The NSS 2013 has now been open for two weeks and we are continuing to see excellent response rates in many areas:
Response rates - week two
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- The department / discipline with the highest response rate is still Chemistry, with a response rate of 78%
- Actuarial Maths and Stats is second highest with a rate of 77%
- Mathematics and Sport & Exercise Science are in joint third place (with a rate of 70%)
NSS eligible students in these areas will be entered into the prize draw for their school for £100 graduation ball tickets / cash; in addition, these students will automatically receive a £10 print quota for reaching 60% response rate (as will Civil Engineering students, with a rate of 68%).
In terms of the results by Subject Area 'Chemistry', 'Civil Engineering', 'Maths & Stats', Languages and 'Psychology' have already achieved the minimum thresholds for publication, with 'Computer Science' not far behind.
Complete the survey now...
You can go directly to www.thestudentsurvey.com to find out more and to complete the survey.
Please do take part and share your views.
Your opinion matters
Your opinion matters to us - sharing your views on your experience with us will help us to be responsive to the needs of future Heriot-Watt University students. Based on our previous student feedback we:
- have improved student assessment feedback
- have targeted our investments, e.g. better Library access, more study spaces and one-stop-shop student services
- have made timetable improvements and reviewed course content and design
Incentives
As an incentive, students in each department which achieves a 60% response rate will receive a £10 print quota allowance – and as a bigger incentive, Heriot-Watt is offering a prize draw in each School that reaches 70% participation, with the lucky winners in each School receiving £100 graduation ball tickets (or £100 cash, whichever they would prefer).
Speak up!
In 2012, 78% of our final year undergraduates responded in the NSS – one of the highest survey participation rates of any university. This year we want to do even better! Feedback from our students lets us know not only what we are doing well, but where we could improve – so share your views on your time at Heriot-Watt and help us improve the experience for future students!