Introduction
Welcome to Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) as a Senior Member of The Caledonian Club!
You are here because you are either a member of the Uni5y Programme or the S6 Mentoring Programme.
The purpose of this webquest is to help us understand what you already know about your options after school and to help you understand more about GCU including what student life is like here and what makes it unique among the range of universities in Scotland.
Learning about each of the universities you may wish to attend in the future will help you to make an informaed decision about which is the best option for you!
This Webquest will enable you to learn key facts about our University and what we offer - good luck and enjoy!
Task
You have 30 minutes to complete this task.
You have been given a list of questions about Glasgow Caledonian University designed to guide your research into our campus.
There are 15 questions in total each in BLUE text below.
Write you answers on the paper provided.
All the information you need is in the weblinks below.
Good Luck!
Watch this video on Student Life at GCU: https://www.gcu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/studentlife/
Q1. Is it what you imagine University would be like? Explain your answer.
Read about Undergraduate Courses at GCU:
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/theuniversity/academicschools/
Q2. List the 3 Undergraduate Academic Schools.
Q3. Which Academic school has the courses you think you would be most interested in & why?
Watch this video on Financial Support at GCU: www.gcu.ac.uk/student/money
Q4. What is the main aim of the Student funding team?
Q5. How can you contact them?
Q6. What sort of things can the Discretionary Fund help you to pay for?
Go to this webpage about Scholarships at GCU: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/study/scholarships/undergraduate/
Q7. How many Undergraduate Scholarships are available directly through GCU?
Q8. What can the Sir Alex Ferguson Mobility Scholarship and Awards Fund help with?
Q9. Who can apply for Magnus Magnusson Awards and how much is the maximum award?
Watch this video on Support Services at GCU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsZWYIHt_GE
Q10. What services are available to students if they need support at GCU?
Watch this video on the Library at GCU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hx2wlxK6GU&list=PL48V-HiH045Rzk60bU_C4KUmI6bfV1DRd&index=6
Q11. What is the name of the GCU Library?
Q12. How many levels does the library have?
Q13. Where can you do group work?
Q14. Where is silent study?
Q15. Do you have to be on campus to access the online resources?