Nikesh Adhikari Tutorial Plan

Tutorial Plan expanded

Time Content Processes/Activities

5 minutes Start tutorial Introductions (if first
week tutorial)
Review of last week
material
Identify ‘burning issues’
with this week’s material

10 minutes Quick review of last Ask students to offer

week’s lecture material answers and tutor writes
and how it relates to this them up
week’s material

15 minutes Identify pressing issues Ask students to offer

from lectures on this issues they are
topic. grappling with and write
them down.
Give the work in groups
Discussion and answer
should come from every
row

15 minutes Address tutorial content Demonstrate / model

for the week i.e. key and answer to a discuss
concepts and key skills question or problem
completed
OR have open
discussion at the end to
summarise main points

5 Minutes Address any final issues Ask students to offer

and summarise main questions and tutor
points for the day writes them up

10 minutes Revision of Tutorial Give any topic related

key teams to students to
Address new key terms
find out and come in
to search
next class
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Tutorial Plan outline

Topic Process Time

Introduction Tutor introduces 5mins

the topic
Outline of Lecture Outline of lecture 10mins
is given

Discussion and analysis Group breaks into 15mins

subgroups and
solve questions
Answer and Key Concept Solve answers to 15mins
make understand
more by students

Summary Address the final 5minutes

issue and
summarize the
point

Revision Revise or give 10 minutes

new information

Give keyword or
Research
term to research
for upcoming
class

 Students must have checked lecture slides or stay in lecture class before
entering the tutorial classes.
 Group must arise one questions in the period of tutorial.
 Students can ask questions in any of the phases after the introduction phase.
 Sometimes, Revision and research phases can be excluded according to the
content material.
 Phases could be up and down, because of the different content for different
modules.
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Modified the content from: Bertola P. and Murphy E. (1994) Tutoring at University a
beginner’s practical guide. Paradigm Books Western Australia. Page 11