THE STUDENT'S DUTIES IN COLLEGE

As the students in a faculty, we have many duties that we have to do. Not only the students have to do the duties as the students in college, but the teachers or the lectures as well. The duties of a student, from my perspective, are very much. They are:

1. To buy the book or other required materials and bring them to class, if asked.

2. To do all readings and assignments by the time they are required.

3. To be present in class and ready to listen, participate, and learn.

4. To avoid noise, smells, and other things which are might distract other students.

5. To read the syllabus and ensure that s/he understands what is expected of him/her.

6. To put aside sufficient time to study, including extra time for exams, projects, and papers.

7. To cooperate with team members on group projects, taking responsibility for doing her/his share.

8. To keep copies of all returned assignments as evidence that they were submitted and graded in order to make them easier when they got trouble technique with the teacher about their scores.

9. To be honest and ethical in the completion of classwork, avoiding plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty.

10. To listen to and accept that others (the teacher/lecturer or other students) may have opinions and/or reactions different from those which s/he may have.

11. To participate in class appropriately, neither sitting in stony silence throughout the course, nor talking constantly.

12. To keep all discussion and work civil, avoiding profanity or other rudeness or offensive comments.

13. To inform the teacher/lecturer immediately if an emergency prevents the completion of an exam, paper, or other assignment as scheduled.

14. To accept the consequences of his/her own mistakes and not try to argue the teacher/lecturer out of them (as when missed homework results in a grade reduction).

15. To accept the grade assigned, as long as it is without calculation errors and meets the criteria set out in the syllabus.

Now, what about the duties of teacher/lecturer as an educator? What do you think, if you see that there are several lecturer/teacher who are often absent during the class meeting in a semester? Yeah… as we know that we as the students have to learn autonomously, but still, we need a guider or facilitator in order to make us in line with the syllabus. What do you think…??

By: Onten Juliantini