National Student Survey

National Student Survey

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The Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and some institutions in Scotland have commissioned Ipsos MORI, a specialist survey company, to ask final year undergraduate students to provide feedback on their academic experience.

Ipsos will email finalists directly and invite them to fill in the survey online.

 

Why is the National Student Survey taking place?

The main aim of the National Student Survey is to help future students choose what and where to study upon current students reporting back on their experiences.

How long will it take?

Just five minutes. A minute or two longer if you want to add some comments – and it’s completely anonymous.

How are the results used?

The results will be made available to inform future students in choosing what and where they would like to study. These results are published on the Unistats website at http://www.unistats.com along with results of earlier surveys.

They are also fed back to institutions so that they can improve what they offer.

What does the Students’ Union say about the NSS?

The NUS fully supports the NSS, and is helping promote it - see www.nusonline.co.uk.

Worcester Students’ Union is promoting the survey.

What is being asked?

The questionnaire asks the extent to which you agree with a series of statements about your course.

Topic areas include:

  • Teaching
  • Assessment and feedback
  • Academic support
  • Organisation and management
  • Learning resources
  • Personal development

When and how do I take part?

Eligible students will receive an email in early February, with an invitation to complete the survey online.

Non-respondents to the online survey may be followed up by post and telephone in order that we collect the views of as many students as possible

The survey is straightforward and should take no more than five minutes to complete

I've completed the survey, why is the University still asking me to participate?

Unfortunately IPSOS/Mori doesn’t tell us if you have participated hence we have to keep writing to everyone. It is considered of paramount importance that the anonymity of respondents and non respondents is protected. It is against the MRS code of conduct and the data protection act to reveal the names of those who completed the survey.

A key element in the promise to students when invited to take part in the NSS is not to report anything that could be linked to them individually (including participation) to their institutions.

I've opted out of the survey, why is the University still writing to me asking me to participate?

Unfortunately IPSOS/Mori doesn’t tell us if you have participated hence we have to keep writing to everyone. It is considered of paramount importance that the anonymity of respondents and non respondents is protected. It is against the MRS code of conduct and the data protection act to reveal the names of those who completed the survey.

A key element in the promise to students when invited to take part in the NSS is not to report anything that could be linked to them individually (including participation) to their institutions.