At 16:54 20/04/99 +0100, you wrote:
>At Southampton Institute, we are trying to reconcile the benefits of giving
>reasonable advance notice to students of their Sept/Oct timetables via a Unit
>Catalogue, with the pitfalls of having provided incorrect information once
>student numbers, staffing and course details change closer to the date.
>
>Please can you help with this survey of current practices. One word answers are
>fine (Q4 may be obvious); I'll send out the survey results by Fri 30 April.
>
>1. Do you produce a catalogue (either electronically on the Net or on paper)
>which gives advance notice of timetabled times of units/modules?
SORRY WE DO NOT.
>2. If yes, in which month is it issued (ready for Sept term)?
>
>3. In which month do continuing students receive realistic timetables (for
>Sept)?
>4. In which month do Level One students receive realistic timetables (for
>Sept)?
>
>For this year, 1999-2000, we have in theory carried out a roll-over of existing
>timetables, but it is arguable that in practice the students will not get
>reliable timetables until Sept. For 2000-01, there is a proposal to issue a
Unit
>Catalogue in Feb 2000, complete with times of 'key teaching' (lectures, labs
>etc), and based on a limited amount of block/slot timetabling. The same
>reservations may still be expressed about accuracy of information.
>
>If you would like further details, or to chat about any of this, I'll be
pleased
>to hear from you.
>
>Mike Foster
>Timetabling Officer, Southampton Institute
>tel: 01703 319974
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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