{"id":2022,"date":"2022-08-04T15:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T13:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/?page_id=2022"},"modified":"2022-09-27T06:17:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T04:17:43","slug":"class-representative-feedback","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/class-representative-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Class Representative Feedback[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Thank you for your Feedback!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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You wrote it, we heard it!<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Who provided feedback?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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An overarching definition of a Class Representative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

A student, or students in the case of co-representatives, elected by the members of their class to:<\/p>

  1. Represent the academic interests<\/strong> of the class at a faculty level<\/li>
  2. Advocate on behalf of the class at a faculty level<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Provide a means of communication<\/strong> with the class for academic faculty members.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The respective roles\u00a0of a Class Representative as set out by the TAAC:<\/b><\/span><\/p>

      • Relaying information between the faculty and the class<\/b> and vice versa<\/li>
      • Relaying information from the TAAC to the class<\/b> and vice versa<\/li>
      • Replying to class concerns promptly<\/b> \u2013 within 24 hours (However not within class time)<\/li>
      • Relaying issues to the programme representative<\/b> (While respecting the chain of command and referral systems in place)<\/li>
      • Communication regarding conflict or urgent issues<\/b> between the lecturers and the class (Regarding academic matters)<\/li>
      • Relaying concerns regarding lecture schedules<\/b> with the lecturer and class (Including concerns about the timetable itself and scheduling)<\/li>
      • \u00a0If faculty wants to communicate via WhatsApp, the message should be typed
        out as is and the class representative can forward to the class.<\/li>
      • Representing\/considering the class in everything relating to the academic affairs<\/b> of\u00a0the class.<\/li>
      • It is the class representatives\u2019 responsibility to advocate for the class<\/strong>, and the
        programme representatives\u2019 responsibility to advocate for all years.<\/li>
      • Proactively and reactively acting on behalf of the class to discuss academic problems<\/strong> with the lecturers, module coordinators or programme coordinator (With class\u00a0consensus having been obtained).<\/li>
      • Obtaining class feedback via Microsoft forms<\/strong> (Polls, general feedback etc.)\u00a0<\/li>
      • Ensuring all classmates are on the respective mailing lists<\/strong><\/li>
      • Assisting in lecture halls with technology<\/strong> (Only for assistance, IT is primarily responsible)<\/li>
      • If the class requests an extra lesson<\/strong> \u2013 the class representative will help coordinate<\/li>
      • Class representatives will assist in an emergency situation regarding venue\u00a0<\/strong>clashes for lectures.<\/li>
      • Any challenges the class experiences as a whole with regards to accommodation<\/strong>
        and\/or transport<\/strong> for placements (SUNLOC primarily responsible)

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        Feedback from students:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        “Provide resources and general organisation of the module.”<\/i><\/p>\n

        “Everything because I can’t do half of what they do.”
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        “Organise our rotations and solve problems regarding admin.”<\/em><\/p>\n

        “Make a weekly schedule.”<\/em><\/p>\n

        “Communicate with module heads.”
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        Why this does not fall under the role of a Class Representative:<\/u><\/b><\/p>

        1. <\/b>Class Representatives are not expected to provide their class with resources. This may be applicable in case of emergency, where a lecturer is experiencing difficulty uploading module content for the upcoming lecture.<\/li>
        2. Class Representatives are also students with the same academic responsibilities as their class. Therefore, they are not able to ‘everything’ with relation to the organisation of a module.\u00a0<\/li>
        3. Rotations need to be organised by the respective module chairs.<\/li>
        4. Class Representatives are not expected to make \u00a0weekly schedules for their class.\u00a0<\/li>
        5. When issues arise the Class Representative will relay the information to the Program Representative that will meet with the programme coordinator to resolve the issue\/concern at hand at Faculty level.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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          How can we improve moving forward?<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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          We will focus on the following in next year’s training:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

          • Better communication skills:\u00a0<\/strong>How to communicate with students, committee members and faculty.<\/li>
          • Promptness:\u00a0<\/strong>With regards to raising issues with Program Representatives and relaying feedback to classmates.<\/li>
          • How to respond\u00a0adequately\u00a0<\/strong>to students’ requests and concerns.<\/li>
          • Maintain transparent communication<\/strong> between all channels of communication.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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            Thank you for your Feedback! You wrote it, we heard it! Who provided feedback? 0 MBChB students 0 Dietetics students 0 Physiotherapy students 0 Postgraduates students 0 Nursing and Midwifery students 0 Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy students 0 Occupational Therapy students An overarching definition of a Class Representative A student,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11097,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2022","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11097"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2750,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2022\/revisions\/2750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/taac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}