He won of course – directors always win.
Nearly half of the course directors believed that some form of grade inflation existed, even within their own courses.
Dr. Maier, like many other course directors, tells students the cadavers are their "first patients," to be treated with all the respect that living patients would command.
Evidently, to that end, NCTJ course directors have been pointing out to the Leveson inquiry that ethical journalistic practice is embedded in their teaching.
Plus, of course, directors must be able to make difficult decisions based on the available information, which may well be incomplete.
Tomorrow afternoon we'll be joined by careers advisers, course directors and post-graduate students to discuss what the options are for the class of 2012.
In a recent question and answer session on Guardian Students, careers advisers, course directors and current postgrad students shared their expertise with students thinking about studying further.
About a quarter of the course directors surveyed believed that grade inflation occurred because senior doctors were loath to deal with students who could become angry, upset or even turn litigious over grades.
Smart grids are set to revolutionise energy systems, but ask course directors if they're gearing up to meet the increased demand for power engineers and they'll say they don't have the staff or resources to look into it.
And, of course, directors often rework the same material, as Alfred Hitchcock did with his remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much," as Howard Hawks did with "Ball of Fire" (improving it as "A Song Is Born") and with "Rio Bravo" (as "El Dorado").
Questions were peer-reviewed by the course directors.
