Student Liaison Meeting BA Business Management (Year 3) 11th May 2012 FPT Vietnam A Time and Place: 18:00, meeting room B Attendees: - Dr Nguyen Quang Thang – Academic Director in Hanoi - Mr Chu Manh Hung – Academic Coordinator - Presentative of Students cohort Feb 2012 (Ten students) C Content: Campus facilities Library (do you have access to sufficient text books and other resources for your learning? Do you have sufficient access to journals? Do you use the University i-library in the Portal?) - The librarian delivered textbooks to students a week before the new term start so students can generally understand what they will be taught in these courses They can also borrow the reference books from library - Students can access the e-library of Greenwich University with the large resources of database Computing (Are there sufficient computers/laptops to your work on campus? Are there any problems with the Wi-Fi, internet connections?) - There are many Wi-Fi connections at FPT Campus and the speed is fast It is very convenient for students to use e-library and download documents Sometimes, the connections were corrupted => Dr Thang: A lot of students connect at the same time cause this problem We will note this to IT unit Administration and Student services (Where you go if you have a student problem? Are there sufficient areas for you to work in groups or individually? How would you evaluate the canteen and food available?) - The services are good 2 Review of courses: level (Final Year) (Review each course individually and get feedback for each of the items listed below) Quality of Teaching - The course Dissertation is not easy to understand - There are two guest speakers in course Career Management They help the lessons become practical Quality of course materials - Students had been delivered soft-copy and textbook of course material before the new term started - The course guides were updated the due dates to submit assignments Quality of tutorials - Lecturer of Strategic Management is so good He helps students understand the lessons clearly - Lecturers guide students to assignments carefully Assessment and feedback After first two weeks, FPT get feedback from students about the courses and the lecturers Students can give their opinions about the courses and lectures’ quality Review of programme Academic support (Are your academic staff helpful and available to see you outside the classroom? Do they support you with your coursework, examinations? - The academic staff is so kind that they can help students whenever they need (about the due dates, plagiarism…, UoG account…) - The orientation day help students know clearly the structure of Top-up programme, the assignments they have to and which course will have the final exam Organisation and management (How would you rate the overall planning, organisation or your programme? What aspects of the programme could be improved?) - No comment about this Personal development (how would you rate the opportunities you have for guest speakers and opportunities for networking?) - FPT organized dancing class, soft skills (communication, teamwork, presentation…) to support students in personal development Date of next meeting: October 2012 ... good He helps students understand the lessons clearly - Lecturers guide students to assignments carefully Assessment and feedback After first two weeks, FPT get feedback from students about... for networking?) - FPT organized dancing class, soft skills (communication, teamwork, presentation…) to support students in personal development Date of next meeting: October 2012 ... academic staff is so kind that they can help students whenever they need (about the due dates, plagiarism…, UoG account…) - The orientation day help students know clearly the structure of Top-up