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| mbenznut (profile) wrote, on 9-22-2004 at 4:17pm | |
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| Dear Dr. Poling: I am writing this in response to the mass exams held for MATH 118. After speaking with Mr. Eenigenburg I found out that the reason for these exams is to track the progress of the program and the students. While I feel this is a good reason, the exam is being approached in the wrong fashion. Having 17 sections of the class take the exam at the same time seems ridiculous to me. The entire idea behind having multiple sections (besides class size) is so that students can schedule around other commitments and classes. Why have only one exam? Surely not everyone from 17 sections can make it at 18:30 on September 30th. When scheduling classes I made room for the scheduled exams as they were listed in the course catalog. During the first week of class I found out that several sections of the ECE 101 lab had been canceled, including the one that I was in. So, I was put in the Tuesday night lab instead. Because of this I had to change my work availability from Tuesday night to Thursday night. This caused a conflict with these two scheduled exams. Because of certain circumstances at work, I need to keep above 20 hours a week. I am not able to do so if I also take Thursday off to take the exam. Since I would not be able to attend the exam at the scheduled time, one day after class ended I asked my professor what we could do about it. She told me that the time was fixed and could not be changed. A few days later I received an e-mail from her confirming this and listing her bosses name if I had a problem with that. After calling her boss (Mr. Martino) and subsequently his boss (Mr. Eenigenburg) I found out that I would be able to take the exam at a different time that day as long as Ms. Koelling would be able to supervise me. I have a four-hour gap between classes in the morning and didn’t think it would be a problem. However, Ms. Koelling does not have any time available before 12:00, so I have scheduled the exam then and will be skipping a class to take this exam. I find it irrational for the faculty to believe that a student can just change their schedule to fit around theirs. We, as students, pay you. If I am not able to go to work, I am not able to pay. If I am forced to skip a class, I am not getting the education that I am paying for. Why is my professor the only one that can supervise the exam? There is surely someone else in your administration that is just as qualified. Why make it so difficult for me to figure out what is going on? I should not have to ask my professor’s bosses boss to find out that I can in fact reschedule the exam. If I went over him twice more would I find out that I could have someone besides my professor supervise? The lack of communication between levels of management is embarrassing. Below is the e-mail correspondence between Ms. Koelling and me. Any help that you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Regards: Joseph Burgess ----------------------- Quoting Melinda Koelling The exam is a two-hour exam, and I could supervise the exam after 12. How about 12-2? M Koelling Quoting Joe Burgess I have spoken with Mr. Martino as well as Mr. Eenigenburg; and have found that it is possible for me to take the exam that day, at a different time, as long as you have time available to supervise me taking it. Is this possible? Thanks. Joe Quoting Melinda Koelling Dear Joe, I verified that the only legitimate excuse for rescheduling the exam on September 30 is a conflict with another class. This holds for the second exam on Nov 11 or the final on Dec 10. If you would like to hear that from my boss, he is Professor John Martino. Take care, M Koelling |
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| Anonymous | 09-22-04 11:12pm Idiot |
michellestar | 09-23-04 12:19am ^^ Wtf?
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