[1172] in UA Senate
Re: Credit Policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexandra Jordan)
Tue Mar 8 09:28:40 2011
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From: Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:28:16 -0500
To: Timothy Robertson <tim_r@mit.edu>
Cc: "Benjamin I. Shaibu" <bshaibu@mit.edu>, ua-scep-chairs@mit.edu,
ua-senate@mit.edu, ua-scep@mit.edu
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Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what he is saying. I have heard similar
complaints about course 10 classes. Though this is annoying, I also think
it's safe to say that most HASS classes don't take nearly 12 hrs of work per
week. Thus, any overloaded classes are compensated by the 8 subject HASS
requirement.
___________________________________
Alexandra Jordan
MIT 2011
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
Political Science
amjordan@mit.edu
916.813.7740
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Timothy Robertson <tim_r@mit.edu> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>
> --
> Tim Robertson II
> MIT 2011
> Mechanical Engineering
> UA Senate Office Hours:
> EC-B515 Sunday 5-8pm
>
>
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Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what he is saying. I have heard similar=
complaints about course 10 classes. Though this is annoying, I also think =
it's safe to say that most HASS classes don't take nearly 12 hrs of=
work per week. Thus, any overloaded classes are compensated by the 8 subje=
ct HASS requirement.<br clear=3D"all">
___________________________________<br>Alexandra Jordan<br><br>MIT 2011<br>=
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science<br>Political Science<br><br><a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:amjordan@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">amjordan@mit.edu</a><br>91=
6.813.7740<br>
<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Timothy =
Robertson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tim_r@mit.edu">tim_r@mit.=
edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Are you saying that some classes have higher work loads than they are curre=
ntly listed as? <br><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3:42 AM, Benjamin I. Shaibu <span dir=3D"l=
tr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bshaibu@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">bshaibu@mit.ed=
u</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-=
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 brought u=
p 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 R=
equirement. I thought this was a pretty good point and may be something SCE=
P would be interested in/able to address.</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0in">When I was speaking with some of my constitu=
ents 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 hour=
s 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></div></div><font color=3D"#88=
8888">-- <br>Tim Robertson II<br>MIT 2011<br>Mechanical Engineering<br>UA S=
enate Office Hours:<br>EC-B515 Sunday 5-8pm<br><br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>
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