Is your teaching good or bad? It's time to Tell Us...
Published on 29 November 12
Unit surveys are the most effective way for you to give feedback directly to your School on the quality of the teaching you receive - and they don’t take long to complete
If you are taking an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, we need you to tell us about your teaching experiences, whether good or bad, and how things can be improved.
For each course unit you are studying, you will be asked to fill out a unit survey.
What difference will it make?
Unit surveys are part of the University's commitment to listening to students and to seeking annual improvements in the quality of the teaching and learning experience. They are designed to enhance overall levels of student satisfaction, which will be monitored from year to year.
Results from the surveys are reviewed during the Annual Performance Review of each Faculty.
The aim is;
- to identify units that achieve high levels of satisfaction so that the staff concerned can be congratulated, and their achievements disseminated for the purposes of enhancement;
- to identify units that achieve low levels of satisfaction and to receive assurance from Faculties and Schools that the causes of dissatisfaction have been identified and are being remedied.
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In response to feedback received from students in the unit surveys, we have introduced small group seminars for every option on the Geography programmes, and also removed groupwork from the 3rd year. School of Environment and Development |
How can I complete them?
Depending on your school, there are two ways you can give your feedback;
- You can either do it electronically between Monday 3rd December and Friday 14th December - log into My Manchester and click on the Blackboard tab.
- Or alternatively, paper copies will be handed out in lectures and seminars to complete there and then.
What happens next?
Once collated, results will be made available to each School. The best way to find out what's happening to the data and how it's being used is to ask your course rep - they will be able to raise this at meetings with staff.