Thousands given Iittle study time for second year in a row REBECCA LAWRENCE Chief News Reporter
FOR the second year running students are not being given the time they need to revise . Most schools set their coursework deadlines for the end of week twelve - and exams began just two days later on May 6 . This is not the first time that the fiasco has happened. Last
year, students were faced with the same situation - but were promised that it would never happen again. Despite there being guidelines in place that forbid lecturers from teaching any new material in the final week of the semester, students are still finding revision impossible due to complet1ng their coursework. An LL T student, who wishes to remain anonymous claims she does not have enough time to revise for her exam. "My dissertation was due in on
May 3 and I have an exam on the 9th, this means that I do not even get a whole week to revise. I do not see how we are expected to do well if we are not given the chance to prepare properly," said the fi na I year student. And the problem is not restnct路 ed to third years. First year SYS student, Oily Wilkins also claims that he does not have time to revise . His coursework was due 1n on May 3 and he also has an exam less than a week later. "I haven't had time to revise,
because of my coursework. We d1d have a revision week but I couldn't prepare for the lectures. I feel annoyed about the amount of coursework I have as I thmk I would do well in my exams if I had enough time to prepare for them." But Assistant Registrar for the University, Barry Osbourne denies that the academic department is to blame for the situation. "Coursework deadlines are for 1ndiv1dual schools to decide. The academic registrar did recom mend that deadlines should be
before week twelve." A spokesperson for SYS agreed that there should be more time for students to revise, "We are sympathetic to their situation," he said. Un1on Academic Officer, James Harrison insists that he is working hard to stop this Situation from happening again. "The Union has made the University aware that there are significant problems with the way that the structure of the academic year impacts on students. I have been relentlessly lobbying
the university on this issue. "There are obviously sti 11 some issues that need deali.ng with. lt is slow progress because the University plans so far in advance. Next year there will be less of a problem because the Easter break will fall between the end of the twelve weeks of teaching and the exam period giving students four weeks to rev1se over the holiday. "I would urge all students to emall both myself and the Dean of their school, letting us know exactly how they feel."