1OK and welcome back.
2During the short break we just took,
3several of you approached me with questions.
4So, before going on with the orientation talk,
5I'd like to address those queries.
6As I've found, if one person asks a question,
7probably a dozen others are wondering about the same thing!
8The first question is whether Wassamatta University employs modules technology as an instruction method.
9The answer is yes, we do.
10At least that's what the university catalogue says.
11If some of you don't understand what "modules technology" is, don't worry.
12I googled the word but couldn't find it.
13Apparently, though, it's a method of broadband, wireless access.
14At least that's what an American company's website told me.
15But again, don't worry.
16If you need to know something more, your professor can tell you.
17Another question someone asked me
18was what tomorrow's workshop on "Research Methods and Skills" was about.
19Well, research skills include any method you can imagine
20for finding and presenting any information you need.
21That's not just schoolwork, either.
22Writing English - the native language for most of you,
23and finding a job are also research skills.
24And, yes, those will be addressed in tomorrow's workshop.
25As you know, Wassamatta University
26is one of this country's premier universities for the study of "the dismal science", economics.
27Some of you, it seems, want to get a jump on their classmates.
28During the break, half a dozen of you came up and asked me where to find economics tomes.
29I know it's odd, but this school's library holdings are divided up between two libraries.
30Economics books are in the old library.
31If you look out of the window behind me, you can see it.
32It's the red brick building.
33Oh, before I forget, you economics types also need a lot of math, am I right?
34Well, those Math books are neither in the old library nor in the new one.
35They can be found in the Maths Department Building.
36Why am I telling you this?
37Doesn't "the Invisible Hand" guide economists?
38Maybe it's good you asked:
39in 2008, that Hand shoved most of the world economy off a cliff, didn't it?
40Now I realise that most of you couldn't bring a computer printer or a photocopier from home.
41So I'm sure you're already wondering where you can copy things like term papers,
42Internet articles, and things like that.
43I have some good news and some bad news.
44The good news is that there are a number of places you can make copies.
45These include both libraries and Student Union Building.
46Now the bad news. I'm sorry to say,
47most classroom buildings and academic departments do not have copiers students can use.
48So most of the large buildings you see around campus do not have copiers for students.
49The copiers there are reserved for professors and office staff.
50Oh, yes! I nearly forgot to tell you.
51If you need to have printing done, all the copiers available to students are laser printers.
52Plus, for your convenience, you can pay using prepaid cards.
53You can get those in the Student Union Building.
54That just covers the questions put to me.
55If you have more, please see me during the next break at 2:15.
56Right now, though, I'd like to start to give you a rundown on the various facilities here on campus.
57That way, you won't get lost so easily in the weeks to come.
58I've been told that this year's incoming class features a large number of married students and parents.
59So, you must be wondering where to put the baby while you're in class.
60OK, right now, we're in the Student Union Building, right?
61Remember the big doors in front where you all came in?
62If you go out of the building, you can see the Nursery is just on the other side of this building.
63It's only about 20 metres away!
64Convenient, eh?
65Next, we're all from different places around the country.
66Some of you are from other countries.
67That means we're pretty likely to get sick during the first months of school as we expose each other to many new viruses.
68So, where's the doctor?
69Of course, you need to find the Medical Services Centre
70which is on the right as you leave the building.
71Remember, that's the second building on the right.
72And if you look out of that window,
73you can see a lot of antennae and satellite dishes on the roof.
74So that's what we call the Media Centre.
75Yeah, I know, I think it's confusing, too.
76The Media Centre is next to the Medical Centre.
77The chairwoman of the Journalism School on the first floor
78doesn't like it when people who wander in there mistake her for a nurse!
79Chances are you'll have at least one Math class while you're here.
80That red building there just outside to the left is the Math Department Building.
81I know, it looks about as old as the subject of Math,
82but I assure you that the inside is equipped with state-of-the-art classroom equipment
83including interactive chalkboards and surround sound in every room.
84Oh, can you see the back building there?
85Yes, behind the Media Centre. Quite new, isn't it?
86That's the new library, just decorated.
87They're back-to-back, you might say.
88If you look just to the left of it at the lower, older-looking building, you'll find the old library.
89It's nice and quiet - perfect for those marathon study sessions during exam week.
90Since the weather is so nice,
91why don't we stop looking at our maps but go for a walk around the campus?