On the times, I found an article about “contracts” and I will explain it.
Oxford is now the first university in Britain who will be using legally-binding contracts.
These contracts are created to make sure that students attend lectures.
If they fail to attend lectures and tutorials, they risk being in breach of contract.
Michael Beloff, President of Trinity College, is the creator of this contract.
The most important reason is to upgrade this document.
Also the College heads found it necessary to take the university out of a century of 'gentleman's agreements'.
Students, who sign this contract, promise to attend the classes and pursue such studies by any person who is qualified assigned by the College.
In 2002, there was a case where a student brought an action for breach of contract. His complaint was that the halls were too crowded and that assignments had grammatical errors.
The University had paid a lot of money to this student. They created this contract to avoid cases like in 2002.
What is my opinion?
The contract is a good idea for the students and the University.
This contract will stimulate students to work harder and they also will attend the lectures more than they normally do.
It’s also good to protect the University against students who have unrealistic complaints.
The university can become a victim of students who only complain to harass the school.
Source:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/news/article723389.ece#
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I wander whether this is a good idea. If you push students to sign this contract, they may come to all the lessons but the teacher will also have the less motivated in his class. Isn't it better to work with a group of students that come volontarily to the class? They want to learn something.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI don't think you can oblige students to the class. It also won't change their results. These won't be higher if they don't like the content of the class.
I agree with Alieke, I don't think it will help to push students to come to class. We are adult people and we decide on or own whether we come to class or not. There are also a lot of people who make it without coming to the lessons.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI think, for some students, it can be a good idea to push them to sign that kind of contract.I'm talking about those youngsters who need a little push to come to the lessons ,otherwise, they really do anything at all. But this is not something you can say for all students, like me for example. I need to be able to decide if a certain lesson is important or not. When I decide not to come to a lesson, it doesn't mean I won't succeed!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI’m not really against that idea, but the contract should not be a ‘must do’. The students must have the choice whether they sign it or not. The ones who sign the contract have obligations and then it is their responsibility to show whether they are capable to follow all classes or not. If they don’t do that, then there are sanctions.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe ones who don’t sign the contract are not obligated to follow all classes, but it would be stupid if they didn’t do that because it will have consequences when they have exams. When you attend a class, you learn approximately the half of the subject material. If you study the same subject material at home and independent, it will take more time the comprehend and to learn it.
So my conclusion is that the contract must be an option and not a forced one. The students are old enough to choose whether they want to follow all classes or not.
Daphné V.E.