They actually listened and moved the dates which feels surreal since I spent so many nights wondering if they would just ignore us entirely. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that our pressure actually shifted their policy because it definitely did not feel possible back …
January 8, 2017
Final supporters
To whom it may concern
The 2016 4th year Accounting Science class would like to express its discontent with the Accounting School’s failure to reconsider and appropriately adjust the examination dates.
As #Feesmusfall enters its fourth week, the protest action that has occurred in the fight for free, decolonised, quality education has had detrimental consequences on us as students and the academic programme in general. With a sense of normalcy failing to prevail, a wide variety of students are being disadvantaged if the current examination dates are not adjusted adequately.
Students who do not have access to textbooks, computers and various other resources require access to the University in order to study. With the university being shut down, sporadic bus services and safety concerns on campus over the last 4 weeks these students are directly disadvantaged by the failing to reconsider the exam dates. Progressive protest action in the form of #Feesmust fall on has meant that the environment for studying has not currently been a conducive one.
By failing to reconsider the exam dates, the accounting school is undermining the #Feesmustfall movement by assuming that the accounting school is functioning under normal conditions. We believe, as potential graduates, that there exists a social responsibility alongside an academic one hence the movement for free education cannot be overlooked by the Accounting School.
It must be noted that the exam timetable is further seen as problematic due to the short notice within which this decision was communicated. With Sakai been suspended over the past few days and an ineffective ‘email consultation’ attempt, it cannot be fair that we are made aware that the dates will not be changed only a week prior to the first exam. If this was communicated within a sufficient time period the discontent from us might have been avoided as students could have made alternate arrangements to ensure they are well prepared to write their exams.
We call on the University and the Accounting School to give us a fair opportunity at achieving academic success and graduating by reconsidering the exam timetable within reason. A 3 week extension of the exam dates will mean we have the opportunity to recover lost time, prepare adequately, and further represent Wits Universities exceptional standards by ensuring a high pass rate for all students in our final exams.
We hope the university acknowledges our claim for an extension and views it as a reasonable and just one.
Thank you.
Updates
October 10, 2016
I have been reading through the comments all morning and honestly the stories about the lack of study resources are just devastating to see written out like that. Everything feels so chaotic and I am trying to draft a formal letter to the school but it is really hard to stay focused when it feels like the goalposts keep moving every single hour.
Reached 100 supporters
October 10, 2016
49 Comments
I wrote exams under those conditions, it was not pleasant at all and it was almost impossible to study and added to the pressure.
Wits is a university of great stature and standard,the Accounting School's inconsiderate action to fail to ammend the exam timetable for CTA studends in these dier circumstance pose a great threat to the quality of the results and graduates.
It is recommended that exams start on 31 October to give us sufficient time to study under the circumstances.
I believe that students were affected by the strike and should be given extended period to consult, fix problem areas and are in need of it in safe environments not while chaos lumes our campus
I found the revision of the exam table to be in poor taste as it has failed to account for how students who live on campus and braamfontein were directly affected by the events that took place these past three weeks and would appreciate a more reasonable comprehensive extension
Please, at the very least, the fact that we have 2 exams back to back must be amended.
I am signing this petition, because its quite obvious universities are in world war
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They actually listened and moved the dates which feels surreal since I spent so many nights wondering if they would just ignore us entirely. I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that our pressure actually shifted their policy because it definitely did not feel possible back …
January 8, 2017
Final supporters
To whom it may concern
The 2016 4th year Accounting Science class would like to express its discontent with the Accounting School’s failure to reconsider and appropriately adjust the examination dates.
As #Feesmusfall enters its fourth week, the protest action that has occurred in the fight for free, decolonised, quality education has had detrimental consequences on us as students and the academic programme in general. With a sense of normalcy failing to prevail, a wide variety of students are being disadvantaged if the current examination dates are not adjusted adequately.
Students who do not have access to textbooks, computers and various other resources require access to the University in order to study. With the university being shut down, sporadic bus services and safety concerns on campus over the last 4 weeks these students are directly disadvantaged by the failing to reconsider the exam dates. Progressive protest action in the form of #Feesmust fall on has meant that the environment for studying has not currently been a conducive one.
By failing to reconsider the exam dates, the accounting school is undermining the #Feesmustfall movement by assuming that the accounting school is functioning under normal conditions. We believe, as potential graduates, that there exists a social responsibility alongside an academic one hence the movement for free education cannot be overlooked by the Accounting School.
It must be noted that the exam timetable is further seen as problematic due to the short notice within which this decision was communicated. With Sakai been suspended over the past few days and an ineffective ‘email consultation’ attempt, it cannot be fair that we are made aware that the dates will not be changed only a week prior to the first exam. If this was communicated within a sufficient time period the discontent from us might have been avoided as students could have made alternate arrangements to ensure they are well prepared to write their exams.
We call on the University and the Accounting School to give us a fair opportunity at achieving academic success and graduating by reconsidering the exam timetable within reason. A 3 week extension of the exam dates will mean we have the opportunity to recover lost time, prepare adequately, and further represent Wits Universities exceptional standards by ensuring a high pass rate for all students in our final exams.
We hope the university acknowledges our claim for an extension and views it as a reasonable and just one.
Thank you.
Updates
October 10, 2016
I have been reading through the comments all morning and honestly the stories about the lack of study resources are just devastating to see written out like that. Everything feels so chaotic and I am trying to draft a formal letter to the school but it is really hard to stay focused when it feels like the goalposts keep moving every single hour.
Reached 100 supporters
October 10, 2016
49 Comments
I live in braam, studying while grenades are going off and people are screaming has really impaired the quality of studying process. I need the library to study most days, it's become impossible to stay calm or productive under such conditions. Please reconsider the schedule
I wrote exams under those conditions, it was not pleasant at all and it was almost impossible to study and added to the pressure.
Wits is a university of great stature and standard,the Accounting School's inconsiderate action to fail to ammend the exam timetable for CTA studends in these dier circumstance pose a great threat to the quality of the results and graduates.
It is recommended that exams start on 31 October to give us sufficient time to study under the circumstances.
I believe that students were affected by the strike and should be given extended period to consult, fix problem areas and are in need of it in safe environments not while chaos lumes our campus
I found the revision of the exam table to be in poor taste as it has failed to account for how students who live on campus and braamfontein were directly affected by the events that took place these past three weeks and would appreciate a more reasonable comprehensive extension
Please, at the very least, the fact that we have 2 exams back to back must be amended.
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I live in braam, studying while grenades are going off and people are screaming has really impaired the quality of studying process. I need the library to study most days, it's become impossible to stay calm or productive under such conditions. Please reconsider the schedule