I need some insight into whether or not I should address a curricular concern with the nursing staff and how I should go about doing so.
I am the class representative this year for our nursing cohort and it is my responsibility to represent the class regarding curricular issues. I have had a handful of students come to me expressing their concerns with the level of instruction we've received in our theory class. We have had nine modules this quarter and have only been lectured on four of them. Additionally, there is no material from which to reference to further our learning as future nurses. We understand that nursing school requires a level of self-teaching and most of us have been accepting of that and have been doing well enough. However, we find it difficult that there is sometimes very little direction on the content.
With finals in a week and a half, I realize it is a little late to have something done about this. But, as the representative, it is my responsibility to address my cohort's immediate concerns. I have compiled an anonymous list of concerns from students in our cohort to present to the associate dean and intend on having a meeting with her on Monday. I would follow chain of command and discuss it with the professor but because this list may bear some weight, I do not want to paint myself black prior to finals.
Does anybody have advice on how to professionally do this? Should I present these to the professor first? Or should I let a sleeping dog lie and ignore the concerns of my cohort? Thanks for your input.
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I need some insight into whether or not I should address a curricular concern with the nursing staff and how I should go about doing so.
I am the class representative this year for our nursing cohort and it is my responsibility to represent the class regarding curricular issues. I have had a handful of students come to me expressing their concerns with the level of instruction we've received in our theory class. We have had nine modules this quarter and have only been lectured on four of them. Additionally, there is no material from which to reference to further our learning as future nurses. We understand that nursing school requires a level of self-teaching and most of us have been accepting of that and have been doing well enough. However, we find it difficult that there is sometimes very little direction on the content.
With finals in a week and a half, I realize it is a little late to have something done about this. But, as the representative, it is my responsibility to address my cohort's immediate concerns. I have compiled an anonymous list of concerns from students in our cohort to present to the associate dean and intend on having a meeting with her on Monday. I would follow chain of command and discuss it with the professor but because this list may bear some weight, I do not want to paint myself black prior to finals.
Does anybody have advice on how to professionally do this? Should I present these to the professor first? Or should I let a sleeping dog lie and ignore the concerns of my cohort? Thanks for your input.