Students pore over books at the University of Copenhagen in preparation for exams. At the Faculty of Law, third year students have to defend bachelor projects and take exams in Jurisprudence, as well as in two optional courses.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for some, revision plans look bleak. Lisbeth Nielsen is in her third year and was told she had to take two exams in one day – at the same time. She contacted the student administration:<\/p>\n
\u00bbA day-and-a-half later I got a reply saying that one of the exams had been moved. I was happy not to have to be in two places at once, but instead I had three exams in the same week,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n
\u00bbIt\u2019s frustrating. I spend so many hours studying every day, but genuinely don\u2019t have chance to do my exams the right way,\u00ab says Lisbeth Nielsen.<\/p>\n
She says that some students are \u2018dealing\u2019 with exam pressure by handing in a blank paper for one of their subjects.<\/p>\n
Martin Birger Hj\u00f8rland, Head of the Student Administration at the Faculty of Law acknowledges that exam planning has been problematic for some.<\/p>\n
\u00bbWe have about 12,000 exams in May and June. The planning is done manually. Mistakes can happen and we are of course sorry when they do,\u00ab he says.<\/p>\n
Martin Birger Hj\u00f8rland explains that there has been illness in the Student Administration Office and that the people who ended up taking care of it weren\u2019t as experienced as they should be.<\/p>\n
He emphasises that the administration was quick to act once the problems were brought to their attention, and called for a meeting on 28 May so students could let them know what should be done to rectify the situation. <\/p>\n
According to Martin, the meeting went well but was ill attended \u2013 only around six students turned up.<\/p>\n
Student Lisbeth Nielsen was not one of them.<\/p>\n
\u00bbOn 28 May at 10:00 I finished my 48-hour exam in Jurisprudence. I had three days to revise for my next exam, and another day for the one after that,\u00ab Lisbeth Nielsen replies. <\/p>\n
\u00bbNo, I didn\u2019t go to the meeting. I didn\u2019t have time. I was revising!\u00ab <\/p>\n
Martin Birger Hj\u00f8rland argues that students have unrealistic expectations and that they should know their stuff well enough to do exams once the actual lessons are over.<\/p>\n
Lisbeth Nielsen wishes she had the time to find the relevant paragraphs and use them to argue her case. But she hasn\u2019t, and doubts that anyone else could have during the exam period either.<\/p>\n
\u00bbThat it is not possible to plan it better is just not true. Other universities and businesses set out large planning exercises all the time \u2013 without mistakes. What is happening at the Faculty is just unprofessional,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n
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