Course committee: How to work together to make them better

Authors

  • Dinh Hung Vu Nottingham Trent University

Keywords:

University governance, Course governance, Course committee

Abstract

This case study presents an ongoing project run by the Student-Staff Partnership team at Nottingham Trent University aiming to support course committee, NTU’s mechanism for student reps and staff to jointly discuss the health and development of the course. An inquiry into course committee practice was carried out, revealing some patterns indicating that course committees do not work as expected. Resources have been developed in order to facilitate more meaningful contribution from all members to the committee meeting. Additionally, one-to-one support was offered to a few course committees, helping move the current practice from a passive approach towards a more partnership-based one.

Author Biography

Dinh Hung Vu, Nottingham Trent University

Studying Psychology with Sociology at Nottingham Trent University, Dinh Hung (Kiki) Vu is currently on placement as a project researcher for the Student-Staff Partnership team within the university’s Centre of Academic Development and Quality.

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Published

12/09/2019

How to Cite

Vu, D. H. (2019). Course committee: How to work together to make them better. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 5(1). Retrieved from https://journals.studentengagement.org.uk/index.php/studentchangeagents/article/view/910

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2019): Championing Student-Staff Partnerships in an Age of Change

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Case Study

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