National Student Survey OutcomesMedicine 2014

Professor Lindsay BashfordDirector of Academic Undergraduate Studies

Data for outcomes of the National Student Survey 2014 were taken from: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/whatwedo/lt/publicinfo/nss/data/2014/

(accessed 2014-08-14)

The National Student Survey 2014THE TEACHING ON MY COURSE

1. Staff are good at explaining things

2. Staff have made the subject interesting

3. Staff are enthusiastic about what they are teaching

4. The course is intellectually stimulating

KeeleScore Rank

98 2

97 2

99 1

96 9

The National Student Survey 2014ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK

5. The criteria used in marking have been clear in advance

6. Assessment arrangements and marking have been fair

7. Feedback on my work has been prompt

8. I have received detailed comments on my work

9. Feedback on my work has helped me clarify things I did not understand

KeeleScore Rank

91 1

90 2

89 1

88 1

85 2

The National Student Survey 2014ACADEMIC SUPPORT

10. I have received sufficient advice and support with my studies

11. I have been able to contact staff when I needed to

12. Good advice was available when I needed to make study choices

KeeleScore Rank

93 3

98 1

88 4

The National Student Survey 2014ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT

13. The timetable works effectively as far as my activities are concerned

14. Any changes in the course or teaching have been communicated effectively

15. The course is well organised and is running smoothly

KeeleScore Rank

92 2

91 3

90 5

The National Student Survey 2014LEARNING RESOURCES

16. The library resources and services are good enough for my needs

17. I have been able to access general IT resources when I needed to

18. I have been able to access specialised equipment, facilities, or rooms when I needed to

KeeleScore Rank

95 15

96 10

93 11

The National Student Survey 2014PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

19. The course has helped me to present myself with confidence

20. My communication skills have improved

21. As a result of the course, I feel confident in tackling unfamiliar problems

KeeleScore Rank

94 6

97 8

93 13

The National Student Survey 2014OVERALL SATISFACTION

22. Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course

KeeleScore Rank

97 2

The National Student Survey 2014FREE TEXT COMMENTS

103 Keele medical students completed the survey:

• 84 made one or more free text comments

o 55 contributed ‘positive’ comments

o 32 contributed ‘negative’ comments

o 62 answered the question ‘Please tell us what you value most about your time at Keele’

The National Student Survey 2014FREE TEXT COMMENTS

Response theme positive negative value most at Keele

‘friend’ 7 0 20‘atmosphere’ 3 0 4‘campus’ 4 1 11‘support’ 25 4 8‘staff’ 27 2 11‘teach’ 23 7 7‘learn’ 17 4 9‘placement’ 8 5 0‘skills’ 9 1 3‘career’ 3 1 5

Medicine Scores/% per questionQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21 Q22

Oxford 99 98 99 100 91 91 86 81 86 92 98 96 91 91 97 99 99 98 94 97 96 99Keele 98 97 99 96 91 90 89 88 85 93 98 88 92 91 90 95 96 93 94 97 93 97St Andrews 98 94 97 96 69 84 65 55 56 96 96 91 89 92 93 91 92 93 96 97 96 97Aberdeen 94 96 93 96 80 84 66 55 65 88 94 87 85 73 82 95 93 95 93 96 95 96Brighton Sussex 97 95 95 97 84 90 88 78 74 95 97 92 95 96 95 94 93 93 88 98 95 96Exeter 96 96 94 94 82 70 68 87 82 90 87 88 91 86 93 97 97 97 96 100 97 96Dundee 97 94 95 96 79 80 50 49 61 85 92 79 85 77 84 96 95 96 94 96 94 94Lancaster 88 88 86 100 57 72 62 62 64 86 96 81 76 74 62 90 92 85 96 100 98 94Newcastle 96 94 95 97 73 73 52 56 51 84 93 84 83 79 88 97 98 95 92 97 94 94Queen Mary 96 96 96 95 79 77 66 50 52 85 94 84 88 82 88 93 95 88 95 95 92 94HYMS 89 93 87 96 68 64 68 50 54 74 88 76 58 68 67 90 93 89 90 96 93 92Birmingham 91 88 91 95 60 68 45 39 39 72 83 72 81 52 58 91 96 88 91 97 95 91Leeds 95 94 95 99 86 81 55 56 58 77 90 79 80 78 83 98 98 96 95 98 97 91Plymouth 88 91 92 92 66 68 62 60 56 82 87 73 80 62 86 92 92 92 91 95 91 91Imperial 97 90 94 95 77 74 48 34 45 74 87 75 84 76 82 97 98 92 89 94 88 90UCL 94 91 85 96 63 76 56 43 47 75 86 74 67 70 75 83 83 76 84 93 93 90East Anglia 88 81 85 91 77 78 46 44 38 85 96 82 77 74 80 87 92 91 94 97 94 89Southampton 91 92 91 95 66 73 73 64 65 79 91 75 85 75 76 97 93 93 92 93 92 89Glasgow 87 88 90 93 63 77 62 45 45 69 86 69 68 52 58 94 94 92 89 97 93 88Bristol 91 94 95 98 66 72 50 44 40 66 86 71 80 70 67 96 97 95 89 99 94 87Cardiff 89 87 92 94 66 68 59 61 53 80 86 81 77 63 59 99 98 94 90 98 93 86Warwick 87 82 92 92 60 56 28 28 34 76 81 69 68 46 53 96 98 89 83 93 90 86Belfast 89 85 88 94 69 81 58 43 54 78 91 74 78 62 68 95 95 93 89 96 88 85Leicester 88 85 88 95 38 58 28 13 15 68 89 68 76 69 73 93 90 86 81 92 86 85St Georges 89 86 89 92 52 62 48 53 46 69 83 69 70 60 60 85 81 67 82 92 87 83Cambridge 94 90 94 97 58 70 44 40 47 79 90 75 65 57 62 99 94 95 84 95 88 82Nottingham 89 86 87 93 61 62 49 30 34 71 81 64 66 59 67 83 89 69 82 94 85 82Sheffield 87 86 82 94 72 78 46 38 38 67 89 69 62 42 47 97 92 91 83 96 86 82Edinburgh 89 83 85 92 55 40 21 16 19 67 87 68 64 52 68 94 93 88 86 94 88 80Manchester 89 88 88 92 65 69 74 57 55 75 90 74 79 67 67 96 94 92 92 98 92 79Liverpool 67 70 70 92 42 56 44 26 30 50 77 51 77 67 46 87 92 85 88 97 92 68Swansea 88 94 96 98 41 33 55 49 31 63 83 64 63 51 37 96 100 94 92 96 92 67Kings 73 71 72 86 30 40 29 23 25 52 74 54 64 55 45 92 94 74 71 86 78 57

