You Said, We Did

How your voice has made a difference

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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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You said...
You wanted online versions of module materials to have known errata addressed, and to include hyperlinks and contents pages.

We did...
We are looking into this as part of improving the online versions of module materials.
Mathematics and Statistics
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
that you wanted course-work to contribute to postgraduate module scores

We did...
include this in a forthcoming review of the assessment of our postgraduate modules.
Mathematics and Statistics
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
Tutors assume students on names degrees and make reference to previous modules

We did...
We are developing resources for tutors to better support students on an Open Qualification.
Open Qualifications
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
Tutors aren’t always aware that students are studying towards an Open Qualification

We did...
We have raised this issue with IT systems colleagues to flag Open students to tutors.
Open Qualifications
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
Are Open students being unfairly disadvantaged with module cappings and quotas?

We did...
We undertook analysis of this and were able to confirm that Open students weren’t being treated differently to other students on named qualifications. We were also able to confirm that only a small number of Open students had been affected by module quotas
Open University
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
You wanted more options for starting routes for physics qualifications.

We did...
The Integrated Masters qualification (MPhys) will have three different starting routes to match the background, experience, and interests of our students. Psychology
Physical Sciences
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
You would like more information about applying for a PhD

We did...
Produced an OpenLearn short course to provide further information about studying for a research degree and support for develop an initial idea for a PhD into a proposal Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Psychology
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
When studying at full-time intensity, clashing or close deadlines is the biggest challenge

We did...
In addition to providing assessment deadline resources for modules across the psychology programme: https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=206348&cmid=1378010 We have planned new Level 1 curriculum to avoid clashing deadlines for FTI students (due to present in 23J)
Psychology
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
You would like more opportunities to gain focused psychology and counselling careers guidance.

We did...
Provided a virtual careers fair with representatives from psychology and counselling professional bodies including the British Psychological Society and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Live events such as this are designed to complement existing psychology and counselling careers resources found here: https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=206348&cmid=1252638
Psychology
Posted on: 14-Apr-22

You said...
You disliked not having the same tutor for each tutorial/day school, and to tutors’ variable skills in the use of Adobe for delivery of tutorials/day schools.

We did...
The Director of Teaching (DoT) and Director of Student Support (DoSS) have asked AL managers and disciplines to make sure practice in the use of Adobe Connect forms a key part of staff development in 21/22. Tutors at level 1 have around 24 hours of tuition, and at level 2 and 3 only 16 hours, so the same tutor providing day school/tutorials is not feasible. Most modules at level 2 do provide an opportunity to meet with your tutor in a dayschool/tutorial in each block of the module.
Social Sciences and Global Studies
Posted on: 14-Apr-22