Course Rep Top-Up Training

NSS 2012

What is the NSS?Launched every February (6th Feb this year)

Measure of student satisfaction

6 sections covering every aspect of the learning experienceHow did we

do? 89% of students at Leicester were satisfied with their degree programme & overall University experience

http://www.thestudentsurvey.com/

Competition• Promote the survey to final year students on your course e.g. using

social media, emails and lecture shout outs and flyers

• You can’t force someone to take part in the survey and you cannot influence their response

• Winners based on the following:• % students in that department filling out the survey• Overall number of responses that department gets• Campaigning effort the final year course reps in that department put in as a

group.

• Each final year course rep in the winning department will receive a £10 Highcross voucher

• An award celebrating good teaching

• Students will nominate academics and say why they should win– This is done online at www.surveymonkey.com

• The campaign will run from 12th March to 30th March (end of term)

Course Rep Accreditation

Deadline for submission- 30th March (end of spring term)

• Record and submit anything you do that you feel contributes to your effectiveness as a course rep

• Your record can be in any format you like e.g. an online blog, a word document, hand written

• You must include evidence e.g. photos, references etc

Recruiting and Training Reps in the Summer Term

Time management

Time management

• Time management obstacles

• Principles of time management

Task• In groups, list the obstacles (barriers and restrictions) which prevent you from managing time successfully .

• Move round – try to list solutions to the obstacles listed by the previous group.

• Move round in a circle giving the solutions suggested by the previous groups a mark out of 10 – don’t mark your own solutions!

Obstacles Solutions

Types of obstacles

Strategic

Lack of planning

Inefficiency

Little prioritisation

Psychological

Lack of motivation

Procrastination

Being too much of a perfectionist and

not wanting to complete

Physical

Lack of suitable space

Frequent interruptions

Restricted access to or poor resources

4 principles of time management

from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmedrabea/245647909/

Set priorities

Setting priorities

Break up time

from http://cutcaster.com/vector/100534528-Hammer-hits-to-smash-time-clock-pieces/ /

Breaking up time • Identify fixed commitments (e.g. meetings, deadlines)

• Can you break down any large tasks into smaller, more-manageable steps?

• Decide on the best time for each task/step

• Don’t let everything pile up, look at the big picture and leave enough time to complete a task

from http://www.flickr.com/photos/makiwi/2208425697/

Make plans

Planning really works• Research has consistently shown that even short-

range planning results in significantly higher achievements in the workplace.

• Use the opportunity as a course rep to experiment with and develop your own style of effective planning.

Landy, F.J. et al., 1991. Time urgency: The construct and its measurement. J. App. Psych., 76, pp.644-57Barling, J., Kelloway, E.K. & Cheung, D., 1996. Time management and achievement striving interact to predict car sales performance. J. App. Psych., 81(6), pp.821-26

Review progress

from http://www.flickr.com/photos/kusito/363846688

Reviewing progress • Are your objectives clear?

• Are your priorities manageable?

• How do you need to adjust your future plans?

‘Getting organised’ links• Learning Development ‘Organising your time’ study guide:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/sd/ld/resources/study/time

• Learning Development weekly timetable: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/sd/ld/resources/study/Week%20planner-0609.pdf/view

• LearnHigher timetables - downloadable from: http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/Students/Time-management/Further-activities-and-resources/Planning-timetables-and-schedules.html#termly

• Google calendar: http://www.google.co.uk (select Calendar from ‘more’ link on the top left)

The Time Management Presentation Content was provided by Marta Ulanicka,

from Learning Development: www.le.ac.uk/succeedinyourstudies

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