1. Senior Course Rep Training
Welcome Session

2. Congratulations Well done on being appointed as Senior Course Rep….
Over 26,000 students>>> <<<138 Senior Reps

3. Who are we? Sean Rafferty Representation Coordinator (CUC) Aysa Ozcan
Postgraduate Coordinator
Zach Featherstone
Representation Coordinator

4. Who are you?
In pairs swap the following information so you can introduce each other to the rest of the group
Name
Course & Student Forum
If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

5. What you will know by the end of this training session…
How the Rep system works
Your role and how it fits in to the system
How others in the system link with you
What’s happening in Term 1
What further training session will cover
How to redeem your bursary

6. The Rep System Partnership between CUSU and Coventry University
Official Channel for students to give feedback on their course and the University
Student led, giving students more empowerment
In place to make sure students get the most out of being at University

7. Structure of the Rep System
Vice President for Education Faculty Reps (1 per faculty) School Reps (1 per School) Senior Service Reps Senior Course Reps (2 per Forum) Service Reps Course Reps (unlimited) Students

8. Vice President for Education Ade Adebanjo
A full time Sabbatical Officer from July 2017 – July 2018
Oversees all representation and educational matters within the SU including Course Reps & Service Reps
Regularly meets with Faculty Reps
Attends high level University meetings

9. Your Faculty Reps Hannah Lawrence
Engineering, Environment & Computing Faculty Rep
Duncan Hookey
Health & Life Sciences Faculty Rep
Jonathan Banton
Art & Humanities Faculty Rep
Salma Farjanah
Business & Law Faculty Rep
What do they do?
Oversee course representation in their Faculty
Work closely with School Reps, Faculty Staff & VP Education
What are they important?
Take large feedback to high level University meetings

10. Faculty Diagram

11. School Reps What do they do?
Looks after representation within their School
Help fill any Senior Course Rep vacancies
Run School Rep meetings
Work closely with Senior Course Reps, Faculty Rep and university staff
Why are they important?
Support Reps in their Faculty with any issues
Take large feedback points you have raised to high level university meetings
School Reps are elected from the Senior Course Reps in that particular school. They voted for by Reps from that School.

12. Senior Course Rep – That’s you
What do YOU do?
Chair and minute take Student Forum meetings
Attend Board of Study meetings
Liaise with academic staff from their Student Forum
Recruit & mentor Course Reps
Attend School meetings and All Rep Conferences
Why are YOU so important?
Represent large groups of students
Without Seniors there is no one to own course feedback

13. Service Reps What do they do?
Gather students views on services at Coventry University
Represent faculties at meetings with business partners for IT, Library & Campus Improvement (Estates)
Take feedback on services from Student Forums and raises them in the correct Forum
Why are they important?
Allow Seniors and Course Reps to focus on academic issues
Can help achieve a better student experience on Campus

14. Course Reps What do they do? Attend Student Forums
Seek out the views of students on their course
Feedback any outcomes from Student Forums to students
Why are they so important?
Link between students and Senior Course Reps
Your eyes and ears on the ground
Make it achievable to represent large numbers of students

15. What skills are useful to help you be a successful Senior Course Rep?
In groups of 3 discuss what skills you think are needed to be a successful Senior Course Rep
Listening
Presentation
Communication
Organisation/Good time keeping
Persuasive
Perseverance
Don’t worry… we will work on these throughout training and the year
Leadership
Negotiation
Delegation
Good meeting etiquette
Motivation

16. What is a Student Forum
Courses of a similar nature are grouped together to make a Student Forum, for example:
Media and Communications Undergraduate Student Forum
BA UG Communication, Culture & Media
BA UG Media Production
BA UG Advertising & Media
BA UG Journalism & Media
BA UG Journalism & English
BA UG Photography
Follow this link to find out your Student Forum Reps.aspx

17. Student Forum Meetings
What is a Student Forum meeting?
Student led meeting where feedback from students is discussed
Senior Course Reps Chair and Minute take the meeting
How often do they happen?
Four to five times a year
Who attends these meetings?
Senior Course Reps
Course Reps
Academic staff e.g Course Directors

18. Quiz List 3 things Senior Course Reps do as part of their role.
What do Course Reps do?
List 5 skills that are useful to have as a Senior Course Rep.
What is a Student Forum?
Who attends a Student Forum Meetings?
If you get feedback on university services, who should it be passed on to?
Why are Course Reps so important?

19. Quiz continued Vice President for Education
a) …………… b) (1 per …………....)
c) …………….d) (1 per ………..) Senior Service Reps
e) ………………… f) (2 per ……………) Service Reps
g) ………………. (unlimited)
Students

20. Bursary Term 1 £50 Term 2 and 3 £50 Senior Rep Training
3 x Student Forums
Course Rep Recruitment Talks
All Reps Conference
Reps Welcome Meeting
2 x Board of Study
Course Rep Training
2 x SCR 121 Meeting (CUSU)
2 x Student Forums
School Meeting
1 x Board of Study
All Student Meeting
All attendance is logged and tracked using the Minutes from the meetings. Non attendance will effect your bursary. All minutes must be handed in to collect your final bursary.

21. What happens in first term
September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
December 2017
SCR Training Session 2
Mon 3rd - Fri 7th
Returners Talks/Elections
1st Student Forums
Student Forums-Round2
Freshers’ / Induction Talks
SCR Interviews (Pg/gaps)
School Rep Elections
Student Forums
- Faculty Reps Conferences
SCR Training session 1 - Rerun
Board of Studies
All Student Meeting
All Rep Conference
SCR Training session 3
School Meetings
Reps Welcome Meetings
Faculty Board Meetings

22. Future training
There will be more training in September & October. This will cover:
Chairing and minute taking Student Forum Meetings
The types of meetings you will attend
How to recruit Course Reps
Communications – the best ways to keep in touch with your Reps
And much much more

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24. Thank you for attending
Any Questions