This petition is to be shared with Dr. Sara Khaddaj, Dr. Sami karaki, and Dr. Kaissi about the recent decision taken by EECE 410L team concerning the final exam.
Our main points as ECE/CCE third year students objecting this decision are:
- According to AUB rules and regulations, it is not allowed that the course instructor(s) modify(ies) the Syllabus after the Add and Drop period. For students, the Syllabus is a contract between them and the instructors. There are certain percentages set at the beginning of every semester on purpose so that each student can approximate his or her grade and abide by a certain flow of study in order to pass the course with a certain grade. Therefore, it is not acceptable to have any modification that the students are not aware of.
- It is not acceptable to remove most of the questions of the Final Exam because some students might have practiced on a certain type of questions and not another and might have done well on the questions that were removed following your decision.
- The questions were circulated as practice for students, regardless of where they come from. There was no way to know that it was obtained illegally since it is not the first time that such “previous” is circulated. The whole purpose of having a previous exam at hand is to approximate the type of questions that will come in their exam; there was no way to know that the majority of questions would come in the Final Exam.
- It is very strict to penalize and blame the whole student body when the instructors should be the ones changing the exam year after year. It is very extreme to blame our Class when in fact the questions have been circulating since very long.
Accordingly, we request to to take back the unfair decisions that will have harsh consequences on students, and to treat students registered in EECE 410L according to the syllabus.
Updates
May 12, 2019
I have been reviewing the feedback provided here and it is clear that many students hold deep concerns regarding the fairness of the assessment changes. Behind the scenes I am preparing a formal document to outline our specific grievances for the faculty leadership. Your willingness to detail how this decision impacts your academic standing provides the necessary weight for our upcoming conversation.
May 12, 2019
Reaching this level of participation shows how deeply the recent exam changes have impacted our cohort. Your collective response confirms that our concerns regarding academic transparency and fairness are shared by many. We are taking this momentum forward as we prepare to discuss these issues with the faculty.
6 Comments
This is completely unfair. We planned our entire semester around the syllabus weights we were given at the start. You cant just change the rules last minute.
Ridiculous. We all studied the material provided to us. Why are we being punished for practicing with old exams that have been around for years??
The syllabus is a contract. AUB rules exist for a reason. Please reconsider this.
Fix this. We just want a fair exam that follows the course outline.
Seriously? Removing questions because they were in a practice file is a joke. Focus on teaching not on moving goalposts during finals season.
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This petition is to be shared with Dr. Sara Khaddaj, Dr. Sami karaki, and Dr. Kaissi about the recent decision taken by EECE 410L team concerning the final exam.
Our main points as ECE/CCE third year students objecting this decision are:
- According to AUB rules and regulations, it is not allowed that the course instructor(s) modify(ies) the Syllabus after the Add and Drop period. For students, the Syllabus is a contract between them and the instructors. There are certain percentages set at the beginning of every semester on purpose so that each student can approximate his or her grade and abide by a certain flow of study in order to pass the course with a certain grade. Therefore, it is not acceptable to have any modification that the students are not aware of.
- It is not acceptable to remove most of the questions of the Final Exam because some students might have practiced on a certain type of questions and not another and might have done well on the questions that were removed following your decision.
- The questions were circulated as practice for students, regardless of where they come from. There was no way to know that it was obtained illegally since it is not the first time that such “previous” is circulated. The whole purpose of having a previous exam at hand is to approximate the type of questions that will come in their exam; there was no way to know that the majority of questions would come in the Final Exam.
- It is very strict to penalize and blame the whole student body when the instructors should be the ones changing the exam year after year. It is very extreme to blame our Class when in fact the questions have been circulating since very long.
Accordingly, we request to to take back the unfair decisions that will have harsh consequences on students, and to treat students registered in EECE 410L according to the syllabus.
Updates
May 12, 2019
I have been reviewing the feedback provided here and it is clear that many students hold deep concerns regarding the fairness of the assessment changes. Behind the scenes I am preparing a formal document to outline our specific grievances for the faculty leadership. Your willingness to detail how this decision impacts your academic standing provides the necessary weight for our upcoming conversation.
May 12, 2019
Reaching this level of participation shows how deeply the recent exam changes have impacted our cohort. Your collective response confirms that our concerns regarding academic transparency and fairness are shared by many. We are taking this momentum forward as we prepare to discuss these issues with the faculty.
6 Comments
Total BS. I wasted so much time studying specific sections only for them to be dropped now. Not fair to those of us who actually prepared.
This is completely unfair. We planned our entire semester around the syllabus weights we were given at the start. You cant just change the rules last minute.
Ridiculous. We all studied the material provided to us. Why are we being punished for practicing with old exams that have been around for years??
The syllabus is a contract. AUB rules exist for a reason. Please reconsider this.
Fix this. We just want a fair exam that follows the course outline.
Seriously? Removing questions because they were in a practice file is a joke. Focus on teaching not on moving goalposts during finals season.
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Total BS. I wasted so much time studying specific sections only for them to be dropped now. Not fair to those of us who actually prepared.