Basically, in 2 of my course that is taught by the same instructor, he's usually late and often runs anywhere from half hour to 45 minutes pass the class endtime. For some of us in the class, it's becoming unacceptable since we have other classes and other commitments. An example of that would be on friday nights, the class is suppose to end at 5 but since semester starting, it has run until 5:30 or later and I have to start my shift at 5:30. I know it doesn't take me more than 15 mins to get there, but I've been getting there almost 6 which is really going to affect my performance review.
I know the instructor wants to get all of his lesson plan in but his lateness and his inability to stay on course (often brings up stories that last 10 mins) is kind of stupid.
So, I'm going to write a letter to the dean of the program and ask him to rectify the situation. So here is the letter (Yes, it's somewhat informal, but that's the way the dean prefer with his students):
Quote:
Hi [NAME],
I want to express my concern for several of my course taught by the same instructor; specifically APSE504-B and APSE502-B as taught by [NAME]. It's my understanding that APSE504 starts at 8am until 11:50pm while APSE502 is 1pm until 4:50pm. My concern is that Mr. [NAME] is often late and on Janurary 27, he was almost 20 minutes late. Not only is Mr. [NAME] is late, he has also been running the classes almost 30 minutes pass the end time. I am also aware of the fact that there are several other students in the same class that has other commitment such as another class to attend or job-related commitment. I have also noticed that Mr. [NAME] has the tendency to go off topic with discussion that are not related to the topic in question.
I understand that this semester has shorter number of weeks considering reading week and holidays but I was wondering if there was any possibility that this issue could be corrected and the consequences affecting the students in the APSE504 and 502 could be minimalized.
Thank you,
Jeffrey Howe
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I was wondering if my concern is valid and if the letter above could be improved in anyway.