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 liked studying from books.
We did...
We will continue to make the case for relevant modules to have printed books. There are no plans to move away from books in mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics and Statistics
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You said...
You would like to be able to study MST210 before M208.
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We have removed the restriction on this study order.
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You said...
Smaller sessions, especially tutor-group sessions, are better suited to working through activities, asking questions and ‘interactivity’. Larger sessions have their place in clarifying concepts and synthesizing information, drawing out the more important points. A mixture of types of session is needed. Frequent tutorials are beneficial.
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We recommended to the level 3 physics re-write module team to maintain a mix of tutor-group tutorials and module-wide tutorials. We are encouraging ALs to deliver more interactivity in their tutorials. We abandoned plans to dispose of tutor-group tutorials in the current level 3 modules. We will promote the concept of recorded “lectures”, with a separate live question and answer session. Posted on:
You said...
There is a need for both online lectures and also more informal, interactive, small-group sessions. The purpose of the sessions should be clear. Activities within online sessions need to be well thought out and authentic. Small-group sessions should be opportunities for students to try out ideas, explaining and problem solving.
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We will design future modules with a mix of both types of online events. We will develop guidance notes for ALs with suggestions on how to best deploy interactivity in a tutorial setting. Posted on:
You said...
Recorded tutorials, and most particularly recorded lecture-style tutorials, are very useful, while recordings of the interactive elements of sessions are perhaps less useful.
We did...
We will continue to make use of recordings of the lecture-style elements of tutorials. We will remind tutors that the recording of interactive or discussion elements is optional. We will also look at making recordings of lecture style tutorials we can reuse, freeing up more tutor time for interactive tutorials. Posted on:
You said...
You valued tutorials on modules and requested that they be arranged for modules in the postgraduate computing qualifications where tutorials are not currently part of the module.
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We have set up a working group to examine how tutorials could be introduced on those postgraduate computing modules that currently do not have tutorials. The working group is looking at different models for how tutorials could be structured within modules and what would be most beneficial to students.
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You said...
We recently introduced degree designations such as BSc Computing & IT (Software) into Q62, the Computing & IT degree. Students who were already registered on Q62 could transfer into a designated route through the qualification, subject to having studied an appropriate set of modules. You said that the allowable combinations of modules was too restrictive and that there were some combinations of modules that we had not considered.
We did...
We reviewed the Q62 qualification structure and learning outcomes again. We were able to relax some of the restrictions on prior study, which meant that more students could transfer into the new designated routes through Q62.
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You said...
You found the rules and procedures surrounding transferring to the designated routes through the Q62 Computing & IT degree confusing.
We did...
When we reviewed the Q62 qualification structure to see if we could be more flexible over the modules that could contribute towards each degree designation, we rewrote all the advice and guidance with the intention of simplifying and clarifying the process of transferring your registration to a designated route.
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You said...
You wanted more information, earlier, on any changes that may be made to modules and qualifications. This would enable you to plan better your studies.
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We have been posting information on the Study website on our future plans as and when it becomes available. We intend to continue to use the Study website for publicising information on our modules and qualifications, in advance of it being made available through Study at the OU and the prospectus.
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You said...
It would be good if there were more interaction between the students on the course.
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We have created new qualification-wide websites that can be accessed via a link on each student’s Student Home page. These sites are intended to work as a central meeting place for all students on the same qualification, and we hope this will develop into a thriving student community space. They currently give you access to qualification-wide student forums as well as the Student Hub and OUSA, and there’s a regular news feed for upcoming events. We welcome more feedback as to how to improve these sites, and have included a link to a feedback form on each one.
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