The lack of guidance and support for the upcoming RAD1002 assignment is a significant concern. If they were willing to extend the formative I do not understand why they haven’t done the same for the Summative. Our cohort has not had any RAD1002 online lectures since the 17th of June, which is not good enough.

I appreciate that the majority of the university has closed for the end of the academic year, however, this timing is particularly detrimental to our cohort as we are entering a period of increased workload with numerous assessments and deadlines. The closure of essential resources such as Studiosity puts us at a significant disadvantage and this should be addressed.

Also the inconsistency in study time allocation across different trusts creates an unfair learning environment. Some apprentices are afforded more time to study than others, depending on their trust. To ensure equality and fairness, the university should implement a standardised study time policy for all apprentices across different trusts.

Additionally, the ELE tasks are significantly more time-consuming than indicated. (1 day a week is no way near enough time!) This leads to constant challenges in keeping up with the workload.

I urge the university to prioritise student support and ensure that all students have equal opportunities to succeed.

As previously mentioned, this is coming up to an incredibly busy time of year for us and I cannot keep on top of the workload without working late into the night which is not something I can maintain for long. It would be gracious of them to consider the implications of the work they are setting- Is it actually relevant? Will it help us moving forward? Is it updated and up to date?

I have also struggled with the replies that have been given to queries (and even lack of). I think some of them seem rude, dismissive and unhelpful. I do not feel able to question anything and that hinders learning significantly.

As for the assignments, I am only ok with 1003 and that is because Liliana does deserve a shout out for being proactive, supportive, encouraging and approachable.

The University could not foresee the staffing problems with 1002 but they have impacted our learning and nothing has been done to address this.

I feel like at best I can hope to scrape a pass and maybe second year will be better?

Robyn has been fab and consistently friendly, informative and supportive while I’ve navigated the first year. I really appreciate her unwavering support and sensible advice and also patiently reminding me of what I should be doing on one file and directed me to studyzone etc I feel like there has been support available when I’ve needed it, especially through studyzone and the library team with my (previously non existent) academic writing skills! 

The design of the course with less webinars over summer and autumn has been great. It has really suited me and given me the breathing space I needed! It’s enabled me to do some self led study in areas that especially interest me and catch up in other areas, but most importantly given me the headspace to concentrate on preparing and working on my assignments and exams, and use this process to really solidify my learning. 

I think the assignments and exams are brilliantly thought out. The webinar about the critical appraisal assignment by Mike and Charliegh was ace. I loved that it was closer to the deadline so it was fresh in my mind and I could apply it to my assignment. Lilianas webinars on assessments have also been great, really informative and clarified what to expect. Julie’s webinars and the formative image evaluation presentation have been ace at getting my brain engaged in the process of verbalising all my thought processes ready for my SOAP and a timely kick up the arse to start thinking about the case study. So far the assessment process has really solidified my learning with the added pressure to really learn it!

I’ve found the amount of weekly online learning is unsustainable if I try and learn it properly (way way over my off the job time). I now just skim read over stuff to get it done and hope the assessments and future learning will solidify it. 

I find ELE2 hard to navigate and I really really would love the webinar title on the timetables entry. Or a clearer way on ELE2 to put a list of webinars and the dates/times. I am still going into webinars not knowing which one it is. I would love to be able to prepare for them to make the most of them.

I don’t think I can state enough how good the assessment design is, relevant, purposeful and a great learning opportunity. The preparation from all the module leads has been really explicit on what we need to do and expect. (I really hate assessments etc so I really appreciate it) I feel the course so far has given me the knowledge and grounding to make the most of my workplace learning and has initiated my enthusiasm to really look into current work practices and new research in the field. Big thanks to all the Exeter team.

When it comes to progress tests, I feel completely lost, like I haven't learned anything at all. The 3rd formative was especially tough – I felt so dumb and clueless. The frustrating thing is that I seem to be scoring better on the second and third-year clinical scenario questions than on the material we're supposed to be learning in year 1 from weekly tasks or anything related to RAD1001. It's just all so hard and overwhelming, and I feel like I'm not making progress.

I'm finding most of the 1003 and 4 worksheets complicated too. They repeat themselves, they aren't easy to read and there is not enough room to write what you need in the boxes/space underneath the questions and I don't have time to create space before printing them all off. Really struggling with these. Also radiographers can be pretty terrible at answering/ helping us answer these questions as they have no idea themselves/ have forgotten since their uni days.

Radiographer feedback sheet isn't great either, it needs a 1-5 score section. There should be at least one more step between 'sometimes' and 'consistent'.

On a positive note when we do have lectures they are a great help, would love to have more.

Could WPU3 be released on ELE at the beginning of Campus week rather than the end?

This would allow us to briefly skim through it and ask any questions in person if we have any concerns or queries.

I don't know what I am doing and have started questioning if I'm going to make it through this year. let alone the course.

more help/templates would be helpful. I could use a break from the pressure.

On another note, there are some spelling mistakes in the test that throws you off a little, but that's more of a bug than real problem.