study sessions during exam week. |
| Since the weather is so nice, |
| why don't we stop looking at our maps but go for a walk around the campus? |