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Course communication. Students’ satisfaction with the communication of assignments fell. 1 in 4 (26.19%, N=22/84) report not understanding what is expected of them to be able to complete an assignment, 13.23% higher than
semester A. 1 in 4 students (25.00%, N=21/84) report that not being given enough notice to be able to complete their assignments, a rise of 12.03%. Satisfaction to other questions regarding course
communication also fell, particularly with agreement that staff have been helpful when students have
contacted them, and that academic staff respond within an appropriate timeframe. Understanding of the
safety net policy and how it impacts them was particularly low, with 33.33% (N=28/84) reporting that
they do not understand this. Positively, student satisfaction with timetable changes rose. Agreement that students are given enough notice for timetable changes rose significantly (p = < .05), with 75.67% (N=28/37) agreement compared to 41.67% (N=10/24) in semester A. Teaching and learning.
Whilst agreement that the content taught in modules is useful and will benefit their future career has
stayed consistent at 90.90% (N=70/77), agreement that modules are interesting and enjoyable fell by
7.07% to 84.42% (N=65/77). Satisfaction with the consistency in the quality of teaching across modules
also fell to 71.43% (N=55/77), and satisfaction with the range of online teaching styles and materials fell by 16.63% to 62.34% (N=48/77). Personal Tutoring Framework.
More than 4 in 5 (82.14%, N=69/84) students report knowing who their Personal Tutor is, and 4 in 5
(82.14%, N=69/84) students also report knowing
how to contact their Personal Tutor. Agreement that they had received academic support from their
Personal Tutor this year was slightly lower, with
33.33% (N=28/84) of students disagreeing to this
question. However, 35.71% (N=30/84) of students’ report having had contact more than twice with their Personal Tutor this year.
Figure 9. Bar chart showing responses to questions regarding personal tutoring.
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