Gains and negative effect of coronavirus/Asuu strike to imsu students
1. BATTERS ACADEMIC CALENDAR
There is no doubt that previous ASUU strikes have been known for battering and shattering academic calenders in great measures. This current indefinite strike also if extended any further would come to a large extend batter the academic calendar. This disruptions in academic programs goes a long in elongating academic calendars thereby accumulating more days, months and even years to a degree programme.
2 CONDENSATION OF SYLLABUS:
The typical scenario is to condense or compress course topics that should have been taught for the period of the strike to about a fifth of the expected and rush students to examinations thereafter.
The negative effect of these condensed course topics to the academic empowerment of students’ learning effectiveness can better be imagined than described.
3. DELAY IN THE RELEASE OF ADMISSION LIST.
It is pertinent to note that a lot of
prospective University students do not know their fate regarding admission as a result of the strike action.
4. LAW STUDENTS CANNOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL TILL NEXT YEAR OCTOBER.
2019/2020 Final year Law students must be cursing down their throats as the strike has barred them from progressing to the Law school this year. When the dust of this strike settles, they will have to wait till next year October before they can go to the Law school. This is not the only problem because Law graduate of next year 2021 might not be able to go to the Law school till 2021. One year wasted!.
One might say two (2) sets will be merged but those in the know-how will tell you that the Law school has a quota for each school.
Are we seeing the imminent crises?
5. FIERCE COMPETITION FOR 2019/2020 NYSC BATCH ‘B’.
As a result of this strike action, most public Universities in a fierce competition by students to be mobilised for service next year June BATCH ‘B’. What this means is that some students who were supposed to go for service in 2019 will be deferred to November, 2020 and some till February 2021. Are you calculating the time wasted?
6. SOME PROJECT STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE TO START ALL OVER
2019/2020Final year students of most
schools who were working on their projects (Science-related) when the strike action began might have to start again because the results obtained then might not be tenable again. This results in waste of scarce resources, time and energy.
GAINS OF THE STRUGGLE FOR STUDENTS
1. The funds released for infrastructure will be used to meet the immediate needs of our schools. Some will use the funds to construct more hostels, some will use it to equip libraries, provide internet connectivity,build laboratories and furnish them,amongst others. These are projects that will aid learning and ultimately benefit students.
2. Those that will later join the academia and become Professors among us will also have the benefit of retiring at 70 years.
3. Those that will join the academia among us will also enjoy the special allowances that the current struggle will benefit lecturers in the years to come.
