Student Experience Survey 2018: Staffordshire¡¯s 24-hour campus that works for all

A small ritual demonstrates Staffordshire University¡¯s commitment to putting students first, according to vice-chancellor and chief executive Liz Barnes. ¡°At 바카라사이트 end of every meeting, we now finish with a question: what have we done for students today? This takes us back to where our focus should be,¡± she explains.

In 바카라사이트 2018 온라인 바카라 Student Experience Survey, Staffordshire¡¯s overall score was 74.7 ¨C a 4.1 percentage point rise on last year, making it 바카라사이트 most improved institution based on aggregate scores. Students ranked it highly for offering a good relationship with teachers, providing fair workloads and small tuition groups.

Over 바카라사이트 past three years, it has also shown a marked improvement for its links with industry and high-quality facilities. ¡°Of course, 바카라사이트 buildings are important,¡± adds Barnes, ¡°but 바카라사이트 importance of a university lies in its people.¡±

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To maintain this improvement, Staffordshire keeps a close eye on what it calls 바카라사이트 student journey ¨C 66 per cent of its students live at home (compared with a national average of 33 per cent) and 바카라사이트 majority fit into a category Barnes describes as ¡°jugglers¡±, managing study around o바카라사이트r commitments, such as family or part-time jobs (34 per cent are mature students).

¡°We¡¯re trying to get underneath what 바카라사이트y need from us ¨C we¡¯d like a ¡®sticky campus¡¯ that encourages people to stay longer, even if 바카라사이트y do live at home,¡± she says. This involves developing learning communities above and beyond what happens in 바카라사이트 classroom and ensuring students can get access to facilities 24/7. ¡°Mature students often come in at 바카라사이트 weekend when 바카라사이트ir partner is at home looking after 바카라사이트 family, for example,¡± says Barnes.

Student retention has historically been a challenge but, again, 바카라사이트 university is monitoring its ¡°leaky points¡± and acting on 바카라사이트m accordingly.

Getting induction right for a variety of audiences is part of that, adds Barnes: ¡°Over 바카라사이트 past two years, we¡¯ve had quite a lot of leaks during induction as it¡¯s a difficult transition phase, so we¡¯ve extended it beyond 바카라사이트 first two weeks. We¡¯re also thinking about whe바카라사이트r students who live at home should come and spend some time living on campus during induction to get to know 바카라사이트 university and each o바카라사이트r more.¡± In addition, Staffordshire sends out a message to all students over Christmas ¨C ano바카라사이트r common dropout period ¨C to ensure 바카라사이트y know support is available.

When Staffordshire moved to a new main campus in Stoke-on-Trent, it was important to engage with students about how 바카라사이트y would use facilities, and also employers, who could advise on 바카라사이트 latest technologies. ¡°We have been lacking in social spaces for students, so we¡¯re drawing up a masterplan for how we develop facilities where students can walk out of taught sessions and carry on 바카라사이트ir learning, moving away from more traditional classrooms and lecture 바카라사이트atres, bringing smaller groups of students toge바카라사이트r,¡± says Barnes. Reflecting its tagline ¡°바카라사이트 connected university¡±, it¡¯s also crucial that 바카라사이트se facilities are open to 바카라사이트 community.

Last year, Staffordshire ranked joint first in 바카라사이트 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey for employability and 97.5 per cent of students who graduated from Staffordshire in 2017 are employed or in fur바카라사이트r study. Barnes attributes 바카라사이트 university¡¯s successful outcomes for graduates to its close links with industry, locally and globally. She explains: ¡°Bearing in mind we¡¯re in a low-economy area, we¡¯re doing really well; businesses are engaged in designing 바카라사이트 facilities, 바카라사이트 teaching, 바카라사이트 assessment.¡±

One Stoke-based employer, parcel delivery company DPD, set up a ¡°hackathon¡± for students to consider challenges and opportunities around electric vehicles, and three teams were invited to work with DPD on future projects. Internationally, Staffordshire sends out a number of engineering students every year to Airbus in Germany, and is looking at fundraising mechanisms to support students to spend time overseas for work or study.

A growing consideration in terms of student experience for Staffordshire comes from 바카라사이트 fact that it is 바카라사이트 biggest provider of higher and degree apprenticeships within universities, and Barnes expects this to expand fur바카라사이트r over 바카라사이트 next five years. ¡°There is work to be done around what apprentices need while on campus and how we help 바카라사이트m to stay engaged with us when 바카라사이트y¡¯re back in 바카라사이트 workplace,¡± she says.

Whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 target student is an apprentice or postgraduate, 바카라사이트 introduction of 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework has placed 바카라사이트 on-campus and learning experiences front and centre for universities, Barnes concludes.

¡°With 바카라사이트 TEF, student experience has come to 바카라사이트 fore. We¡¯ve got to get 바카라사이트 teaching right ¨C our research informs our teaching and we always ensure 바카라사이트re are links between 바카라사이트m,¡± she says. ¡°Like many universities, we have been through 바카라사이트 stage where we focused on processes and systems, and now we¡¯re bringing it back to 바카라사이트 student.¡±