Programme - September 2015

12:00	Welcome to the Student Connections Conference
12:30	Deciding what to trust online - Library
13:00	Setting Realistic Expectations
13:20	Break: New students: What first, what next?
13:30	Understanding Politics: Ideas and institutions in the modern world
14:00	The new Psychology modules and Qualifications
14:30	Does doing something “racialist” make you a racist?
15:00	Learning together at the OU
15:30	Careers in the Social Sciences
16:00	Break
18:00	Internet Infidelity
18:45	Big Conversation: Is Public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?
19:30	Closing Comments

12:00	Digital Identities
12:30	What is Criminology?
13:00	Postgraduate study in Psychology and the Social Sciences
13:25	Break
13:35	Responding to the rise of Islamic State in the Middle East and beyond
14:00	Capitalism Without Capital
14:30	Q&A SST for new students
15:00	Super awesome study tips from social science students
15:30	Open Learn and other Free educational resources
16:00	Q&A Session
16:30	Closing Comments

Student Connections Conference September 25th - 26th 2015