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Maximilian Mihaldinecz
Faculty: Science and Engineering
School: Computing and Information Science
Course:
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
Category: Computing and digital technology
11 March 2015
Course reps are the ‘nerves’ of the Students’ Union. There is at least one for each course or (more ideally) one for each year of a given course…totalling up to quite a few hundred. You can become a course rep by winning the annual election. The primary function of course reps is to provide feedback about the course to the university and Students’ Union and to vote based on these. It is a form of volunteering.
If you would like to get a broader understanding of how the academic works, and have ideas for improvement, then this role is for you. Some would say that this position helps improve your organisational and communication skills. If you want to do it right, you have to put in a notable amount of time. In my experience this is about five hours per week on average, however the distribution is quite skewed: last week I spent about 20 hours on my duties, but this will drop down near to zero as the end of the term is coming up.Disclaimer
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