Rob Ineson, Dean of Students, joined us at the meeting with Alister to gather student feedback and to relay messages to the rector tomorrow or within the next few days. He informed us that Jane Rapley, in charge of recourses, agreed to meet 5 of us Tuesday morning at Southampton row. (Later in the evening arrangements were made to forward the meeting to tomorow at 10.30.)
This issue of inadequate funding on the courses supplied by the university is not just a local issue, it has occurred across the uni; wimbledon etc. and is ‘recognised’ by the bursar. The new bursar, we were told, has held his position for only a year. As if this is adequate reason to give him a chance to get used to how things are done. This is the 3rd years’s last year, give them a chance to finalise their education to a standard that was promised to them because they’re never going to have another chance to redo their degree / year.
When asked why it supposedly costs more when there are less tutorial hours, the reply was; “Crudely put, we were spending money that we didn’t have” – Alister
Despite £60 000 per annum being raised, for bursaries and scholarships, (in addition to government support and what we pay) we need to raise more. – A.W.
Reiterating the agenda that tutorial hours are to be congruent with what was promised in course handbook, we were met with the reply from Rob that CSM policy supposedly is to grant one 20minute tutorial per term, per student. As student surveys have shown; student satisfaction at Byam is far higher than at CSM, and our usual abundance of tutorials is surely one of the reasons for this.
Workshop opening times seem to be on a see saw with hours of tutorials, one compensating for the other. (less tutorials, more workshop hours.) Alister has agreed to talk to Lynn and Trevor at the beginning of next week with respect to extending hours of tutorials.
A suggestion to improve the transparency of communication in relevant decision making processes; meetings, forums deciding necessary delegation of funds was “unlikely to happen” but Rob Ineson eagerly noted down improvements of communicating through blackboard, and informing us of intentions of changes and not just telling us in a lame letter after it’s been done. Proposition of a student rep of Byam Shaw, from Byam Shaw fell on eager ears, so it seemed, though Rob said that he wasn’t in a position to make these changes.
Further:
Alister meeting Friday at 14.00, Following the meeting there will be a Q&A forum with the rest of Byam’s student body.
This issue of inadequate funding on the courses supplied by the university is not just a local issue, it has occurred across the uni; wimbledon etc. and is ‘recognised’ by the bursar. The new bursar, we were told, has held his position for only a year. As if this is adequate reason to give him a chance to get used to how things are done. This is the 3rd years’s last year, give them a chance to finalise their education to a standard that was promised to them because they’re never going to have another chance to redo their degree / year.
When asked why it supposedly costs more when there are less tutorial hours, the reply was; “Crudely put, we were spending money that we didn’t have” – Alister
Despite £60 000 per annum being raised, for bursaries and scholarships, (in addition to government support and what we pay) we need to raise more. – A.W.
Reiterating the agenda that tutorial hours are to be congruent with what was promised in course handbook, we were met with the reply from Rob that CSM policy supposedly is to grant one 20minute tutorial per term, per student. As student surveys have shown; student satisfaction at Byam is far higher than at CSM, and our usual abundance of tutorials is surely one of the reasons for this.
Workshop opening times seem to be on a see saw with hours of tutorials, one compensating for the other. (less tutorials, more workshop hours.) Alister has agreed to talk to Lynn and Trevor at the beginning of next week with respect to extending hours of tutorials.
A suggestion to improve the transparency of communication in relevant decision making processes; meetings, forums deciding necessary delegation of funds was “unlikely to happen” but Rob Ineson eagerly noted down improvements of communicating through blackboard, and informing us of intentions of changes and not just telling us in a lame letter after it’s been done. Proposition of a student rep of Byam Shaw, from Byam Shaw fell on eager ears, so it seemed, though Rob said that he wasn’t in a position to make these changes.
Further:
Alister meeting Friday at 14.00, Following the meeting there will be a Q&A forum with the rest of Byam’s student body.
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