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Successive improvements in student satisfaction on Mechanical Engineering Programmes - a reflection . Dr Christian Matthews School of Engineering, Technology & Maritime Operations. Aggregate Data for Level 3:. Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing Engineering. Programmes Included.
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Successive improvements in student satisfaction on Mechanical Engineering Programmes - a reflection Dr Christian Matthews School of Engineering, Technology & Maritime Operations
Aggregate Data for Level 3: Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing Engineering
Programmes Included • BEng Mechanical Engineering • MEng Mechanical Engineering • BEng Mechanical and Marine Engineering • MEng Mechanical and Marine Engineering • BEng Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering • BEng Manufacturing Systems Engineering • BEng Automotive Engineering • MEng Automotive Engineering
NSS Data: Yearly improvements
NSS Data: Institutional comparison
NSS Data: Peer group comparison
NSS Data: Sector comparison
Reflection – what do we do well? • Q5 – Clarity of Assessment • e.g. Final Year Project Handbook • Assessment Schedule • Q8 – Detailed Feedback • Matrix marking schemes give descriptive and quantitative information, supported by written comments. • Q18 – Specialist Facilities • Investment in dedicated computing and laboratory facilities. Responding to larger numbers of students. • Support from qualified technical staff.
Reflection – what needs more thought? • Q3 – Staff are Enthusiastic • How can we transmit our passion? • Q9 – Clarity of Feedback • How can feedback be made clearer and more useful? • Q15 – Organisation & Management • The programmes are complex and contact hours are high. Sometimes things don’t go to plan. How can we make things run more smoothly?
Reflection – Future risks? • Maintaining and Extending Specialist Facilities • Computing requirements • A problem recruiting qualified technical staff • Capacity • ‘Phase lag’ if responding to emerging requirements