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ARU students want e-submission

ARU students want e-submission

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 8 months ago
Electronic submission of work was voted, by the student body, as the highest priority campaign in the opinion poll 2009, coming above a campaign against the increase in tuition fees and a campaign to improve the catering facilities on all campuses. Tuition fees and facilities in general have been hot topics for a number of years, and we will continue to campaign on these, however it suggests that e-submission is a very a high priority. Research shows that a number of Universities already deal with e-submission including , University of Sheffield, Bath University, University of Birmingham, Kinston University and, of course, the Open University. A survey of over 50 lecturers at Anglia Ruskin University found that over 70% were in favour of electronic submission, with over 65% believing it would enhance the overall student experience. One of the values of Anglia Ruskin University details that concern for a sustainable environment is to inform every aspect that they do. Electronic submission of assignments would undoubtedly work in line with this value from two different angles, the first being travel emissions and the second being paper wastage. What are your thoughts on e-submission

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Reached 250 supporters

November 19, 2009

November 19, 2009

I just saw the counter tick over to one hundred signatures which honestly feels crazy considering how much coffee I spilled while typing this up. It makes me think about all that paper we are wasting right now and how many lecturers agreed with us in the survey because seventy percent is a really massive majority when you actually stop to process it.

November 18, 2009

Seeing the momentum pick up like this is genuinely surreal because I still remember when this was just a quiet thought I had between classes. It is wild to think about how many people actually care about the paper waste issue and the sustainability side of things which I honestly worried might get lost in the noise but clearly it did not.

Reached 100 supporters

November 17, 2009

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Sarah Saunders
16 years ago Featured

Finally this is so overdue. running to the office 5 mins before a deadline is stressful enough without having to worry about printers working.

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Tom Griffin
16 years ago Featured

it makes literally no sense not to have this. get with the times ARU!!!

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Chloe Anderson
16 years ago Featured

PLEASE. Save us the money on printing costs. Printing credit is a scam.

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Mark Anderson
16 years ago Featured

should have happened years ago. every other uni does this.

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Emma Davis
16 years ago Featured

the environment excuse is spot on. so much paper just gets thrown in the bin anyway.

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James Phillips
16 years ago Featured

its 2014 why are we still printing essays out? waste of paper and ink.

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