Steve Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) There is obviously someone who is running a course who is requiring the students to get answers from breeders regarding their breed . Questions take a fair bit to answer and cover Not sure if its just my breed they are targeting in their research or if there are hundreds doing the course. I dont mind answering but - its the same questions and Im getting about 2 a week so I simply copy in what I gave the last one and tell them to come back if they dont have what they needed. Today I get one with exact;y the same questions, same wording etc but instead of being up front about why she wanted the info she pretended to be interested in buying a puppy. I answered and was nice - just said isnt that a coincidence some students have asked exactly the same questions in the same way so here you go hope this helps but have to say it's no big deal but it bugged me just a bit. Anyone else getting this request from students? Makes me feel like Im doing their homework for them. Edited January 17, 2015 by Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I believe it's a Delta course, I've seen them posting on various dog related Facebook pages asking for breeders. They need common and "uncommon" breeds from each group. From one I read (I don't particularly remember what they used), the groups weren't the ANKC ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Miss Emma Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 It's the Delta Cert IV to become a dog trainer. I've known people to come to dog shows to try and meet up with people to ask the questions - not such a bad tactic as there's often someone who's more than happy to talk and talk about their dogs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 not sure if it has changed or not but if it is Delta they are supposed to attend a dog show to find out about different breeds. Maybe remote students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I thought it was for a Cert 4 in some Tafe course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Im not sure who its with but it rubs me up the wrong way when they cant just make the request without telling me its for some other purpose [wanting to buy a puppy] because they think that will make me more open to helping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Students should be taught how to approach people to ask for information re their assignment research. We used to include that right back at the level of primary school, where children might be set a homework task of asking someone about their experiences. It used to be called Talking Homework. And there were steps they had to follow in first explaining who had set the task & why...& asking if the person had some time to spare. If not immediately, then could they suggest a time. If they declined, it was OK & the person was thanked for considering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'm surprised it's allowed actually. TAFE/certificate courses must have different rules than universities. The Ag science students here had an assignment where they were to ask farmers certain things about their crops and it actually failed to get past the ethics committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'm surprised it's allowed actually. TAFE/certificate courses must have different rules than universities. The Ag science students here had an assignment where they were to ask farmers certain things about their crops and it actually failed to get past the ethics committee. You're right that universities have strict guidelines about any level of research. They're necessary for both ethical and governance reasons. There's usually two levels of overview.... for lower risk research there's an ethics panel at the particular school level, for the higher risk items, there's the institution's ethics committee. To give an example, here's UQ guidelines: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/itee-school-based-ethics-review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now