REF:66-2203-9209410 - Timetabling changes

Your comment: All my modules for this term appeared on my timetable by January, so I arranged my work schedule around them (I work full time), but by the time term actually started they had changed (one to a completely different day and one to a different time on the same day), so I had to renegotiate my entire work schedule. If there had been a note to say that the timetable was provisional this could have been avoided. Also last term our study skills module was timetabled every week on the official timetable, but only actually held on some weeks, and we weren't told whether there would be a class that week until very short notice, sometimes only the day before. It often seems like the uni forgets that lots of students work around their degree and need some kind of certainty about when they will be required on campus.

Our response:

Thank you for contacting TUN regarding your timetable.

I’m sorry to hear that there were late changes to your timetable in January and that this had implications for your work schedule. The timetable does sometimes change in the period prior to teaching, particularly if there is an important issue that needs to be resolved. However, in line with your suggestion, for next academic session, we will ensure that this issue is flagged in the red banner notice on the student record timetable.

Regarding the uncertainty surrounding the dates for your study skills module, we will raise this concern with the relevant module co-ordinators so that this type of situation can be avoided on future occasions.