Postgraduate Student Facilities
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Study Space
The Department has 8 postgraduate study rooms which contain 80 postgraduate study spaces. The person responsible for the allocation of study space is Michael Cusdin.
The following are allocated as Postgrad Study Rooms;
- A215 (1st floor of the laboratory wing), first priority allocation to power systems postgraduates
- A216 (1st floor of the laboratory wing)
- A217 (1st floor of the laboratory wing)
- A218 (1st floor of the laboratory wing)
- A219 (1st floor of the laboratory wing)
- A220 (1st floor of the laboratory wing)
- A221 (1st floor of the laboratory wing), first priority allocation to communications postgraduates
- E338b (3rd floor of the College of Engineering core block)
Study Space Guidelines
The ECE department works hard to create an atmosphere conducive to creative thought and learning. In order to maintain this environment the following guidelines have been developed.
General
- Be considerate to fellow postgraduates and staff.
- Make sure you are aware of emergency procedures.
- For safety and security reasons do not let unauthorised people into the ECE buildings after hours.
Study Space
- As an ECE postgraduate student we will provide you with a study space to work at (desk, chair and lockable drawer or cupboard).
- You will have after hours access to your study space.
- The postgraduate study rooms are for quiet study. Use headphones to listen to music. Do not invite friends over to socialise.
- The eating rules of the engineering library apply in the postgraduate study spaces.
- Please keep your area clean, tidy and clear of obstructions. Rubbish bin emptying and vacuuming will be provided.
- The study spaces are only heated during normal office hours in winter. You must get permission to use any heating device not from the University of Canterbury (typically only oil column heaters will be allowed).
- Do not move the furniture.
- The supplied telephones are for short necessary phone calls. Other postgraduates should not have to answer your social calls.
- Do not disturb anyone else's study space. They have a right to privacy and security.
- Friends may not use your study space. It is assigned only to you.
- You are expected to vacate your desk on submitting your thesis. Please notify the ECE facilities team when you submit. You may apply to use your desk after submitting your thesis.
Postgraduate/Staff Tea Room (A114, Ground Floor, Wing)
The department provides coffee, tea, milk, sugar and a copy of the Press for the use of staff and postgraduate students.
Postgraduate students have shared pigeon holes for mail in the tearoom. Please check your pigeon hole regularly.
Please wash your own dishes and leave the tearoom in a tidy condition. The tearoom washer is for rinsing cups and glasses only; it is NOT a dishwasher. Either use your own cup/mug or use one from the drawer marked "for general use".
Purchase of Equipment and Materials
Items relating to research projects may be purchased through the electronics store (room A117). If you need advice you should consult with the store manager, Dudley Berry.
Technical Support and Workshops
The mechanical and electronic workshops (A118 and A118b) are a well-equipped facility where a number of technicians develop and construct research hardware. Technical staff are employed in the department to help academic staff and students design and construct research equipment as well as looking after the equipment in the teaching laboratories. A recommended first approach should be made to either Nick Smith (Electronics) in A118b or David Healy (Mechanical) in A118.
In the Electronics Laboratory there is an Instrument Store, where electronic instruments and power supplies available for research projects are stored. See Randy Hampton in the Electronics Laboratory room A210a, if Randy is unavailable, try Scott Lloyd in room A118b (Electronics Workshop).
The Electronic Component Store, room A117, is where common electronic components are displayed and made available to students that have access to research funds.