Successive improvements in student
satisfaction on Mechanical
Engineering Programmes - a
reflection
Dr Christian Matthews
School of Engineering, Technology &
Maritime Operations
Aggregate Data for Level 3:
MECHANICAL, PRODUCTION &
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Programmes Included
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BEng Mechanical Engineering
MEng Mechanical Engineering
BEng Mechanical and Marine Engineering
MEng Mechanical and Marine Engineering
BEng Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering
BEng Manufacturing Systems Engineering
BEng Automotive Engineering
MEng Automotive Engineering
NSS Data:
YEARLY IMPROVEMENTS
2010
2011
2012
2013
NSS Data:
INSTITUTIONAL COMPARISON
2010 vs. LJMU
2011 vs. LJMU
2012 vs. LJMU
2013 vs. LJMU
NSS Data:
PEER GROUP COMPARISON
2010 vs. Peer Group
2011 vs. Peer Group
2012 vs. Peer Group
2013 vs. Peer Group
NSS Data:
SECTOR COMPARISON
2010 vs. Sector
2011 vs. Sector
2012 vs. Sector
2013 vs. Sector
Reflection – what do we do well?
• Q5 – Clarity of Assessment
– e.g. Final Year Project Handbook
– Assessment Schedule
• Q8 – Detailed Feedback
– Matrix marking schemes give descriptive and
quantitative information, supported by written
comments.
• Q18 – Specialist Facilities
– Investment in dedicated computing and laboratory
facilities. Responding to larger numbers of students.
– Support from qualified technical staff.
Reflection – what needs more thought?
• Q3 – Staff are Enthusiastic
– How can we transmit our passion?
• Q9 – Clarity of Feedback
– How can feedback be made clearer and more
useful?
• Q15 – Organisation & Management
– The programmes are complex and contact hours
are high. Sometimes things don’t go to plan. How
can we make things run more smoothly?
Reflection – Future risks?
• Maintaining and Extending Specialist Facilities
– Computing requirements
– A problem recruiting qualified technical staff
– Capacity
– ‘Phase lag’ if responding to emerging requirements