Nominate your COURSE REP OF THE YEAR now!
Email nominations to rthomas5@glam.ac.uk. Remember to include the Course Rep's name, course and year. Students and staff can nominate! Nominations close 8th May 2008.
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COURSE REPS AWARDS CEREMONY 2008
22nd May 2008, Shafts, Students' Union.
All Course Reps will receive a certificate and the Course Rep of the Year award will be presented.
For your FREE tickets please email rthomas5@glam.ac.uk with your postal address.
There's also a free buffet and bubbly
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These pages contain all you need to know about Course Reps including information on who to contact, the mini module and more! If you have any suggestions for additions to these pages, please get in touch - rthomas5@glam.ac.uk
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What are Course Reps?
Course Reps are the frontline representatives of students on their courses - in fact all courses that Glamorgan runs! Course Reps meet with teaching staff to tell them how students feel about their course. Put in layman's terms, they're there to make sure the course is good!
Course Reps, who cares?
Glamorgan is on a journey toward an effective student representation system. The University together with the Students' Union are working hard to ensure the system develops and improves. Course Reps are a crucial part in the quality process, and are central to making improvements in the student experience.
What do Course Reps do?
Course Reps attend meetings with University staff to let staff know students' views. Before each meeting Course Reps receive an agenda, minutes from the last meeting, and any other relevant papers. At these meetings Course Reps are on an equal platform to staff and their views are very important.
Course Reps:
- Liaise with the Students' Union
- Identify themselves to students as their Course Rep
- Gather student feedback
- Attend meetings with University staff, and communicate students' views with reason and conviction
- Keep fellow students informed of what staff said in meetings
- Are accountable to the students who elected them
- Support other Course Reps on course related issues
- Campaign effectively on relevant issues
- Provide a link between staff and students
Course Reps usually find themselves doing some of the following: working in partnership with other Course Reps on issues of joint concern; campaigning on issues raised by their peers; and referring individual students who need support / advice to the appropriate services.
Do Course Reps get training?
Yes. The Students' Union organises training in conjunction with the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Student Services, and NUS Wales. At the general Course Reps training in Autumn 2006, 130 Course Reps attended the first session, which was opened by the Pro Vice Chancellor. During Spring 2007, there's also been sessions in 'Persuading and Influencing People', 'Assertiveness' and 'Plagiarism Awareness'.
Do Course Reps get support?
Yes. The Students' Union has a full time member of staff dedicated to supporting Course Reps and developing student representation structures at Glamorgan. The Course Reps Coordinator is Rachel Thomas and she also advises Course Reps on various issues, and provides background information to various situations.
Why should I be a Course Rep?
The opportunities and benefits of being a Course Rep are endless, but here's just a few!
- Making positive changes on your course
- Helping your peers with course related problems
- Developing skills you can transfer to other areas - negotiation, campaigning, lobbying, assertiveness, effective representation, team work, lobbying, leadership, communication, and lots more!
- It strengthens your CV!
- You can increase your understanding of the University
- You'll meet new people
- The experience of the role will enhance your career prospects
- You'll receive certification from the Students' Union
- It's great fun to get stuck into something where you can really make a difference
- It's a satisfying and rewarding role helping others
- You can receive 5 academic credits for being a Course Rep