What do course reps do?
Talk with other students about the course. Nothing is perfect, if
students don’t come to you ask questions, start discussions and
come up with ideas for improvements.
Plan which meetings you need to attend, you can get the dates
from your programme leader.
Update yourself by attending training, watching out for updates
and feeding back through Course Representative Assemblies.
Attend meetings; this is your chance to put forward student issues
but don’t forget to be constructive and suggest ways to
change/improve.
Promote yourself! Think Facebook, notice boards, emails. What is
the best way to capture the attention of your course?
Represent everyone, you may not agree with everyone’s views but
you still need to represent them.
Feedback to students and let them know the wonderful things you
are doing for them and what response you have had.
Keep in touch with the Students’ Union and your programme
leader between meetings to stay updated.
You are not alone! If your issue is bigger than the course, you don’t
need to take it all on yourself, make link with other course reps and
work together.
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