Well well well, we're off to a good start
So, it looks like the course I'm registered in at UQAM is off to a great start.
The profs didn't send me a course outline until the end of the month, when I asked them for one in the middle of the month of August, so this caused a delay in my registration, since I needed to go through CREPUQ (which is an inter-university registration system that takes about a week), which caused me to miss the first class. (The first class was the 4th of September, and the course registration was approved the 5th of September).
So, being the good student I am, I sent the prof an e-mail asking what they had done in class, so that I could catch up and be there the next week. This is an excerpt the response that I get from one of the profs, that was also cced to another prof: (This is the part I'm pissed about)
Bonjour,Translation:
vous êtes en effet une semaine en retard.
Il est de la responsabilité des étudiants de surveiller les dates, et ce n'est
certainement pas aux enseignants à servir de kiosque d'information pour chacun des
étudiants d'un groupe-cours en particulier. Veuillez à l'avenir utiliser le mail en
cas de nécessité raisonnable seulement...
Hello,
You are in fact one week late.
It is the responsibility of students to be aware of the dates, and it is certainly not the responsibility of the profs to be information kiosks to students. In the future, please only use the e-mail in reasonable circumstances only.
How am I supposed to find out what you covered in class if I am not a UQAM student, and I wasn't at the first class? Who am I supposed to call? Phantom student? Also, this was the result of the prof(s)'s lack of timing for the course outline.
I believe this course will be very disorganized, and the profs will also. I did not want to send an e-mail to explain myself because they probably wouldn't listen, and I didn't want to start my relationship off with them on the wrong foot, although, they have already done wonders with starting it off on the wrong foot with me. If they don't want me to be in the course, just tell me, and I would gladly drop the course.
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1 Comments:
Damn... that prof sounded pretty arrogant and snotty in his/her email. Maybe "apologize" in person and explain the circumstances? It'a always good to play the humble person... stokes ppl's egos which hopefully will make them less aggressive towards you (of course, doesn't work on ppl on power trips)
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