Course Experience
Evaluation
Substitute Name of School here
Substitute Title of Course here
Substitute Session here
This questionnaire is designed to record students' views on their course as a whole. The information
collected will be used to help your School or Faculty to identify its strengths and weaknesses and to
review its teaching in the light of its students' experiences.
The questionnaire is based upon what students themselves have said are important elements in effective
teaching and learning. Your replies will be entirely confidential and all data will be used anonymously
and solely for the purpose of improving teaching. A summary of the information collected will be
made available to students as part of your School/Faculty's system of student feedback.
It is therefore extremely important that we have your opinions, but we hope that completing the
questionnaire will also help you to reflect on your own experience at the end of your course.
Please answer all the questions that apply to you by ticking the category which best reflects you view.
Overleaf there is the opportunity for you to provide feedback in your own words.
Section A
Gender Male
Female
Mode of Study Entirely full-time
A/AS level
Entry qualification
Age group at entry
Under 21
Country of domicile
UK
Access
21-24
Other EU
Entirely part-time
Vocational
Mixture
Other
25-29
Over 30
Non-EU European
Outside Europe
Section B Answer each question by ticking the category which most accurately reflects you view.
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agre e Agre e Ne u tral Dis agre e
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Not
dis agre e applicable
There's a good choice of modules on this course
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The aims and objectives of modules are rarely made clear
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The requirements of the course are always made clear
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In my opinion the syllabus tries to cover too many topics
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I mostly studied modules I wanted to
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Somehow the modules don't fit together to make a coherent course
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Teaching staff here really motivate students to do their best work
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On this course the views of students are taken seriously
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Teaching staff are just not very approachable
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You usually get helpful advice if you're having difficulties with work
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On the whole lecturers are really enthusiastic about teaching students
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Teaching staff explain things clearly
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There's a good variety of teaching methods used on this course
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It's possible to get a good degree just by working hard before exams
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There's very little varierty in the type of assignments we're
asked to do
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6
The lecturer's give constructive feedback on the work you do
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6
I think there's too much emphasis on remembering facts
rather than on understanding
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You usually know what criteria are being used to assess your work
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It seems to me that marking standards vary in this School
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There's too much emphasis on exams rather than coursework
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No-one tells you how to get a good mark
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On this course you're always encouraged to explore topics in depth
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I feel the workload on this course is too heavy
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I think that students here are under too much pressure
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6
Teaching staff never seem to think about the demands made
by other modules you're doing
1
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6
This course provides plenty of opportunities for you to
develop your own academic interests
1
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6
This course provides plenty of opportunities to learn independently
1
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6
Students are actively encouraged to participate in class discussions
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Students are not really valued in this School
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I personally feel I've achieved my goals from this degree course
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Section C
Think back to your first year. How could year one be improved to ease the transition to degree-level work?
What are the main skills you have developed over the duration of your degree course?
What additional skills would you like to have acquired?
What have been the best things about your course as a whole?
In what ways do you think your course as a whole could be improved?
Name of course and qualification awarded
All information provided in this questionnaire
will be treated in the strictest confidence
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire
This questionnaire was devised by Dr Stephen Rossall from the School of Biosciences
and Dr Alan Booth from the School of History and Art History.