Hello everyone, as promised, here is a quick take about the current teaching mode in University of Plymouth.
This year has been tough on all of us, but I would like to point out how the university has been teaching through this. I will be honest, online classes does not sound convincing considering the quality of teaching expected at this level, but University of Plymouth’s implementation combining services such as zoom, and Microsoft teams allows for a seamless experience not too far from face-to-face learning. The lecturers understand that the situation is not ideal and do try their best to make classes as interactive as possible. Also, remote access to lab computers is a great tool for all practical courses. This removes the requirement for students to spend on powerful computers for some specific software.
Course assessments I found to be very well thought out and adapted to online learning. Increasing emphasis on coursework rather than examinations works very well for us students studying online. My course is 100% assessed through coursework with zero invigilated examinations. This information went way more than I would like to admit towards finally making Plymouth my firm choice. This will be specified on the program handbook available on the course webpage, do have a look if you are considering applying for a course.
I believe that we are at the tail end of the restrictions, things will only get better going forward. Feel free to contact me any way you feel comfortable if you have any queries at all.
Best Wishes,
Shashwat – University of Plymouth, Postgraduate Student Rep.