The National Student Survey

Your Opinion Matters – The National Student Survey 2010

Monday 8^th February sees the launch of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2010 at University Centre Doncaster. Entering its sixth year, the NSS is your opportunity to give your opinions on what you liked about your time at the University Centre as well as things that you felt could have been improved.

The NSS is an annual survey of mostly final year undergraduates. The survey forms part of the revised system of quality assurance for Higher Education to generate more detailed public information about teaching quality. The NSS is commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of all the funding bodies. Ipsos MORI, an independent research company, conducts the survey.

The questions allow you to provide feedback on a range of items, including what you thought about the Academic Support you received during your studies and how you felt about the Organisation and Management of your course. There’s also space at the end for any positive and/or negative comments you have about the whole experience. Write it down and let the University Centre know!

The results are made available at Unistats.com to help prospective students make informed decisions of where and what to study. Institutions and students’ unions also use the data to identify areas where they performed well and less well to help effect change and bring about enhancements to improve the student experience for future generations of students.

During week commencing 8^th February eligible students will be sent an invitation email to complete the survey by Ipsos MORI. Later non-respondents will be contacted by post or ultimately by telephone. You can also go to http://www.thestudentsurvey.com/ to complete the survey. You may opt out of the survey at any point during the fieldwork.

The success of the NSS depends on your feedback so please set aside a few minutes to get involved. It may be worth your while as you will be entered into a prize draw for a £50 Amazon voucher for those who complete the survey between 8^th February and 15^th February.

Your responses are anonymised so your answers can reflect your genuine perceptions of your experience. Plus there’s no need to worry about your contact details being passed on because they will only be used for the purposes of the NSS and are destroyed shortly after.

To find out more visit http://www.thestudentsurvey.com/ or contact the National Student Survey team at Ipsos MORI directly at thestudentsurvey@ipsos.com.