Minutes of the Staff-Student Joint Committee Handover Meeting held on
Monday 26 November 2001 at 2.15
pm in the Board Room
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Present |
Mr DJ Auger |
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Mr M Jung |
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Ms SA Bird |
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Mr BR Martin |
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Mr AJ Cable |
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Mr PWT Mash |
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Mr TG Froggatt |
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Mr AJ Murray |
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Mr ML Groombridge |
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Dr GT Parks |
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Ms R Hanzal |
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Mr HK Taylor |
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Mr SJ Ingram |
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Ms AG Yetginer |
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Absent |
Mr SI Hill |
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Mr Y Zhao |
01.41 Apologies
for absence
No apologies for absence were received.
01.42 Minutes
of the last meeting
The minutes of the meeting held on 22 October 2001 were approved by the
outgoing members of the SSJC.
01.43 Matters
arising from the Minutes
01.35 SSJC Booksale
Mr Mash reported that the booksale had gone well with a turnover of £1628.50. A "profit" of £158.00 had been made. The leftover books had been stored in the Plant Room (Baker Building basement).
01.44 Election
of Student Officers
The following people agreed to serve in the
offices listed below:
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Student Secretary and Archivist |
Mr Froggatt |
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Booksale Organisers |
Ms Hanzal
& Mr Ingram |
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Editor of "A Headstart to CUED: A Fresher’s Guide" |
Mr Martin |
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CUED Safety Committee Representative |
Mr Jung |
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CUED Library Committee Representative |
Ms Yetginer |
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1st Year Liaison Representative |
Mr Groombridge |
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Organiser of the Best Lecturer Awards |
Mr Murray |
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Fast Feedback Facility Message Handler |
Mr Froggatt |
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SSJC Home Page Manager |
Mr Cable |
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Publicity Officers |
Ms Bird |
01.45 Issues
for the next SSJC Agenda
The following issues were identified:
(a) Facilities for Undergraduates
(i)
The possibility
of providing a common room for the use of undergraduates.
(ii)
The possibility
of providing some covered racks for students’ bicycles.
(b) Computing Facilities
(i)
The design of the
CUED Local Web Page.
(ii)
The possibility
of making the Fast Feedback Facility accessible from Colleges.
(c) Language
Teaching
(i)
The possibility
of introducing Spanish teaching.
(ii)
The timing of
oral examinations.
(d) Coursework
(i)
The limited
extent of MATLAB demonstration provision.
(ii)
The lack of
clarity and consistency in Part IA laboratory handouts.
(iii)
The need for
supporting background information for Part IIA practicals.
(iv)
The preparation
needs of immigrants to Part IIA from other Triposes.
(v)
The prevention of
plagiarism.
(vi)
The possibility
of introducing some oral presentation exercises within Part IB coursework.
(vii)
The length of
time required to complete D14 coursework.
(e) Course Content
(i)
The need to
review the assumed Mathematical background of students entering Part IA.
(ii)
To request that
the profile of Sustainable Development be increased within the course.
(f) SSJC Initiatives
(i)
Raising awareness
of the SSJC, its role and achievements.
(g) General Issues
(i)
The services
available in the North Common Room.
(ii)
The possibility
of a “Burger Van” serving hot food on site at lunchtime.
(iii)
The possibility
of providing Fair Trade drinks in the vending machines.
(iv)
The possibility
of allowing food and drinks to be consumed in lecture theatres.
01.46 Thanks
to outgoing committee members
Dr Parks thanked the members of the SSJC for whom this was their last
meeting for their contributions during the year.
01.47 Date
of next meeting
The next meeting of the SSJC will take place on Monday 4 February 2002
at 2.15pm in the Board Room.