Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Student Voice Form
Please note that this form should be sent round to meeting attendees, posted on the department webpage and sent to Sarah Halpin within 1 week of the
meeting. Progress against each issue should be reviewed at the start of the following meeting, before fresh issues are raised.
Department: MUSIC
Nature of meeting: PGR/PGT SSLC
Date of meeting: WED 21 OCT
Issue raised by Student Representatives
General
Instrument storage: could this be provided for
personal instruments as they are heavy and
cumbersome to carry around to rehearsals
between classes. This would mainly be guitars
and small percussion items
Common room for music students: it is just for
UG students or all music students?
PGT
Seminars: it was commented that PGR auditors
attending MA seminars are taking over the
class discussion, it is encouraging when they
contribute but it is important they do not
dominate the class.
SOAS: Registering for SOAS modules was
confusing and difficult if students could not
attend the dedicated 1 day session to sign up.
What is happening as a result
Claire Arnold to look into areas to home possible lockers
and to seek funding from Head of Department. SWB29
was discussed as an option as it currently homes student
union lockers. It was commented that if more lockers
could be homed in SWB29 it is now a teaching room so
students would not be able to access their instruments
while a class is taking place
Claire Arnold to look into the common room use history,
if it is solely for UG, Claire to speak to Head of
Department to see if this policy could be updated
Bettina Varwig to speak with academics to ensure
auditors do not dominate classes
Timescale of
action
2 weeks
1 week
1 week
Bettina Varwig will review SOAS registration to improve 1 month
for future enrolments
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Timetables: these were difficult to find as
information was not provided on how to access
student timetables. Students asked for PDF
version of MMus programme to be circulated to
all students
A PDF version could not be sent as the timetable is
subject to change, students should access the live
timetable via the website or the timetable mobile app to
ensure the correct day/time/venue is displayed.
Timetable information was handed out in Welcome
booklets by the faculty but going forward it will also be
mentioned in Department Inductions how to access
timetables.kcl.ac.uk to cover all grounds.
Module registration: it would be useful to have Reps to send Bettina example of other departments
a list of all optional modules available to MMus websites with the view to improve ours
students outside of Music. It was commented
other departments provide this information on
the website
Printers: facilities closer than the Maughan
Library for printing
PGR
Business cards: could all PGR students have
business cards printed as they are useful to
handout at conferences
Information First PARC meeting, Tuesday 3 November
2-4pm room K0.17
given to
students by
department
All PGR students can access the print room on the top
floor of SWB with their PhD room key. Printing for PGR
students across KCL is free of charge. Claire Arnold to
circulate reminder to students of printer location/access
At present, business cards have been printed as and when
they are asked for. Claire Arnold to review budget to see
if the department could provide all PGR students cards
now.
Students to decide which rep attends
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1 week
1 week
2 weeks
Any issues identified for Faculty-wide consideration
MA Students asked for following information to be clearly available in induction week: quick link to find timetable, email account information
as they are not aware how to locate this, where to print and submitting essays is on KEATS. Most of this information was displayed in the
Welcome booklet but if students did not receive a Faculty bag containing the booklet till the end of Induction week this information was
provided too late. Suggestion: could the welcome booklet available online so we email all the students in advance of them arriving with this
information?
Only part that was missing from the booklet was information on Follow me printing and costs. Useful to include for next year.
Wifi connection is still extremely poor in the South West Block, particularly the upper levels. There is an ongoing IT update throughout the
college, Claire Arnold reported the wifi issue in March and July but nothing has improved. A further message will now be sent to IT asking for
an update. Students are unable to study when on the upper floors, this is a particular problem for PGR students as their study room falls within
the no connection area.
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