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.
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Those students who took the programming ‘boot-camp’ before studying one of the level two modules M250 Object-oriented Java programming, M269 Algorithms, data structures and computability, or TT284 Web technologies were appreciative of the boot-camp and found it helpful.
We did...
The programming boot-camp is a short, week-long, tutor-supported resource, based around a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) workspace, much like a module website. It is intended to support students moving on to one of our level two modules that include programming, such as TT284, M269, or M250. We have been actively encouraging students to sign-up for the boot-camp (it is free, by the way). Since we introduced the boot-camp in 2015 we have been improving the advice and guidance that is offered to students beforehand so that only those students who will gain most benefit from the boot-camp sign-up.
Computing and Communications
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You said...
Entry diagnostic quizzes are welcome as part of the help available for students when choosing their next module.
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We hope to roll out more 'Are You Ready For?' quizzes and integrate these into Module Chooser so they become part of the process of selecting a new module. We will be working on improving the guidance on what you should do if you do not perform well in the quiz, and make this guidance and the quizzes available through the subject website.
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Tutorial provision has become an area of heightened concern because of the introduction and implementation of the Group Tuition Policy.
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The Board of Studies is reviewing the presentation of every module in each qualification in order to identify improvements that can and will be made under this policy for the next presentation of each module, as well as providing feedback to University-level reviews of the policy.
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An ongoing concern continues to be the provision of online and printed materials and the balance between them on individual modules.
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While online delivery permits greater use of internally produced interactive materials we recognise that printed resources are also highly valued, and many students would like the best of both worlds – desiring both online and print materials so that you choose when, how and what to study. To this end, we endeavour to ensure that module materials are available in as wide a range of formats as possible and can be accessed by a wide range of devices.
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The workload on some of our modules continues to be an issue.
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We are developing a ‘Student Resource Portal’, where we are providing ‘quizzes’, ‘taster’ material and other resources, to support you when choosing a module and so that you know what to expect from each module. We are also trying to make it clearer, through the Portal and other means, including your Student Support Team, what prior knowledge and skills are required by modules, including where a module requires completion of another module first.
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Perceptions of value for money are influenced by many factors, including the availability of and access to tutorials and support from your Associate Lecturers; the availability of printed materials, and workload on modules.
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We are working with a number of modules to improve your chances of success while studying the module, the result you achieve at the end of the module, and when preparing for your next module. Our overall aim and intention being to improve your study experience.
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