Are some of you struggling with a particularly difficult module? Support tutorials can be arranged by the Science Learning Centre to supplement timetabled module lectures and tutorials. Course material is revisited in the support tutorials, according to the areas that students are finding difficult.
Our tutor for support tutorials was brilliant. He was very knowledgeable in the subject area and was able to deliver the material very well for everyone to understand.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Organise a Support Tutorial?
Support Tutorials are normally organised by your Class Representative who contacts the SLC directly via either the form above or by emailing us at slc@ul.ie. We then contact the lecturer out of courtesy to request permission to provide additional support with one of our experienced SLC tutors. This is to ensure the lecturer is aware of the support we will provide and ensures the SLC communicate regularly with them about how the sessions are going.
How Will Support Tutorial Sessions Run?
Traditionally, once we have liaised with the lecturer then we will organise for these live tutorial sessions to run during available slots on the course timetables of the cohorts registered on the module. Where we cannot find availability during the academic timetable, sessions may be between 6-7pm in the evenings. We will then communicate the scheduled times of sessions via an email invitation which will be added to your UL Outlook calendars as a weekly occurring event.
Can we have online support tutorials?
Support tutorials are organised on campus as feedback from both students and tutors has shown that a face-to-face setting leads to greater engagement and academic outcomes in students. However, we appreciate that there may be some circumstances when online support tutorials might be more appropriate, and we can facilitate hybrid support tutorials for 3rd+ year modules from AY 2026/27. In the case where you believe that online support tutorials are the only option in your circumstance, please email us at slc@ul.ie.
What is the minimum number of students needed to run support tutorials?
We usually ask anyone requesting support tutorials to attach signatures of at least 10 students who want the support tutorials to take place on the request form above, however if your module has less than 10 students please let us know and we will try to organise something for your cohort.
Do we get to decide the day and time when weekly support tutorials will run?
Depending on gaps in your timetables and the tutor's availability, we will always try to send out a poll for students to vote for the most popular day/time. However, there are instances where our tutors have very limited availability, and so it may not always be possible for students to have a say when support tutorials will run.
I really enjoyed the support tutorials. I learned a lot in a smaller environment - it was a lot easier to ask questions.
