| Description |
1 online resource (x, 181 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Dedication; CopyrightPage; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; What is a university?; The effect on students; 1. Becoming a student; The prospectus: reading between thelines; Student charters; The rights of students who rely on theuniversity's promises; Getting a place; Access; Admission; A story; Treating applicants equally; Treating applicants fairly; Interviews; Fees and loans; Loans; Fees; Students 'on benefit'; Students wishing to transfer to anotherinstitution; Part-time students; Overseas students; Continuing education |
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Taking credit with youPostgraduate admissions; Staff or student?; Student action checklist; 2. The contract with theuniversity; Admission; Conditions of acceptance; A model contract; Enrolment, registration, matriculation; Becoming a member of the university; Student action checklist; 3. Taking care of students:welfare and safety; Disabled students; Dyslexia; Mental health; Practical requirements; Student action checklist; 4. Providing guidance and clear information about course and examination requirements; Providing adequate teaching; What is good teaching?; Providing adequate facilities |
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Maintaining standardsStudent action checklist; 5. Failing examinations; Degree-awarding powers; The requirement to pass an examination; Complaining beforehand; Failing examinations at interim stages; Appealing against failure in an examination or against the grade awarded; Procedural grounds; Academic judgement; Reconciling conflicting opinions; Giving of references; Delay; Giving reasons; Student action checklist; 6. Keeping the rules; Fair procedures; The main rules of fairness; The basics; Distinguishing disciplinary from academicpenalties; Discretion; Student discipline |
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Failure to publish rules where they existWhy is a university allowed to discipline astudent?; What is a university allowed to discipline astudent for?; Plagiarism; Disruption; Criminal offences; 'Misuse of e-mail' offences; Unpaid debt; Student action checklist; 7. The staff-student boundary; Student action checklist; 8. Complaints; What is a complaint?; The history of modern student complaintsprocedures; The survey carried out by the National Postgraduate Committee and the Unionof UEA Students; The NUS Good Practice Guides; Legal requirements; When to complain; What to complain about |
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The need for trainingStudent action checklist; 9. Getting help; The students' union; What can students' unions do?; Statutory and other bodies with relevant responsibilities; The Department for Education and Employment; The Higher Education Funding Councils; The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA); Universities UK (The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (CVCP)); The media; Voluntary bodies; Getting legal advice; Student action checklist; 10. Remedies; Internal and external remedies; The visitor; What is a visitor?; Exclusivity of jurisdiction; Is a visitor a good thing? |
| Summary |
Legal actions by students against universities are growing in number, and the issues such actions raise are becoming a major concern for both teaching and administrative staff. This handbook is designed to clarify the legal framework that binds the student with the university or college |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Education, Higher -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
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College students -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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College students -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Education, Higher -- Law and legislation
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Education, Higher -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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College students -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gill, Jaswinder
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| ISBN |
9781135381783 |
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113538178X |
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