Your feedback, including the results from the surveys you complete, enables the University to make informed decisions about the changes they make in the future. Many of these changes are made to ensure high academic standards and a high quality student learning experience is in place. Student feedback is integral to the University's internal quality review processess.
Student Voice is about the University really listening to what students are saying. What they need and how to enhance their experience because they are the ones who actually know what it’s like to study with us.
The Quality Monitoring and Enhancement (QME) process supports and enables faculties to effectively review student performance and experience on modules and qualifications. At every level, survey results and other sources of student voice is collated and considered. Where areas for improvements are identified, the University lets students know what interventions and changes have been put in place and how successful they have been.
We work with student representatives on all of our committees to ensure student voice is heard and responded to.
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You would like to see examples of the assignments that you are being asked to submit...
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We will work with colleagues across the school to try and get this in place for 2020.
You said...
You wanted more time to prepare assignments including the end-of-module assessment. Workload was considered too high on one module...
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In modules where this point was raised, break weeks have been incorporated and the assessment strategy has been revised to provide more time. Workload is being revised on one module.
A Periodic Quality Review (PQR) is a six yearly review of each of the Open University's curriculum areas and also reviews Validated Provision and Research Degrees. The review is based on a self-evaluation document (SED) of the area under review, which goes through a number of draft forms. The SED is shared for consultation with a variety of colleagues from the area under review, the Faculty (if applicable), the Nations, student representatives and other departments such as the Student Support Team and Library Services.
Each area is reviewed by a panel which includes two panel members from within the OU, an external panel member from another university and a student panel member. The student panel member reviews the SED and the documentary evidence produced by the area under review as a full member of the panel and makes sure that student voice is heard throughout the PQR. More information about the eligibility and selection process for the student panel member is on the PQR SharePoint site.
During the two-day review event, the panel meet with colleagues from the area under review, the wider faculty or unit, External Advisors, Associate Lecturers and students studying on modules within the curriculum area. Students who meet with the panel are encouraged to talk freely about their experience of studying on modules and qualifications that are managed by the area under review. The feedback shared is anonymised and may be a focus for further investigation during the review.
The panel prepare a report which outlines its findings, including commendations and recommendations. The area under review is required to respond to these in the form of an action plan that will state how and when the recommendations will be implemented. The outcomes of the review process are collated after each PQR and published on StudentHome to close the loop.
All panel members including the student panel member are invited to provide feedback on the process which is collated and addressed by the AQS team in the You said… We did section.These are later shared with the Student Voice team and published on the You said...We did page.
At all levels, student voice is an integral part of the PQR process.
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