Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) program

What is PASS?

The Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) program is an academic assistance program designed to assist students with their understanding of the course content and performance in the course.

The PASS program is based on Supplemental Instruction (SI) developed at the University of Missouri in the United States and the PASS program is used extensively in universities across Australia.

PASS:

• are facilitated by students who have excelled in particular courses
• assist with your understanding of course content
• conducted in a relaxed and informal environment

91% of participants in 2011 recommend PASS

How does the PASS program work?

The sessions are facilitated by PASS Peer Leaders who are current students that have successfully completed the course and facilitate sessions to assist students in the course. The PASS Peer Leaders are employed by the Division of Business to provide these sessions to students.

You do not need to register, just check the timetable below and come along at the beginning of PASS in between your lectures and tutorials.

PASS are held in the Library, located in the Catherine Helen Spence building, Library Reading Room (CS2-04), City West campus.

There are also PASS - Academic Writing and Feedback sessions. These sessions are an opportunity for you to bring along a draft assignment and to have a PASS Peer Leader provide you with feedback. Your assignment can be for any business course you are studying. Additionally, you can also bring along the feedback you received for an assignment and the PASS Peer Leader can assist with your understanding of the feedback.

PASS is held in the following courses in 2012:

Mawson Lakes Campus timetable

ACCT 1008 - Accounting for Business

Questions and feedback

The PASS program is coordinated by the Coordinator: Student Transition in the Division of Business, and any questions about the program and feedback can be directed to Tristana Sidoryn