You Said, We Did
How your voice has made a difference
This page provides an opportunity to see the valuable feedback received from students across a wide range of communication channels, and to see what the OU has done in response.
Please note this video is now a couple of years old so some people no longer have the same title. The current Students Association leadership can be seen on their website.
Choose a topic from the drop-down list below to see how students can have an impact on their university experience and be empowered to help shape the University. Next time you are asked to give your opinion, you know that the OU is taking this feedback seriously and will respond.
You said...
Expand the content of the 'Graduate Futures feedback - CV Miss to CV Hit' webinar session to cover speculative applications in more detail.
We did...
We have reviewed the materials for the session and created new examples of speculative letters to show how these can be adapted depending on the role applied for.
Careers and Employability
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You said...
The 'Graduate Futures feedback: Networking Woe to Networking Pro' webinar had approximately a 50/50 split, what is networking/how to network. Could there be a greater focus on the how to network element as this did seem a bit rushed towards the end?
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We have reviewed the session plan and added in more details about ways to network and given this more emphasis so shouldn’t feel rushed in future sessions.
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For the 'Graduate Futures Feedback - Curb Your Interview Nerves' webinar session, I think a lot of questions weren't actually answered. For example, for "what are your weaknesses?", the comments were to "make it a strength", without any example of how to do this. I think examples were really missing.
We did...
We have revamped the materials to include specific examples of how to turn a weakness into a strength and show how this question can be dealt with.
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You said...
Examples and case studies in our modules are not always relevant to educators working outside formal education.
We did...
We included additional case studies and examples in our modules and microcredentials to cover e-learning trainers in industry and commercial settings and in the voluntary sector. We focused on adding examples from sectors represented by our students.
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You said...
The Student Assistance Fund process is too lengthy and unclear.
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We reviewed the wording of the webpage, adding clearer instructions, which has simplified the process of applying for the fund.
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You said...
There is so much confusion for new students studying more than one module at a time when they have different assessment strategies, especially for the Open Degree.
We did...
The updated Assessment Framework, approved in January 2024, emphasises consistency in assessment strategies across modules. This will benefit all students, especially those studying an Open Degree or cross-disciplinary qualifications.
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You said...
The introduction on our module could be made clearer.
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Revised the module description and reordered the content in the module’s first chapter to be easier to follow.
Arts and Humanities
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You said...
We would value more face-to-face teaching.
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We have reinstated face-to-face teaching through some pilot activities in recent years.
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You said...
You wanted a student community for women in computing to deepen your sense of belonging.
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We did some research through some student interns and ran a conference session and established a club to provide this community.
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You said...
We would like to better understand what modules are about before signing up to them.
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We have been adding “Are you ready for?” quizzes to more and more of our modules on the Module Chooser site, as well as creating content on the Subject Sites under the heading “Discover your module”.
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