If you do not attempt to participate from the outset, at least four consequences follow. The quiet student does not develop the skills of communication and analysis as quickly as the participating student. The quiet student loses the opportunity to test her ideas and understanding in what should be a supportive environment. The class teacher is unable to evaluate the progress being made by the quiet student, which has consequences in relation to termly progress reports, and, later, the writing of references. The class as a whole loses the benefit of the contribution which the quiet student could make, and the non-contributor becomes a passenger within the class, and indeed within the course as a whole.
Classes generally start in the second week of term.
Allocation of students to classes in most courses will be made during the first lecturing week. Class lists and information, class teachers, rooms and times, will be displayed on the various Year notice boards. If you have not been allocated to a class you must inform Joan McSweeney in Room CB309 . Joan McSweeney will also reassign you to another class if, but only if , you have a clash. Again, make sure that you check the First Year Notice Board regularly, particularly at the start of term, as lecture or class arrangements may sometimes be changed.