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I am lucky I can afford to buy extras at 58 one would hope one would. However other students are not so lucky and at 16 many are struggling to meet the bills.
The course is AS level i.e. the same as they would have done had they remained in school and it is seen as an easy option being an art subject and it titled “Digital Photography”.
It is expected most students will have their own camera and other than to say camera phones are not accepted little has been declared as to its quality. So the students could use a compact and then use one of the 4 x D-SLR's owned by college for exercises which the compact can't cope with. It is also expected that the students have some form of removable storage medium to keep their work on. This could be a re-writeable CD or DVD so no great expense. In the same way as students provide paper and pens.
However as the course progressed the lecturer starts to add things. First a display folder for ones work and black card for mounting OK not huge expense at around £10. Then he says we need mounting cards for our work. These are the type that with right cutters one could cut from one sheet costing around a £1 but pre-cut these cost £2.50 each and the student needs 8 to present their work. Then add £1 for each 8 x 10 print out and 50p for use of lectures spray glue and masking tape and an extra backing card as the paper used in printer is so poor quality they need support. So these 16 year old students are asked to pay £32 each to buy the materials needed for the exam. I would accept that there should be some limits set to materials used for other than exam so students should not expect to get photos mounted to take home. But this is required for exam.
Although in University one is now expected to pay for all sorts this is a college of further education and it is only a level 3 exam designed of 16 year old students. I wonder if the lecturer is either unaware of what the college should provide or is lining his own pocket. I would guess he also teaches non vocational classes where mature students are required to buy all materials they use and has not realised the difference between vocational and non vocational classes?
However there must be many more on this forum who are also in education so I wonder what other colleges charge full time students. Do remember full time as day release students would of course pay for all materials or their firm will.
For me the £32 is not a problem and I will pay without quibble but not the same for 16 year old students.
The course is AS level i.e. the same as they would have done had they remained in school and it is seen as an easy option being an art subject and it titled “Digital Photography”.
It is expected most students will have their own camera and other than to say camera phones are not accepted little has been declared as to its quality. So the students could use a compact and then use one of the 4 x D-SLR's owned by college for exercises which the compact can't cope with. It is also expected that the students have some form of removable storage medium to keep their work on. This could be a re-writeable CD or DVD so no great expense. In the same way as students provide paper and pens.
However as the course progressed the lecturer starts to add things. First a display folder for ones work and black card for mounting OK not huge expense at around £10. Then he says we need mounting cards for our work. These are the type that with right cutters one could cut from one sheet costing around a £1 but pre-cut these cost £2.50 each and the student needs 8 to present their work. Then add £1 for each 8 x 10 print out and 50p for use of lectures spray glue and masking tape and an extra backing card as the paper used in printer is so poor quality they need support. So these 16 year old students are asked to pay £32 each to buy the materials needed for the exam. I would accept that there should be some limits set to materials used for other than exam so students should not expect to get photos mounted to take home. But this is required for exam.
Although in University one is now expected to pay for all sorts this is a college of further education and it is only a level 3 exam designed of 16 year old students. I wonder if the lecturer is either unaware of what the college should provide or is lining his own pocket. I would guess he also teaches non vocational classes where mature students are required to buy all materials they use and has not realised the difference between vocational and non vocational classes?
However there must be many more on this forum who are also in education so I wonder what other colleges charge full time students. Do remember full time as day release students would of course pay for all materials or their firm will.
For me the £32 is not a problem and I will pay without quibble but not the same for 16 year old students.