The role of student representatives

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Student representatives are elected by the students on a course to act as a formal channel of communication to and from lecturers and the Course Management. On the BA (Hons) Accounting course there are usually two representatives per seminar group. The role of a student representative is to be a constructive channel of communication between the students on a course and the staff who teach on that course and those who manage it - the Programme Leader, Programme Director etc. It is important that student representatives do not use the position to put forward their own views, but that they act as genuine representatives of the student body.

The principal responsibilities of the student representatives are:

1.To take up any matter referred to them by the student body with lecturers or the Course Management as appropriate, provided that informal mechanisms for dealing with the matter have been exhausted;
2.To provide feedback to the student body on any discussions with lecturers or the Course Management;
3.To attend the Course Committee meetings (normally one per semester) and contribute the views of the student body on matters relevant to the smooth operation and development of the course and on the facilities provided by the NBS and the University;
4.To attend such other informal meetings as the Programme Leader may call to discuss matters relevant to the smooth operation of the course.