Staff Student Committee
Getting Involved - Staff Student CommitteeA great way to get involved and find out a bit more how the department works is to join the Staff Student Committee. It meets four times a year and has representation from all courses and programmes. It's an opportunity to contribute your views and those of others on your course. If you are interested in getting involved come along to meet with other student reps on Wednesday 5 October from 1 - 2pm in room 1.55, Elmfield building. |
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| Membership: | 2 representatives from each year of each programme. Link to Staff Student Committee Membership 2011/12. |
| Meets: |
Meets 4 times a year, 1-2.30pm in Room 1.55, Elmfield Building. Lunch is provided. |
| Organisation and focus of meetings: | - Staff Student Committee is chaired by Gillian Brown, Departmental Administrator. - there are no academic staff present for the majority of the meeting giving the opportunity for informal and supportive discussion on issues raised by representatives. The Director of Teaching will be present for the first part of the meeting. |
| Opportunity to: | - represent your peers' views and interests and make a difference to the student experience in the department. - talk to students on other courses in the department and learn about their experiences. |
| Examples of issues discussed in the past: | - admissions: input from student representatives had a real impact in the literature sent out to applicants and to the organisation and presentation at Admissions Open Days. - dissertations: discussion and well expressed needs by students prompted the department to redevelop and improve presentation and support given to students who undertake dissertations. - feedback: comments/concerns expressed by student representatives on the lack of consistent standards and content in feedback for coursework assessment led to the redevelopment of feedback documentation across all taught courses. |
| How to get involved: | Email: gillian.brown@sheffield.ac.uk Phone: 0114 2226425 to make a time to discuss putting yourself forward. |