University of Oxford

University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD

From the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Ref. QA/3 19 May 2003
To Students Taking Finals
Student Course Experience Questionnaire
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I am writing to ask you to participate in a survey. The aim of the survey is to
gather information to further inform the decisions made about the learning and
teaching environment in the Collegiate University. The questionnaire will take
about ten minutes to complete and will be of use to future Oxford students.
The questionnaire has been designed for use across the University, and both
within and after a degree programme. If your course is in an area of the
University that does not have departments, please read any items with that
wording as referring to your faculty or sub-faculty.
The statistical information based on your returned questionnaire will be made
available to your faculty or department for consideration as an additional form of
feedback and used by the University to monitor student course experience. The
information supplied will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection
Act 1998. The forms will be destroyed at the end of the process and only the
anonymized data will remain for statistical analysis.
DR W.D. MACMILLAN


WDM/NRH


Please return completed forms in the enclosed envelope by
FRIDAY 30th MAY 2003

DO NOT FOLD THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
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Beside each statement please the box that
most accurately reflects your experience at Oxford
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Strongly
Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree
Strongly
Agree
1. My course was intellectually stimulating
2. There was a lot of unwanted academic pressure on me as a student
3. My teachers normally gave me helpful feedback on my progress
4. The workload was too heavy
5. The course has helped me develop my ability to work as part of a group
6. I have usually had a clear idea of where I was going and what was expected of
me in this course

7. I have found the course motivating
8. The teachers in this course motivated me to do my best work
9. The course has helped sharpen my analytical skills
10. Since being at Oxford, I feel more confident about tackling unfamiliar problems
11. My course has stimulated my enthusiasm for further learning
12. It was always easy to know the standard of tutorial work expected
13. There has been more assessment of what I have memorised than of what I have
understood on this course

14. Where it was used, Information Technology has helped me to learn
15. I was generally given enough time to understand the things I had learnt
16. My teachers made a real effort to understand any difficulties I had
17. The course has stimulated my interest in the field of study
18. The degree course has developed my problem solving skills
19. My teachers were extremely good at explaining things
20. Too many teachers asked me purely factual questions
21. The teachers worked hard to make their subjects interesting
22. The course has improved my skills in written communication
23. The course has helped me to develop the ability to plan my own work
24. The volume of work necessary to complete this course means that it cannot
all be thoroughly comprehended

25. It was made clear right from the start what is expected from students
26. To do well on this course all you really need is a good memory
27. My teachers put a lot of time into comments (orally and/or in writing) on my work
28. It was often hard to discover what was expected of me on this course
29. I feel that I benefited from being in contact with active researchers/scholars
30. Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of this course
31. The resources available from my departmental library supported my learning
32. The course has improved my oral communication
33. The resources available from my college library supported my learning
34. As a result of my course, I believe that it is more important to have found new
ways of thinking than to have gained specific knowledge about the subject areas

35. I have made an active contribution to life at my college
36. The academic expectations of me on this course were too high
37. Intellectual standards at Oxford are set too high
38. The extra-curricula activities at Oxford have helped me to develop as a person
39. I have felt a part of a community of scholars who are committed to learning
40. I have taken advantage of the extra-curricula activities available to me at Oxford
41. I prefer highly organised curricula
42. Being selected to study at Oxford was a source of motivation for me
43. The resources available from central (not departmental) university libraries have
supported my learning

44. Tutorials were more about me showing tutors how much I had learned in the
subject areas than about developing my understanding

45. I have had sufficient access to items on my course reading lists
46. I have felt motivated by the library provision at Oxford
47. I have had sufficient choice in selecting what it is I want to study
48. Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the support from my department