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 a student-led forum for general mathematical discussions.
We did...
We set this up on the Study Site, with support of the Board of Studies student representatives.
Mathematics and Statistics
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You said...
The assessment on some of the 24-hour remote exams that replaced invigilated exams were unfair because some students could afford to spend at most 3 hours on preparing the answers while others might have spent the whole day on perfecting their answers.
We did...
We agree that the communication on the determination of exam grades was incomplete and potentially disadvantaging some students on a small number of modules. We helped the University design a new appeals process for remote exams, offered all students on affected modules to re-sit their exam in June 2021, and provided a fast-track alternative assessment for those with an urgent need to review their grades.
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You said...
The learning curve for Python use in SXPS288 is very steep, particularly for those who have not studied SM123 beforehand.
We did...
We have prepared the self-contained resource Python for Physical Sciences which provides an introduction to the basics of Python that is accessible to physical sciences students with no prior knowledge of programming. The resource is open to OU students at all times, with tailored forum support by tutors at certain periods of the year.
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You said...
It would be advantageous if the pdf version of the online module material of Physics: from classical to quantum (S217) could be made available in the form of printed books.
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Printed books are now supplied at the start of each presentation.
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You said...
You would like to be able to access methods support between modules and have resources in one place
We did...
The Methods Lab which provides extra resources and a space to practise and consolidate research methods learning is now available. https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=206348&cmid=1540696
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You said...
You'd like more information about studying a PhD
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A recent paper published in The Hoot providing useful advice and links to further information https://thehootstudents.com/applying-to-do-a-phd-in-psychology-at-the-ou-is-it-for-me/
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You said...
You would like help thinking about your independent research project and method choice over the summer before starting DE300
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Provided a moderated forum on the subject site with methods specialists to help answer initial queries around project ideas and host ‘journal clubs’ for articles of interest according to method specialism which is available as ‘read only’ during presentation. https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/forumng/view.php?id=1687716
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You said...
You would like more information about the different types of assessment tasks on psychology modules
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Provided a session on Student Hub Live for Psychology and Counselling’s ‘(re)Freshers’ event focused around assessment which continues to be available on the Subject Site at the following link: https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=206348&cmid=1568330
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You said...
Access to tutorials was an issue for some students due to shift work and other commitments
We did...
The new Faculty policy on recording of tutorials and day schools will be implemented for the October 2020 presentation and this means that there will be a recording of each learning event in your cluster for students to use. For most modules at level 1 and some at level 2 there are repeats of tutorials and day schools have alternatives on different days to support student attendance and give students options.
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You said...
Students felt that having a tutorial/tutorials with their own group tutor would be beneficial at the start of the module and at other points to build a group dynamic and a core student-tutor relationship.
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The Faculty has been reviewing its teaching strategy during the 19/20 academic year and from October 2020 onwards, all modules will have an online tutor group tutorial and opportunities for tutor group sessions at face-to-face day schools (this is subject to COVID19 regulations).
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