Course Rep Training

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Course Rep Training
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Learning Objectives

• By the end of this session you will be able to
• Identify your roles and responsibilities as a
  course rep
• Describe how and why student views are used by
  the University and the Students Union
• Identify the skills required to be a successful
  course rep
• Consider how best to deal with various scenarios
  that you could face as a course rep
• Describe the resources and support available to
  you as a course rep

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Questions

• Why did you become a course rep?
• What do you think the most important
• task of a course rep is?
• Who are course reps accountable to?

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Finding out the views of your peers

• Posters in departments
• Lecture shouts
• Canvassing opinion
• Holding surgeries or drop-ins
• Having your details on a departmental website
  http//www.nottingham.ac.uk/nursing/students/feedb
  ack/sscc/index.php
• Emailing people
• Campus Connection forum

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Staff Student Consultative Committees

• SSCCs happen in each department at least once a
  term
• Academics and students represented
• Every department is different!
• Your chance to raise the views of your peers and
  resolve them with the staff in your department

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Taking an issue further
The Issue
SSCC
Academic Boards
Taught Courses Committee
Teaching Committee
University Senate
University Council
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Feeding back to your peers

• Representation is a two way process!
• Use the same methods as before emails,
  noticeboards, etc
• Circulate the minutes of meetings to show what
  has been discussed
• Consult students on any relevant issues
• Make sure they know how hard you are working on
  their behalf!

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Feeding into the Students Union
Union Council
Education Committee
Inter-site Officer
Students Union Exec
Education Officer
Inter-site Worker
Academic Board Reps
Students
Healthcare Students
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Frequently Asked Questions

• What if I cant make a meeting?
• Will I be seen as a pain by my tutors?
• Will being a course rep look good on my
• CV?

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Questions to ask your department

• Who are the other members of the SSCC?
• When and where do the meetings take place?
• How do I let the department know that I
  have
• individual requirements for the meeting?
• When and how do I get an item on the
• agenda?
• When and how will I get papers for the
• meeting?

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Questions to ask your department

• Who do I let know if I cant make a
  meeting?
• When and how will I get copies of the
  minutes?
• How do I get copies of past minutes?
• Does the department offer any
  administrative
• support to reps?
• Does the department offer any help to reps
• in communicating to students in the
• department?

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Resources and Support

• Intersite Support Worker
• Education Officer
• Education Worker
• Other course reps
• Chair of the SSCC
• School based admin staff
• Further training, including Further Skills for
  Course Reps sessions

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Learning Objectives

• By the end of this session you will be able to
• Identify your roles and responsibilities as a
  course rep
• Describe how and why student views are used by
  the University and the Students Union
• Identify the skills required to be a successful
  course rep
• Consider how best to deal with various scenarios
  that you could face as a course rep
• Describe the resources and support available t
  you as a course rep