USE Procedures & FAQ
- USE Procedures & FAQ
- What is the USE?
- What is the Faculty's policy on the USE?
- How is the USE ordered?
- When does the USE process begin?
- Who receives the USE data?
- How are the results used?
- Are USE results used for PM&D?
- How is the USE linked to UoS outlines?
- How is the Faculty moving forward on student feedback?
- Interpreting the data - what do the results mean?
- How can we use the results to improve teaching?
- How can I respond to the feedback and work out which are the issues worth focussing on and which are simply problems with the students?
- Can student feedback be obtained at other times and ways?
- How can a new staff member get an introduction to the process / requirements / interpretation?
- Can focusing only on the last item, overall satisfaction, ignore good things achieved?
- How can we compare a first year experience response with later year student responses?
- Is the wording too subtle for students?
- Do ESL (English as a Second Language) students interpret the questions and ratings the same way staff interpret them?
- What does 'neutral' really mean?
- Won't asking students to complete the USE before all assessments have been returned have an impact on the results?
- How can I ensure students take the evaluation seriously?
- How can I improve response rates?
- Won't various things out of a lecturer's control influence students' perceptions (e.g. facilities/room; multi-team teaching)?
- Do the USE questions discriminate between those pertaining to the unit, the lecturer and the Faculty rather than all of these in one?
More information: Via the ITL's USE website or the Learning and Teaching Committee Secretary.