The committee reversed the decision and restored our exam timetable. I have been running on fumes for weeks but the outcome makes it all worth the effort. Stay alert to ensure these changes actually hold for the years ahead.
December 21, 2011
Final supporters
Registry is currently proposing to reduce ALL honours' (3rd, 4th and 5th year; first AND second semester) Easter exams into a single *two week period*. On top of this they will also reduce our Easter break by one week therefore reducing our revision period. It is understood that this is due to Innovative Learning Week, which has been designed to 'improve your university experience'.
We, the students of The University of Edinburgh, categorically state that cramming potentially 10+ exams into a two week period AND reducing our revision period is NOT an improvement of our experience. This change will in fact be detrimental to our overall examination performance; in contradiction to the aims of Innovative Learning Week.
Therefore, we, the students of The University of Edinburgh, demand of Registry that they restore the usual Easter exam timetable; that is two weeks for semester 1 exams followed by *another* two weeks for semester 2 exams. [edit: as well as the usual extra single weeks either side of this for 'over spill' exams', making it a 6 week exam period in total]
EDIT: This petition was forwarded to Registry and it was requested that the following was claified: The current exam period for Honours is 3 weeks, commencing April 30th. And also; decisions regarding the structure of the Academic Year and the timing of exams etc are not taken independently by Registry but rather by University committees such as Curriculum and Student Progression Committee which reports to Senate (both of which I believe have student representation). The decision to hold honours exams over 3 weeks was arrived at with consultation with Colleges and EUSA.
It still stands that we have one less week of revision (due to the now two week Easter vacation) and one week less of exam time. It also still stands that these decisions were made without student consultation, as highlighted by Craig's clarification. To date we have recieved no student wide message from Registry, any other depatment of the university or even EUSA, regarding this situation, either in its early stages or in its current stage.
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October 31, 2011
The administration is barely acknowledging our concerns and the current exam structure remains a heavy weight on us all. We are nearing a quarter of a thousand signatures and I need you to send this link to a few people who might not have seen it yet. I am exhausted by this fight but I am not walking away from it.
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Ridiculous decision. Most of us need that extra time to actually get through the course material. Just leave the timetable as it is.
10 exams in 2 weeks? Are they actually trying to make us all fail? Sort it out.
how is this an improvement? it sounds like a nightmare for anyone actually trying to pass their honours years. leave our break alone.
This is honestly ridiculous. We already have enough stress without them shrinking our revision time. Dont mess with our grades for the sake of some 'innovative' week nobody even asked for.
Please dont do this. We need the revision weeks to have any chance at decent grades. This feels like a total slap in the face to students.
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The committee reversed the decision and restored our exam timetable. I have been running on fumes for weeks but the outcome makes it all worth the effort. Stay alert to ensure these changes actually hold for the years ahead.
December 21, 2011
Final supporters
Registry is currently proposing to reduce ALL honours' (3rd, 4th and 5th year; first AND second semester) Easter exams into a single *two week period*. On top of this they will also reduce our Easter break by one week therefore reducing our revision period. It is understood that this is due to Innovative Learning Week, which has been designed to 'improve your university experience'.
We, the students of The University of Edinburgh, categorically state that cramming potentially 10+ exams into a two week period AND reducing our revision period is NOT an improvement of our experience. This change will in fact be detrimental to our overall examination performance; in contradiction to the aims of Innovative Learning Week.
Therefore, we, the students of The University of Edinburgh, demand of Registry that they restore the usual Easter exam timetable; that is two weeks for semester 1 exams followed by *another* two weeks for semester 2 exams. [edit: as well as the usual extra single weeks either side of this for 'over spill' exams', making it a 6 week exam period in total]
EDIT: This petition was forwarded to Registry and it was requested that the following was claified: The current exam period for Honours is 3 weeks, commencing April 30th. And also; decisions regarding the structure of the Academic Year and the timing of exams etc are not taken independently by Registry but rather by University committees such as Curriculum and Student Progression Committee which reports to Senate (both of which I believe have student representation). The decision to hold honours exams over 3 weeks was arrived at with consultation with Colleges and EUSA.
It still stands that we have one less week of revision (due to the now two week Easter vacation) and one week less of exam time. It also still stands that these decisions were made without student consultation, as highlighted by Craig's clarification. To date we have recieved no student wide message from Registry, any other depatment of the university or even EUSA, regarding this situation, either in its early stages or in its current stage.
Signed:
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 1, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011
The administration is barely acknowledging our concerns and the current exam structure remains a heavy weight on us all. We are nearing a quarter of a thousand signatures and I need you to send this link to a few people who might not have seen it yet. I am exhausted by this fight but I am not walking away from it.
6 Comments
University is stressful enough. Cramming everything into a tiny window is just asking for a massive drop in performance across the board. Bad idea.
Ridiculous decision. Most of us need that extra time to actually get through the course material. Just leave the timetable as it is.
10 exams in 2 weeks? Are they actually trying to make us all fail? Sort it out.
how is this an improvement? it sounds like a nightmare for anyone actually trying to pass their honours years. leave our break alone.
This is honestly ridiculous. We already have enough stress without them shrinking our revision time. Dont mess with our grades for the sake of some 'innovative' week nobody even asked for.
Please dont do this. We need the revision weeks to have any chance at decent grades. This feels like a total slap in the face to students.
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University is stressful enough. Cramming everything into a tiny window is just asking for a massive drop in performance across the board. Bad idea.