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At this informal event, we'll be sharing updates on our responses to recent student feedback, and inviting students to interact directly with key faculty members and staff responsible for the student experience in the department.
We'll also be boosting the LSE's annual surveys for undergraduates and the National Student Survey, which all launch on 4 February. These surveys have a direct impact on the department's future actions and resources, and we want as many students as possible to participate this year.
How does student feedback make a difference?
Firstly, the NSS is a nation-wide student survey and results are published nationally. Therefore LSE pays a lot of attention to what student feedback, and how they rate their department and university, and it's a real catalyst for change.
The undergraduate surveys mirror the NSS so we can track satisfaction from year one. For the same reason, LSE and departments take the outcomes of these surveys very seriously.
Here are three examples of how feedback from recent student surveys has changed and improved how we do things.
#1
Students asked for ... more student events and stronger sense of community
So we ... appointed a staff member to develop regular social events for the department, and strengthen links between our alumni and current students. Since then we have run regular social events, including a boat party, coffee mornings, and end of term socials.
#2
Students said they needed a better understanding of how feedback on their programme is acted on
So we ... first reorganised the Undergraduate Staff Student Liaison Committee to improve how it captured programme-wide feedback, and will send follow up reports to all students on issues raised, decisions made and actions to be taken.
#3
Students asked for ... a clearer understanding of how marking criteria are applied
So we ... introduced peer marking exercises into our first year core classes, as well as ensuring students have access to marking criteria on their moodle course pages.
The higher the response rate to this year's surveys the more opportunities we have for improving our students' experience so watch out for information from the School and from us coming up soon.
We hope this inspires you to complete your survey in good time this year, as a high response rate will bring benefits to all students in the department.