The handbook which we issue to Freshers says:
'Employment during termtime
An increasing number of students look for part time work whilst
studying at University in order to supplement their finances. If you
wish to seek employment, you should remember that studying for a
degree is a full time occupation and any paid work should be seen as
secondary to your academic priorities. Even if you do not have an
excessive number of hours of timetabled work you will be expected to
undertake substantial amounts of private study. You should not,
therefore, plan to take on paid employment for any more than 15 hours
per week. If you do decide to take on a part time job, you should
remember that this will not be accepted as good reason for failing to
satisfy the academic requirements of your course.'
Pam
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 10:45:09 -0000 "HENSON I.G."
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> Trying to save time, I have two enquiries. Feel free to answer
> either/both.
>
> 1. Negative Marking. The few departments at Swansea which use
> multiple choice assessment do so with so-called negative marking e.g.
> where a choice of 4 answers is given, 1 mark is awarded for a
> correct answer and 0.25 is deducted for a wrong answer to
> counterbalance the effect of guesswork. The Students' Union have
> complained that this is unfair, but academics insist that there is
> substantial research/theory to back up their position. Problem is
> that they can't actually give me a reference for this theory. The
> maths of this negative marking seems right to me - but does anyone
> out there know where I might find further details of the theory?
>
> 2. Employment. Swansea would be grateful for details of any
> advice/guidelines that colleagues issue with respect to
> student employment (principally full-time undergrads). As 'working
> through college' becomes more common, we'd like to issue some advice
> and guidelines ourselves: any information about practice elsewhere
> would be appreciated.
>
> Many thanks, in advance
> Iestyn
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> Iestyn G Henson Administrative Assistant
> University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park
> Tel: 01792 295875 SWANSEA Fax:
> 01792 295157 SA2 8PP Email:
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Pamela Bell-Ashe
University of Liverpool
Chair
Association of Managers of Student Services in Higher Education
Tel: 0151 794 2243
Fax: 0151 794 2249
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