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Peer mentoring

What is peer mentoring at RMIT?

Peer mentoring at RMIT is designed to match you with students who have performed well in your course. Peer mentoring is free to RMIT students.

 

What can peer mentors help you with?

  • Getting a better understanding of your course content and assessment tasks
  • Building your study and learning skills
  • Creating new networks and having fun
  • Improving your grades
  • Preparing for exams
  • Using the following computer software:
    • Excel
    • MYOB
    • Python
    • MS Project
    • SPSS
    • Java
    • C++
    • MATLAB
    • Catia
    • 3DExperience

What peer mentors don't do

  • Work directly on assignments or assessable material
  • Read your assignments
  • Give you the answer

 

Current peer mentoring programs

Peer mentoring sessions are now closed.

They will reopen in week 4 (Higher Education). The timetable of courses available in 2020 will be published on 23 March.

If you still need help, Ask the Library.

Drop into one of our mentoring spaces to connect with a mentor from your course

Location:

  • Business/DSC/SEH: Building 80, level 3, room 17 and 18.
  • SEH Engineering: Swanston Library: Building 10, level 5 (behind the Service Desk).
  • SEH Bundoora: Bundoora Library, building 210, level 02, room 17 (Seminar Room 1).
  • SEH CSIT: building 14, level 10, room 34.

PASS is a friendly, student-led supplement to lectures and tutorials. PASS sessions are held from week 2 to 12 during the semester.

Study sessions are usually an hour long and might include:

  • a review of the lecture and assigned readings
  • group work and discussions
  • problem-solving and critical thinking activities
  • how to prepare for assignments, tests and exams (or mock exams)
  • discussion of key course concepts

Learn more about PASS (PDF, 386 KB, 2 pages)

Student quotes

Good learning environment
Friendly atmosphere
Makes me feel connected to classmates
Challenges me to speak up about my learning
Easy to ask questions in a smaller group of people
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