What’s expected of you in lectures
You're required to attend lectures, and you can expect them to be well prepared, logical and clearly delivered. To help you and your classmates get the most from each session, please follow the guidelines below.
- Arrive on time – late arrivals can disrupt the session for others.
- Switch your mobile to silent or turn it off – don’t make or take calls and don’t send or read text messages during the lecture.
- Use devices only for lecture content – your phone, tablet or laptop should only be used for note-taking or accessing materials relevant to the session.
- Confirm your attendance – sign on via Venio or make sure you're recorded on any register, as appropriate. You can find more information in the NMES: Attendance requirements article.
- Focus on the lecture – avoid distractions and stay engaged with the material being presented.
- Don’t talk over the lecturer – only speak if the lecturer invites discussion or questions.
- Raise your hand if you have a question – this helps keep the session structured and respectful.
- Don’t eat or drink during lectures – this can be distracting for others.
Important to know:
Disruptive behaviour during teaching sessions is not acceptable. If a lecturer feels that your behaviour is interfering with the learning environment, they have the right to ask you to leave the room and may ask for your name.
Following these guidelines helps create a better learning environment for everyone. Please support your lecturers and classmates by sticking to them and encouraging others to do the same.
Study expectations
Your degree programme is split into modules and you’ll typically study 120 credits worth of modules per year. You are expected to spend approximately 10 hours of effort per credit for each module you attend during your degree. For example, for a 15 credit module, this would be 150 hours of effort. These hours cover every aspect of the module: lectures, workshops, labs, independent study based on lecture notes, workshop preparation and extension, lab preparation and extension, coursework preparation and submission, examination revision and preparation and examinations.
Expectations of behaviour
All members of the King’s community are expected to adhere to our regulations, procedures and policies, to show respect for the persons within and for the property of the King’s community and to behave in a way that does not interfere with the proper functioning or activities of the university.
The King's Community Charter was developed jointly by King's College London and King's College London Students Union (KCLSU). It lays out the shared foundations of our community as a place where everyone feels a sense of belonging and safety and is able to contribute to all aspects of university life.
Good conduct means:
- creating an inclusive, respectful and safe environment for everyone
- conducting ourselves with honesty, professionalism and integrity
- demonstrating empathy and care for one another
- participating fully in studies, work or research and engaging with university processes
- being a positive role model and a supportive member of the community,
- speaking up for others and challenging unacceptable behaviour where appropriate
- acting in accordance with university policies, rules and regulations.
Inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour
Where there is reason to believe that the behaviour of a student falls below the expected standards, where regulations, procedures, and/or policies have been broken, the faculty and department will seek to address these issues in order to ensure that our spaces and experiences are safe and inclusive for all and may lead to the Misconduct procedure being instigated.
Examples of unacceptable behaviour include (these are taken from real events):
- inappropriate behaviour, language, or tone towards any staff/students in person, online and in email communications or feedback
- being loud/disruptive in lectures, labs or common spaces
- not respecting common spaces or university property
- non-inclusive or discriminatory personal remarks or behaviour
- submitting inappropriate or distressing images via email, forums or in forms, such as MCF’s
- repeatedly sending emails and not waiting the communicated response time, wanting things done immediately.
This list is not exhaustive, and unacceptable behaviour can take place in person as well as online, e.g. via social media.
Serious misconduct, including physical, sexual, offensive or abusive behaviour etc, will be referred directly to Student Conduct and Appeals as per the Misconduct procedure.
Important to know
If you are a student and want to raise an issue related to the behaviour of a member of the department/faculty/NMES community, please consider the following options:
- Speaking to your Personal Tutor or the Department Senior Tutor – they can advise on further steps that can be taken.
- Report and Support is available to students and staff to report (anonymously if you wish) any inappropriate behaviour that you have witnessed or experienced. Options for support, possible actions and access to support information about specialist services can be provided.
- If you are unsure, please consider speaking to a Faculty Wellbeing Advisor.
Department-specific expectations of behaviour
Some departments have specific expectations of behaviour related to the use of laboratories or study spaces. You can find more information about that in the list below.