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.
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...
There are several things that can make studying two modules simultaneously better when it comes to tutor support: understanding the pressures of studying multiple modules with competing deadlines, use of extensions, timely return of feedback, and where possible having the same tutor for multiple modules.
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We will use this information in further developing our Health and Social Care tutor training. We will also put joint study calendars on the Health and Social Care website.
Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
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You said...
that you had various well-argued views on the relative merits of remote and face-to-face exams.
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feed these views into University discussions on this issue.
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You said...
that MT365 needs updating.
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note that the rewrite of this module (to be called Graphs, games and designs (MST368) is now starting, with a planned first presentation of October 2023.
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You said...
that you wanted a module in numerical mathematics.
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note that this will be included in the new module Computational applied mathematics (MST374) planned for first presentation in October 2023.
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You said...
that there are a range of additional topics you would like to see within the curriculum.
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note these, both for the development of our formal modules and with microcredentials in mind.
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You said...
we should revise the level 1 pathways so that MST125 is studied as a last level module.
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review the current pathway possibilities, with a view to updating the regulations, and updated advice to students on the Mathematics and Statistics Study Site.
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You said...
Online tutorials had been affected by lost connections and other disruptions in Adobe Connect.
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We raised the problems with the relevant areas of the University.
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You said...
You would like more highlighting of the role that non-Western cultures and under-represented groups have had on mathematics and statistics
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The School is currently actively exploring the development of an OpenLearn resource which would showcase historical contributions of mathematicians and statisticians from under-represented groups. This would be linked to from the M&S study site in order to give greater visibility. The new Mathematics Education module, ME322 (Learning and doing algebra) carefully considered inclusivity within its design and includes material from different UK contexts and from countries outside of Europe.
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You said...
You were not aware of the full range of employability resources available via the ‘Succeed’ tab in the Arts and Humanities Study website.
(Employability provision in the Arts and Humanities)
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We will do more to make these resources visible to you in the normal course of your study, particularly on module websites.
Student Consultations
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You said...
You would like to see more employability resources catering explicitly for career changers and mature students.
(Employability provision in the Arts and Humanities)
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We will explore how best to provide self-help material designed specifically for students planning to change their careers. Work on this to begin in autumn 2021, with the release of some initial resources in 2022.
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