Peer Guidance

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)      

Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) is a free, voluntary academic assistance program that uses peer-led study groups to help students succeed in challenging units.

PASS is facilitated by PASS Leaders – trained senior students who have excelled in the unit. The two-hour sessions are centred around helping you to understand what to learn (course content) and how to effectively learn it (study skills), and overall provide a social and relaxed environment where you can supercharge your understanding.

Units available for PASS Sessions

• ICT283 Data Structures and Abstractions
• ICT287 Computer Security
• PSY173 Intro to Psychological Methods
• BSC201 Psychology: Measurement, Design and Analysis
• BSL204 Tourism and Hospitality Law
• BSL305 Company Law

At the start of each trimester, the PASS announcement and schedule will be uploaded on your LMS; in addition, your Kaplan Program Manager will email the announcement to you.  No registration is required.

For enquiry, contact Ms. Veronica Mitchell, PASS Program Manager, at +65 6838 0762 or Email v.mitchell@murdoch.edu.au

Student Wellness Advocacy Team SWAT (SWAT)

SWAT is a student-led peer engagement programme that promotes inclusion and student well-being on campus. SWAT mission is to raise awareness about the dimensions of wellness and disability and to create a culture of support by providing education and connecting students to the resources available both on and off campus.

SWAT mentors create a dialogue among fellow students that will positively impact attitudes and behaviour and engage students in meaningful opportunities to create a healthy campus community that supports students success using a bystander engagement model.

Benefits of Peer Mentoring

• Peer mentoring suggests a two-way, reciprocal learning activity. It is mutually beneficial for both the mentor and the mentee as it involves sharing knowledge and experience
• Students are more likely to reach out for help from other students
• Peers provide a different level of empathy and understanding
• Peers can see more signs that someone may need support
• Students are more likely to utilise the resources available to them when a peer recommends them

How do I become a SWAT Mentor?

The recruitment process for SWAT is open in Trimester Two.

Interested students must fill out an application and submit a short letter of recommendation (from a mentor, lecturer, employer, etc.)

SWAT Mentor Responsibilities:

The expectations of mentors include, but are not limited to:

• Commitment to at least one full academic year of service
• Undergo training in peer mentoring, bystander intervention and psychological first aid
• Attend fortnightly team meetings
• Creating and implementing promotional and marketing strategies
• Development and presentation of wellness programmes or general wellness, sexual health, alcohol and drug use and abuse, and bystander intervention to the university community.
• Representing the SWAT in a professional manner
• Facilitate a minimum of 1 mentoring case load per study term
• Monthly progress meeting with Dr. Tarin Ong

Qualifications:

• Must be a current undergraduate or postgraduate with Murdoch University Singapore and in good standing with the University
• Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA or higher (an average mark of 65% for all your units of study).
• Good professional communication skills in a variety of settings, including public speaking, meetings and email correspondence.
• Strong organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Willingness to work as a team member in student-centred environment.
• Eagerness and commitment to working with students from a variety of backgrounds.

For more information, contact Dr. Tarin Ong, Lecturer, Learning Support & Psychology at tarin.ong@murdoch.edu.au