MED 608 Student welfare management and administration

COURSE PURPOSE:

•The  aim of the module is to help the students in achieving numerous objectives for improving the academic process and to help them to understand their unique personal abilities and tendencies through interviews and assessment tests

 EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME:

•Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
- identify the students welfare needs
- identify students involvement in educational institution at any level of education
-  analyze student welfare policy
• plan students welfare programs
• discuss the function of students welfare administration
Indicative content:

Students’ Welfare Needs: Counseling on career needs, Mental health, Physical health and Disabilities; Social support needs, Financial Problems, Conduct and Behavioural issues.

 Student Welfare Policy: Monitoring needs of students; Counseling students in need particularly those with disabilities, Protecting students confidentiality, Providing accurate and up-dated advice and guidance to staff and students, Proactively meeting students’ welfare needs in a fair and transparent manner.     

 Students Welfare Programmes: Accommodation services, Reception of new students, Students’ development, Management of residential life, Campus services, Campus food and catering services, Assistance to staff and students in need.

 Administration of Students Welfare: Functions of Students Welfare Administration – Welfare induction, Development of training and publicity material, Maintaining record of interrupting, returning and repeating students, Explaining detailed institutional procedures to students, Transfer essential useful information, Liaison with on campus and off campus support agencies, Dealing with complaints of students, Effective problem solving.