Course Rep Training

1. Course Rep Training

2. Introductions • Alex Nutt – Academic Affairs • su-academic@le.ac.uk • Annette Samuel – Education Representation Intern • as681@le.ac.uk • Ian Bruce – Student Education and representation • irb2@le.ac.uk • Kirsty Minnis – Campaign Development Intern • km273@le.ac.uk • Alysoun Hancock – Education Officer • amh52@le.ac.uk

3. What do these words mean to you? Communication Feedback Representation

4. What is a Course Rep?

5. Your Role… Knowing where to signpost students for help Represent your peers views and concerns about your course to the University Be the link between the Students’ Union and University so that a good working relationship forms Communicate information from meetings back to your students and be pro-active in helping to deal with issues

6. Your Responsibilities… Attend the Student-Staff Committee Meetings (at least once a term) Attend training and top-up training Get to know your peers on your course Attend ED Advisory Committee with the Students’ Union (one per semester) Attend a lunch with the Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Keep up to date with your department Get involved in Education Campaigns

7. Student Staff Committee (SSC)

8. Meeting between members of staff in your department and the course reps in your department • Raise issues or questions about your course • Feedback system • Essential to improve your department What is it? How often does it meet? • Undergraduates meet at least 3 times a year • Postgraduates meet once a term • Extra meeting can be arranged

9. Ways to prepare… • Minutes of previous meeting discussed • Minor items and reports of progress • Agenda items discussed • Any other Business • Chair will dismiss the meeting and give details of the next What can you expect? • Speak to students • Speak to other course reps • Pre-SSC meeting • Read the agenda • Look over minutes • Have they been followed up?

10. During the meeting… Be punctual Be constructive Be polite Give positive feedback Don’t be afraid to ask questions Listen to and encourage others Take notes Discuss solutions to issues/problems raised

11. Following a meeting… Give and Get More Feedback

12. Other Benefits to You…

13. Accreditation Your Chance to Shine GOLD BRONZE SILVER How does it work? • Attend University & Union events • Promote the Ed Unit Campaigns • Come up with your own ideas • Be a pro-active Course Rep • Run your own departmental campaign

14. Union Parliament …Become an Academic Rep

15. Leicester Award

16. Past Experiences…

17. SSC Role Play • A student has come to you with the following problem: • They find it hard to understand a particular member of staff’s lectures. The reasons they give are due to a language barrier and the strong accent that member of staff has, the pace of the lecture and the lack of information made available on the slides and on blackboard. • Discuss in your group how you would go about taking this to an SSC meeting • We will now create an SSC scenario where you need to raise this issue. Existing Reps will act as a Staff member.