National Student Survey 2019
What is the National Student Survey? Annual survey of final year undergraduates Conducted independently by Ipsos MORI Commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) on behalf of the UK funding bodies Quick and easy to complete The NSS respects student privacy. At no point will students be identified to their university or college; your responses are anonymised
Student Opinion @ Newcastle University The NSS is just one way of collecting student opinion. We ask you to provide feedback in a number of ways, including: Module evaluations Staff-Student Committees Student representatives on School, Faculty and University committees Focus groups and projects Unlike other sources of student feedback, which ask you for immediate feedback on a module/course/project/etc, the NSS asks you to summarise your experiences over your entire three or four year course.
How the NSS Works The NSS asks a range of questions about: The teaching on my course Learning opportunities Assessment & feedback Academic support Organisation & management Learning resources Learning community Student voice Overall satisfaction
How the results are used The NSS results are made publicly available to help prospective students make informed decisions of where and what to study. Universities and colleges are provided with the anonymised data to help them identify areas where they are doing well, as well as areas for development, for the purpose of improving the student learning experience for future generations of students.
Free text comments You are also given the opportunity to provide free text comments about your experiences and make any suggestions that you have for improvements. These comments are particularly valuable; unlike quantitative results, they can tell staff exactly what aspects of the programme are going well or poorly. Please don’t include the names of individual students or members of staff when providing comments about your experience – these will be deleted from your response if you do so.
Your Opinion Counts: In the University: NSS responses and free context comments have contributed to changes in the University and in your School. In the University: 24-hour opening of Robinson Library Increased availability of computer clusters Improved access to internet in University accommodation New University policies on feedback turnaround time and feedback on exams
Your Opinion Counts In the School of xx: NSS responses and free context comments have contributed to changes in the University and in your School. In the School of xx:
When and how can you fill in the survey? The NSS at Newcastle University opens on 4 February 2019. You will receive an email from Ipsos MORI with a link to the survey. You can complete the NSS online using a PC, smartphone or tablet. You can also go to www.thestudentsurvey.com
Extra Incentives for Participation (in addition to the importance of providing feedback!) 50 students who complete the survey will be chosen at random to win a Love2Shop voucher, with the following values available: 5 x £100 5 x £50 40 x £25