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From: Karl RouseSent: Sat 1/12/2008 10:05To: BATP Performance Arts Yr 3Cc: Jessica Bowles; Amber massie-blomfield (Alum); Simon Donger; Astles CariadSubject: National Student Survey and third year updateA really important message about the National Student Survey, pleaseread in full and let me know if you have questions.Very shortly you will be contacted to complete the National StudentSurvey, this is a really important activity for the school. The resultsof the survey are used more and more by potential applicants as a wayof judging which school they wish to apply to, and internationally ithave a huge implication for our profile.Therefore a full showing of students from the programme to complete thesurvey is important to ensure everyone's opinion is taken into account.For example, often what can happen is only those who want to complainabout something complete such surveys and this means that the resultsdon't give an accurate picture of what life can be like in the school.When this happens it is bad for our profile, and therefore ultimatelyyour profile, but it also means we start to make changes to the coursebased upon what can be inaccurate feedback which doesn't represent thewhole group and their experience.I'll be talking about the survey in a seminar this term, and hope you'llall come to hear about it, and I really hope that when asked you'll alltake the time to complete it accurately and in some detail so that weknow how successful your time with us has been from your perspective.This is important so that the best practice can be celebrated, and theweaker areas may be improved.When completing the survey please take time to really understand eachquestion and realise the relationship of that question to your time atCSSD (i.e. every course completes the same questionnaire, from sciencecourses, to politics degrees, to performance arts, all students areasked the same questions and so you need to spend some time applying eachquestion to your context to ensure the most accurate answers can be given)it only takes a short time and means so much to us at the school.It is also important to remember that we have outlets in school to letus know where problems are, such as seminars, tutorials, course committee(Joe Conner has been doing a great job on this for a few years now!) andthey should be the times when we hear about concerns and problems so thatwe can deal with them for you while your a student with us, the surveyshouldn't be the time to bring things up for the first time or to complainafter the fact, I'd like to hear from you now (and have wanted to hear forthe past three years) about how we can help you be the best you can be.Finally, really think about your answers. In the recent 'mock' surveythat we did (last term you completed a paper copy for me as you willremember) a number of people when asked 'is feedback prompt' said 'no',yet at your last assessment in year two, feedback and grading were giventhe same day that you were assessed (remember the viva's with me andHenry?), receiving feedback on the same day is as prompt as it couldhave been, yet the results of your survey based upon the results ofthe Autumn would tell future students that the time for giving feedbackis poor. The same could be said of 'do you have access to your tutor',a number of people said 'no', yet on average my e-mails are all answeredif full within five hours, and requests for tutorials are met withinthree days maximum (on average). I mention these two examples as theresults of the survey do contradict with the experience offered and canpaint an incorrect picture, so please really think about each questionand interrogate it before answering.So for now you don't need to do anything but be aware of this and ifyou want to research the website above, I'll talk about this again ina seminar very soon and you'll be given more information soon.Finally, please be prompt for your meetings with Henry on Monday tocollect your feedback from last term, remember Henry is representationthe entire assessment team and may not be able to answer all of yourquestions as he hasn't marked all of the folders himself. To keep theschedule as smooth as we can please arrive early (to the Hampstead) andremember to protect everyone's privacy please only approach when Henrybecomes free. There is a seminar with Amber on Friday and that would bea good time to ask any questions arising from the Autumn term feedbackand to explore successful (or not) strategies with the rest of the group.Very best wishesP.S. Congratulations to everyone in Liverpool, the programme was reallywell represented by the team who are up there!Karl Rouse BFSA, FRSAPathway Leader for Performance ArtsSenior Lecturer in Alternative Theatre and New Performance PracticeThe Central School of Speech and DramaThe University of Londonk.rouse@cssd.ac.uk <mailto:k.rouse@cssd.ac.uk>Applications for the Accidental Festival 2008 open soonNotice of Confidentiality.This e-mail and its attachment(s) are intended for the named addressee(s)only. It contains information which may be confidential. 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