1. Euan Sutherland
15/05/2015
Student Staff Liaison Committee Badge
The Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) Badge acknowledges the Class Reps who attend and
contribute to their School's SSLCs and representing their course mates within this capacity. To earn
this badge, write up a blog post on the SSLC meeting, including:
 issues/suggestions/solutions you raised with staff
 the response/solutions offered by staff
 your plan to communicate this back to students
Euan Sutherland 15/05/2015
Before the Chemical Engineering Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) meeting I gathered student’s
opinions and views via sending out a class email and posting in the Facebook group. Feedback was
directed towards the courses they had attended last year, furthermore asking for suggestions for any
courses that could be improved. Any problems with current courses were also asked to be shared.
One course in particular was identified where many students had issues with the teaching style of a
new lecturer. As a direct result of the teaching style, the exam had been curved drastically and overall
student satisfaction was very low. Investigating further, I talked face to face with students taking the
course this year to find the teaching style had improved greatly but there were a lack of tutorial
material.
At the SSLC meeting, I presented both positive feedback - praise for the improved delivery - and
negative feedback - lack of course material - to Senior Lecturers and the Chair of Chemical Engineering.
The staff made it clear that they had been aware of the previous year’s course issues and had guided
the lecturer at the beginning of the year. The lack of tutorial material was a concern and so one of the
Senior Lecturers offered to talk to the lecturer and promised to bring tutorial material to the course.
Following the SSLC, the meeting action points were communicated to students via sending out a class
email and posting in the Facebook group. Recently I talked to current students taking the course and
were glad to say that tutorial material had been implemented quickly following the SSLC meeting.
From my role as Chemical Engineering 5th
Year Class Representative and attending the SSLC, student
satisfaction of the course has improved and a better teaching environment has been achieved.