In the Department of Bioengineering we care about the feedback you give us and continually strive to make improvements. This page details some of the changes that we have made in response to your feedback. We'll also email you from time to time explaining what actions have been taken to reduce your issues and suggestions.

Remember - you don't have to wait until a Staff-Student Committee Meeting to tell us what you think! You're always welcome to pop by the Student Office or talk to your Year Reps or the Dep Rep. Alternatively, you can speak to your Personal Tutor, Lecturers, the Academic Tutor, the Senior Tutor or the Postgraduate Tutor, if you think we could improve something in the Department.

Departmental responses to student feedback

The teaching on my course

You said: This module is taught at too fast a pace and we are concerned about the upcoming progress test.
We did: The pace was reviewed and the lecturer put on additional lunchtime drop-in sessions to provide students with additional 1-2-1 support.

You said: It is very hard to follow derivations in some lectures.
We did: The lecturer provided more office hours to provide support to students who need additional guidance, and panopto recordings were provided.

You said: The course is too easy – can we go through some concepts quicker?
We did: The lecturer confirmed the pace could be changed. It was also explained that as first year is meant to bring all students up to the same level, this can mean  some feel ‘under-challenged’. These students are advised to re-direct their focus to areas where they feel more challenged.

You said: We are confused by the teaching of both C and C++ at the same time.
We did: We simplified things and now use C++ only in the examples.

Department response to student feedback

Organisation and management

You said: Can there be a spread of exams over January and May?
We did: We are reviewing the assessment across all programmes with a view to reducing assessment and spreading exams more equally.

You said: Can we have a list of all deadlines provided at the start of each term?
We did: The Department provided an online coursework deadlines calendar for all students to view.

You said: Can we have a Google calendar or similar for coursework deadlines?
We did: We created iCal files for all the modules with coursework so students can add them to their own personal calendars on a mobile device, tablet or computer