Opinions on new courses

Timmy_d

I am half way through my degree course,i started it in sep 2005 (first time running) and i just have one or two questions which i wouldnt mind peoples opinions on...

1: Do ye think lecturers are more lenient as regards marking exam papers so as to get a good overall pass rate on a new course, being the nature of I.T degrees these days?

2: It feels like "aggh shur get them through they will get there degree and then possibly feck all after that, like so they are covering there own positions as lecturers.

Has anyone else ever given thought to these situations when studying or is it just because it is a new course...

Tom Dunne

Timmy_d wrote:

1: Do ye think lecturers are more lenient as regards marking exam papers so as to get a good overall pass rate on a new course, being the nature of I.T degrees these days?

Absolutely not. There are multiple layers of bureaucracy, sorry checks, to ensure this doesn't happen. If a new course got a reputation as easy to pass, how do you think employers would regard it? If marks for a certain course didn't follow a normal distribution, there would be questions asked, especially with delegated authority where Institutes of Technology can award their own qualifications. The reputation of an IT would be at stake.

Timmy_d wrote:

2: It feels like "aggh shur get them through they will get there degree and then possibly feck all after that, like so they are covering there own positions as lecturers.

Why would lecturers need to cover their own positions? The vast majority of them are in well, paid, full-time, permanent positions where they cannot be fired. What have they got to justify?

Timmy_d

Hmmm maybe its just me then, thanks for the opimion