2000-1-12 Student Request for Review of Instruction

Policy

1. Students may request a formal review of the professor's presentation of a course through the Student Request for Review of Instruction process.
2. A student-requested review may not be commenced after the 12th week of classes in a 15-week semester (four-fifths of a semester of any other length).
3. Students who seek a review of the delivery of a course must first attempt to resolve outstanding issues through discussions with their professor.
4. If the discussions with the professor do not address the concerns of the students, the students are encouraged to meet with the dean to resolve the issues through informal discussions among all parties.
5. If, after discussion with the professor, and the informal discussion with the dean - if undertaken - the issues remain unresolved, the students may request a review of instruction by obtaining a Student Request for Review of Instruction form from the myLambton website. The form must be completed and delivered to the Office of the Registrar & Financial Aid Services.
6. The Student Request for Review of Instruction form must be completed by the student(s), and signed by at least one third of the students in the course section, and be accompanied by a detailed, written report describing the issues, students' concerns, the discussions with the professor and the date(s) of the discussion(s). The completed form must be returned to the Registrar. The Student Request for Review of Instruction will not be considered complete without all of the required documentation.
7. The Registrar will verify the signatories with the class list. If the request is complete, the Registrar will forward the Student Request for Review of Instruction form to the professor's dean for action.
8. Upon receipt of the form, including the documentation of the student-faculty discussions, the dean may choose to initially address the concerns through informal discussions with the students and, if necessary, the faculty. If a resolution satisfactory to all parties (i.e. dean, students, faculty, is achieved) then the request will be considered closed.
9. If a satisfactory solution is not realized within three working days of the filing of the completed request with the Registrar, then the dean must enter into a formal review of the instruction of the course.
10. In undertaking the formal review, the dean must, within five working days of his/her receipt of the request, meet with the class or representative(s) to review the issues and concerns as well as the resolution sought. Subsequently, the dean must meet with the professor to review and consider the details of the concerns and remedies sought by the students. For both meetings, the dean shall document the meetings (date, attendees, meeting notes).
11. Within three working days of the meeting with the professor, the dean will complete the formal review of instruction and meet with the professor to present his/her conclusions and any measures to be implemented. The dean will then meet with the class or representative(s) to inform them of the findings and conclusions, and any measures that will be implemented.
12. The dean will notify the Registrar of the conclusion of the review, whether informal or formal, and file with the Registrar a Report on the Resolution of the Student Request for Review of Instruction describing the completed process and measures taken to address the students' concerns.
13. The Registrar will forward the file - the Request for Review of Instruction and supporting documentation, and the Dean's Report on the Resolution of the Student Request for Review of Instruction - to the Senior Vice-President, Academic & Student Success.