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.
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...
We would like an Adobe Connect room to discuss content with other students.
We did...
We set up an Adobe Connect room for student use on the study site.
Mathematics and Statistics
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You said...
We want to be able to get timely support if we are having difficulties with a TMA.
We did...
We introduced “TMA rapid response forums” on some modules which guarantee responses within a day from a tutor.
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You said...
We want a chance to interact with other students.
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We introduced optional tutorial sessions focused on working together.
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You said...
We want opportunities to meet face to face.
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We organised a face to face course choice event open to all students studying a maths module.
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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
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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...
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...
that online tutorials had been affected by lost connections and other disruptions in Adobe Connect
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raise the problems with the relevant areas of the University.
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You said...
that you would like a return to face-to-face tutorials after the pandemic.
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note this for future planning, and to represent this view to the relevant areas of the University
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