A real life example I'd appreciate views on from a few days ago:
A college posts the candidate numbers of those who have passed the course.
The statement is that if you are not on the list you have failed or you owe
money for fees or library fines. Every student has a list of all the
candidate numbers.
A student's husband goes to look at the list on the Friday, she is not
listed. The Admin offices and Exam Offices are shut. Phone calls are made
and messages left on answerphones. There is no explanation forthcoming as to
whether the student has failed or owes money.
Eventually, on the Tuesday night, 10pm, the professor phones the student at
home to admit that she'd had problems with the computer and had missed her
off the list as her surname was the last in the alphabetical list.
Andrew Fogden
Global IT Security & Data Protection Officer
The British Council
London
+44 (0) 20 7389 4148
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