What is the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey?
Jan 15, 2016
What is the
Postgraduate
Taught
Experience
Survey?
Yopportunity to
‘Speak Up’
and provide
invaluable feedback
to the University and
the Students’ Union
What is the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey?
Survey of postgraduate taught students across the UK*
Commissioned by the Higher Education Academy
Fully supported by our Students’ Union and the National Union of Students
Quick and easy to complete.
* 83 institutions participated in 2012
What will the PTES ask me?Widely recognised as a key measure of the student experience, the survey looks at a range of areas including:
• Teaching & learning
• Assessment & feedback
• Dissertation or major project
• Organisation & management
• Learning resources
• Skills & personal development
• Careers & professional development
• Overall satisfaction
Academic transition
Student voice
Student engagement
Personal Tutoring
Students’ Union
And at the University of Bath you we also ask you some additional questions on:
How are the results used?• Institutions (& their Students’ Unions) are
provided with the anonymised data to help them identify areas where they are doing well, as well as areas for development, for the purpose of improving the student learning experience for future generations of students.
• Our Staff / Student Liaison Committees (SSLCs) work with departments / the School to develop Action Plans based on the results.
Working together, we are Better@Bath!
In the last year, we have continued to work together to give you the best student experience here. By listening to your feedback and ideas, we have taken action in many different areas, to enhance your student life such as:
• Your Learning
• Your Employability
• Your Learning Resources
• Your Campus
• Your Student Life
To take part…• You will send you an email inviting you to take part
in the survey during w/c Tuesday 5 March 2013• You can also complete the survey at
https://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/ptes2013
• Your responses to the survey are anonymised
• Contact details used only for the PTES
• It could be worth your while as we are offering you the chance to win £100 in the prize draw
Will my responses remain private?• The survey is undertaken independently by
the Higher Education Academy
• The PTES respects student privacy
• Responses are confidential
• At no point will students be identified to their Director of Studies or Department - your responses to the survey are anonymised in dissemination
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