First of all, I think that the current curriculum of the career is excessively broad and tries to comprehend an exaggerated amount of subjects. I think that it would be more efficient to have fewer compulsory courses and more elective ones so that the students could leave with a more specialized formation in the areas that they are truly interested in. The fact that the curriculum is so broad means that the students have to take 6 to 8 courses a semester, an insane amount of courses compared to other countries that have 3 to 4 a semester (in sweden they have one subject at a time for 6 weeks and they finish the semester having passed 4 courses). That many courses means less time for hobbies or social interactions with friends and family, that is particularly difficult for the students who live alone or with roomates because as well as the coursework, they have to clean, cook and maintain a household. I think that the university is rapidly adjusting to the use of technology, the u-cursos platform is quite useful and has a lot of potential if the teachers and teacher assistants used it more, also there is a reasonable amount of books and texts available in the library and we have agreements with other public and university libraries to lend books that ours is lacking of. The wifi on campus could be better, faster and more accesible, but in the library, cafeteria and some classrooms it works fine. Finally, I think that the teachers should try to update their teaching methods, I think that in times like these, when the information needed is so readily available, the classes should focus more on discussion and critical analysis than just repeating the class syllabus.
jueves, 15 de diciembre de 2016
Changes to my Study Programme
First of all, I think that the current curriculum of the career is excessively broad and tries to comprehend an exaggerated amount of subjects. I think that it would be more efficient to have fewer compulsory courses and more elective ones so that the students could leave with a more specialized formation in the areas that they are truly interested in. The fact that the curriculum is so broad means that the students have to take 6 to 8 courses a semester, an insane amount of courses compared to other countries that have 3 to 4 a semester (in sweden they have one subject at a time for 6 weeks and they finish the semester having passed 4 courses). That many courses means less time for hobbies or social interactions with friends and family, that is particularly difficult for the students who live alone or with roomates because as well as the coursework, they have to clean, cook and maintain a household. I think that the university is rapidly adjusting to the use of technology, the u-cursos platform is quite useful and has a lot of potential if the teachers and teacher assistants used it more, also there is a reasonable amount of books and texts available in the library and we have agreements with other public and university libraries to lend books that ours is lacking of. The wifi on campus could be better, faster and more accesible, but in the library, cafeteria and some classrooms it works fine. Finally, I think that the teachers should try to update their teaching methods, I think that in times like these, when the information needed is so readily available, the classes should focus more on discussion and critical analysis than just repeating the class syllabus.
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The curriculum is too excessive, and nobody takes charge of the physical and mental consequences that it generates in the students.
ResponderEliminarThere is too many courses per semester, specially for the people cursing third year. Wish it was like in Sweden.
ResponderEliminarI agree with you, I think we have a lot of subjects that maybe are not so useful.
ResponderEliminarI had no idea about the courses abroad, but I couldn't be more agree with you.
ResponderEliminarI'm agree with you, career curriculum it's very broad and usually you must take some courses which you are'nt interested in, so effectively it's not efficient.
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