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...
You wanted to be able to apply to extend the time limit for the Qualifying Law Degree during your studies, instead of at the end of the degree.
We did...
We amended the LLB qualification regulations to allow students to apply at any time during the law studies to extend the time limit for the Qualifying Law Degree.
Law
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You said...
You wanted further support for collaborative and reflective assessments on your law level three modules. You also wanted these skills to be introduced earlier in the law degree.
We did...
We amended the assessments and / or provided further guidance and support for students on collaboration and reflection in the existing level three modules. Collaboration and reflection will be introduced in levels one and two in the new law degree, which starts in October 2021.
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You said...
You would like more clarity about the amount of science and maths in Q71
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We updated the description on Study@OU to emphasise the science in the qualification and its modules
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You said...
You would like more support for full time study
We did...
set up a full-time study page/forum on the Science study site. This includes TMA submission date calendars for the most commonly studied combination of modules.
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You said...
You would like more opportunity to develop practical skills via lab schools.
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we now offer five lab schools at our labs in Milton Keynes as well as a number of Field Schools run by the Field Studies Council. We are also exploring the feasibility of offering day schools for our new modules/qualifications. Reflecting the cancellation of the lab schools in 2020 due to Covid-19, we ran a Chemistry Online Summer School. As a result of your feedback we will be running a similar school in 2021 covering both chemistry and biology.
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You said...
Some of the material on SDK100 is getting out of date.
We did...
We will be refreshing some of the data for October 2021.
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You said...
The amount of assessment on SDK100 is too much.
We did...
We will be reducing the number of assessment points on SDK100 from 6 to 5 TMAs from October 2021 as well as updating the essay support materials.
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You said...
The density of materials in SD329 and its assessment materials is too much.
We did...
We have reduced the workload and revised the assessment strategy on the module, adopting single component assessment moving from an exam to an EMA.
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You said...
There is too much to revise on SK320
We did...
Published information on the exam topics a month ahead of the exam.
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You said...
You did not like the fact that your TMAs did not count towards your final module grade.
We did...
We moved more of our modules, including some at Level 3, to a single component assessment model to produce a greater blend of assessment types across our qualifications. Most recently this has included SK298, SK299, S315 and SD329.
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