Mean 91 89 90 95 66 70 56 49 50 77 89 76 77 69 71 93 94 90 89 96 92 87Median 89 90 92 95 66 72 55 49 51 77 89 75 78 69 68 95 94 92 90 96 93 89

7. Feedback on my work has been prompt

8. I have received detailed comments on my work

9. Feedback on my work has helped me clarify things I did not understand

Medicine at Keele NSS Score/%

Overall Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21 >80 <80

2008 91 100 84 86 91 60 74 47 37 46 80 84 67 70 52 64 98 93 86 84 95 91 13 9

2009 91 86 91 91 91 50 68 9 18 23 70 82 56 68 50 59 91 100 86 89 95 91 12 10

2010 62 85 77 83 91 39 53 11 18 15 55 70 48 62 35 39 95 91 70 82 97 79 7 15

2011 87 91 92 92 96 59 76 49 47 53 78 83 72 64 59 63 93 100 72 86 92 89 11 11

2012 96 98 97 98 97 76 90 87 84 87 89 96 91 88 75 88 97 98 94 95 99 98 20 2

2013 97 97 97 97 99 89 96 90 87 93 94 99 97 94 94 93 95 97 93 96 99 99 22 0

2014 97 98 97 99 96 91 90 89 88 85 93 98 88 92 91 90 95 96 93 94 97 93 22 0

Medical School Ranks for Overall 'Satisfaction' 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Aberdeen 5 2 7 10 4Birmingham 26 17 22 20 18 17 12

Brighton Sussex 1 2 17 4 15 6 4Bristol 21 17 25 23 23 27 20

Cambridge 13 6 8 29 26Cardiff 27 25 30 27 24 23 21

Dundee 3 13 13 10 7East Anglia 2 10 14 24 21 6 17Edinburgh 6 10 3 21 29

Exeter 11 4 3 16 15 4 4Glasgow 28 30 25 26 19Hull York 15 10 14 15 18 20 11Imperial 14 7 8 13 28 27 15

Keele 8 8 29 18 4 2 2Kings 19 24 17 25 32 32 33

Lancaster 25 17 7Leeds 5 10 17 3 4 6 12

Leicester 16 8 10 4 13 19 23Liverpool 23 23 27 27 29 30 31

Manchester 25 26 26 29 30 23 30Newcastle 11 5 1 4 4 6 7

Nottingham 17 5 11 16 7 10 26Oxford 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Plymouth 17 1 21 10 7 15 12Queen Mary 23 17 24 8 21 4 7

Queens Belfast 11 21 16 25 7 13 23Sheffield 20 15 11 10 18 16 26

Southampton 4 16 22 18 15 23 17St Andrews 1 2 2St Georges 10 20 11 22 31 31 25

UCL 5 14 8 4 7 13 15Warwick 21 21 17 20 25 21 21

Swansea 32

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NSS 'Overall' Satisfaction Medical School Ranks

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