September 2012

Section 8: Student Evaluation of Courses and Teaching

• The University's policy on student evaluation is built on the assumption that it is impossible to appraise and enhance the quality of learning without involving students in its evaluation.
• Staff are required to collect, collate, analyse and act on students' evaluation of specified aspects of courses at various stages of their experience of courses:
  • at module level, to inform module leaders' and tutors' evaluation and critical reflections on the module
  • at each year end to inform course monitoring and reporting processes (ref. Section 5 of this Handbook)
  • at course end to inform course monitoring and reporting processes.
• The policy contains a section on key issues in implementation, which gives guidance on:
  • the range and variety of methods of gaining student evaluation to ensure contributions from the entire student cohort;
  • the usage of student-friendly language
  • the recording of the process and results
  • the significance of student evaluation as part of the course and School monitoring and reporting procedures.
• All Schools have to demonstrate where actions have been taken in the light of feedback from students and where, for good reasons, it has not been taken.
• A University-wide evaluation survey is undertaken every two years to assess student views on all aspects of the student experience.
• This policy is due for renewal in 2012/13
• Full details can be found in Section 8 of the ASQ Handbook.

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