I, Ashidi A.G., an M.Tech student in the department of physics (communication option), Federal university of Technology, Akure, hereby dissociate myself from the above subject matter.
As much as I commiserate with the individual (group of students) who vented his (their) grief in the said publication, the experiences therein presented are not altogether true and should not be generalised.
Moreover, there was never a time (to the best of my knowledge) when communication students met and agreed to channel any grievances via the internet; and if there was any, I was not part of it.
Although certain facts are highlighted, but they are presented off-course. Chief of which is the postponement of PHY821, computational physics, of the 2010/11 set, to the next session. This was due to the busy schedule of the Lecturer on official university assignments.
However, the following claims that:
• there are no competent lectures in the option and/or department
• unserious and short-sighted lecturers have decided to be playing with the future of the students by deliberately running from their responsibilities
• lecturers elongate the stay of the students on campus more than expected
• it is a culture in the department for students to spend 6 – 7 years before graduating
• lecturers want students to be begging them for supervision
are UNFOUNDED, UNTRUE, RUDE and do NOT represent the interest of every M.Tech student in communication option.
I hereby advise the student(s) to channel whatever grievances he (they) has (have) with his (their) supervisor(s) through the appropriate authorities namely:
• Post-Graduate (PG) Co-ordinator of the Department
• Head of Department
• Dean of Postgraduate School
• Vice-Chancellor
It is equally worthy of note that M.Tech programme is for matured minds and we students are expected to handle our researches with minimal or no supervision.
Where a student feels he has fulfilled all expectations from his part, and he is being unjustifiably denied his rights and privileges; there exist constituted authorities for him to petition and not on the world wide web.
Thank you
Signed:
Ashidi, A.G.