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NSS 2017

Key messages for NSS 2017

The College’s Overall Satisfaction increased by 1 percentage point is 84%, in line with the sector average.
In 2017 Overall Satisafaction increased in six Departments, with the largest increases seen in Bioengineering (+16 percentage points to 97%) and Materials (+11 percentage points to 87%).
Aeronautics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine and Life Sciences - Biochemistry also saw increases of at least 3 percentage points.
The overall College response rate was 74% with 1,530 respondents.

Question category results

Percentage satisfaction trend over time

This graph shows shows the trend in the College's NSS 2017 Percentage Agree results for the years 2013-2017, in each of the NSS Question Categories.

Response breakdown by category This graph shows the College's NSS 2017 results for each NSS question category, broken down by the five possible responses to questions (Definitely Agree, Mostly Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Mostly Disagree, Definitely Disagree). The Percentage Agree score is the proportion of respondents answering Definitely or Mostly Agree to a question.

Individual questions

The table below shows the 2017 results for the College for each NSS question, with the change in percentage satisfaction from the previous survey. Please note that due to changes in the NSS there are a number of new categories and questions which do not have historical comparisons. The wording of certain questions has also been changed which could have impacted respondents.

NSS 2017 College Results by Questions
NSS Question	2017 Percentage Satisfaction	Difference to 2016 Survey
Staff are good at explaining things	87%	+1%
Staff have made the subject interesting	80%	-
The course is intellectually stimulating	89%	-
My course has challenged me to achieve my best work	82%	n/a
Teaching	84%	-1%
My course has provided me with opportunities to explore ideas or concepts in depth	83%	n/a
My course has provided me with opportunities to bring information and ideas together from different topics	83%	n/a
My course has provided me with opportunities to apply what I have learnt	82%	n/a
Learning opportunities	82%	n/a
The criteria used in marking have been clear in advance	66%	-6%
Marking and assessment has been fair	695	-3%
Feedback on my work has been timely	62%	+6%
I have received helpful comments on my work	62%	+7%
Assessment and feedback	65%	+3%
I have been able to contact staff when I needed to	87%	-
I have received sufficient advice and guidance in relation to my course	73%	+2%
Good advice was available when I needed to make study choices on my course	70%	-2%
Academic support	77%	-
The course is well organised and running smoothly	74%	-3%
The timetable works efficiently for me	78%	-1%
Any changes in the course or teaching have been communicated effectively	81%	4%
Organisation and management	78%	-
The IT resources and facilities provided have supported my learning well	87%	-7%
The library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported my learning well	87%	-6%
I have been able to access course-specific resources (e.g. equipment, facilities, software, collections) when I needed to	91%	+2%
Learning resources	88%	-4%
I feel part of a community of staff and students	68%	n/a
I have had the right opportunities to work with other students as part of my course	90%	n/a
Learning Community	79%	*n/a*
I have had the right opportunities to provide feedback on my course	90%	n/a
Staff value students’ views and opinions about the course	78%	n/a
It is clear how students’ feedback on the course has been acted on	73%	n/a
The students’ union (association or guild) effectively represents students’ academic interests	61%	-10%
Student Voice	76%	+5
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course	84%	+1%

Sector comparison

Subject level results

Select the links below or on the sidebar to view the NSS 2017 results for that subject by Question Category, with comparison with previous years and the sector.

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Key messages for NSS 2017

Subject level results

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Institutional level results

Subject level results

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