[1171] in UA Senate
Re: Credit Policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy Robertson)
Tue Mar 8 08:52:08 2011
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Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:52:05 -0500
From: Timothy Robertson <tim_r@MIT.EDU>
To: "Benjamin I. Shaibu" <bshaibu@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-scep-chairs@mit.edu, ua-senate@mit.edu, ua-scep@mit.edu
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Are you saying that some classes have higher work loads than they are
currently listed as?
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3:42 AM, Benjamin I. Shaibu <bshaibu@mit.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As we were discussing the 10 Suggestions we had for Professors, someone
> brought up a really good point about how some classes (specifically Course 6
> classes) have artificially low credit numbers in order to remain part of a
> Major Requirement. I thought this was a pretty good point and may be
> something SCEP would be interested in/able to address.
>
> When I was speaking with some of my constituents last weekend, they made a
> similar comment about how they felt Unified warranted more credits than it
> was worth. While this may not necessarily be a class that needs its credits
> changed, making sure credits match the hours spent in a class is something
> SCEP/Senate should consider pursuing.
>
> Best,
>
> Ben Shaibu
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Tim Robertson II
MIT 2011
Mechanical Engineering
UA Senate Office Hours:
EC-B515 Sunday 5-8pm
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Are you saying that some classes have higher work loads than they are curre=
ntly listed as? <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3=
:42 AM, Benjamin I. Shaibu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bshaibu@=
mit.edu">bshaibu@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;">Hi,</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;">As=
we were discussing the 10 Suggestions we had for Professors, someone broug=
ht up a really good point about how some classes (specifically Course 6 cla=
sses) have artificially low credit numbers in order to remain part of a Maj=
or Requirement. I thought this was a pretty good point and may be something=
SCEP would be interested in/able to address.</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in;">When I was speaking with some of my consti=
tuents last weekend, they made a similar comment about how they felt Unifie=
d warranted more credits than it was worth. While this may not necessarily =
be a class that needs its credits changed, making sure credits match the ho=
urs spent in a class is something SCEP/Senate should consider pursuing.<br>
</p><br>Best,<br><br>Ben Shaibu
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Tim Robertson II<br>MIT=
2011<br>Mechanical Engineering<br>UA Senate Office Hours:<br>EC-B515 Sunda=
y 5-8pm<br><br>
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