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 value single honours, named degrees and would welcome a new named degree in Geology/Earth Science
We did...
The BSc Geology (R53) was formally approved earlier this year and students may already sign up for it (or transfer across from their current qualification).
Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
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You said...
Communications is very hit and miss and needs to improve. Students need to know what scholarship is, the projects that exist and how they can get involved.
eSTEeM - Scholarship
We did...
We created a Students as Partners Working Group to develop a framework for engaging students as active partners in scholarship. The framework includes a communication strategy and training provision. We have created a yearly student focused interactive newsletter and developed a 'Student Partner in Educational Research' digital badge to recognise active student involvement in scholarship.
eSTEeM - Scholarship
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You said...
that you had various well-argued views on the relative merits of remote and face-to-face exams.
We did...
feed these views into University discussions on this issue.
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You said...
that MT365 needs updating.
We did...
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.
We did...
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.
We did...
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.
We did...
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.
We did...
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
We did...
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...
We would like to better understand what modules are about before signing up to them
We did...
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”. We have committed to having content here for every current module before the end of 2021.
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