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The Student Experience Committee (SEC) is dedicated to enhancing every aspect of student life in the university. Our mission is to ensure that students feel supported, engaged and empowered throughout their academic journey in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Updates from SEC
Since the 2024-2025 academic year, the Student Experience Committee in the School of Nursing and Midwifery has implemented a new system to review concerns raised by class representatives and respond appropriately.
| Item No | Issues Raised | Actions and Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Need for better student support while on clinical placement | Not Applicable. Matter has been referred to the Clinical Practice Committee |
| 2 | Concerns about how to respond to amber and red weather warnings while on clinical placement | Relevant guidance shared online and via digital screens; links reshared during adverse weather |
| 3 | Potential delay in communicating assignment marks | Matter escalated to the Teaching and Learning Committee; clarification obtained from module leaders and feedback provided to students |
| 4 | Better integration of certain subjects across the 4 year undergraduate programme | Issue referred to the UG Curriculum review group; World Caf茅 event was organised and feedback from students gathered for future curriculum enhancement |
| 5 | Consider additional academic writing support for international students | Not Applicable. Alternative support will be reviewed by programme leads with feedback to the Postgraduate Committee |
| 6 | Need to minimize class distruption during attendance monitoring | Alternative method of attendance monitoring was suggested by the attendance monitoring team |
| 7 | Concerns raised regarding extended gaps between lectures and single scheduled sessions on a given day | Matter escalated to the subsequent curriculum review meeting to explore potential measures for both the current and revised curriculum |
| 8 | Delay in starting internship for 3rd year repeat students | Meeting held with the student representative; matter resolved |
| 9 | Possibility of incorporating clinical placement into BSc Nursing Studies and increasing the number of hours for the programme | Programme details have been added to the course outline. Agreed actions include updating CIM and providing clear guidance to students at the start of year orientation |
| 10 | Changing of NU6084 module timetable from continuous 2 weeks to the entire semester | Programme will not be running next academic year; matter resolved |
| 11 | Lockers issue in CUH | Hot lockers were made available for single shift use; feedback to be reviewed before Sep 2026 |
| 12 | Swapping of CPCs in clinical placement units | Guidance provided regarding appropriate channel for addressing concerns; matter resolved |
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