What students actually say by Dr Gunter Saunders https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow What information do I need and how do I get it? en-us 2019-07-12 19:08:55 UTC 2019-07-16 15:19:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Referral or Pass?Example of questions sent by a students https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371052972 Hello
Im very stressed and confused because i have achieved 40% in coursework and 36 in the exam and qualifying mark is 30 in exam and still i have been referred to do a referral can you please explain??
]]> 2019-07-13 20:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371052972 Referral or Pass? Example of questions sent by students https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371053046 Hi, I had 93% in the coursework and tutorials total if I get below 30% in the exams, in that case do I pass the module or I have to repeat the exams??

]]> 2019-07-13 20:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371053046 Learning Strategies. frimpoa1 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371053508 Especially for first year students, it will be very useful if the university could arrange workshops, send emails and make (compulsory) online courses targeting the various and efficient learning strategies.]]> 2019-07-13 20:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371053508 A day in the field. frimpoa1 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371053689 For new students, trying to understand if they have made the right decision in choosing their course is crucial; if the university could arrange 'a day in the field' or invite people from that field to inform the students on how their future career will look like, it will motivate students in perusing their degree or in understanding their interests. ]]> 2019-07-13 20:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371053689 Additional Information for EU and International students. frimpoa1 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371054242 Information such as Police registration, Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), London Transport system and Medical treatment (registering with a doctor, dentist) will help the students adjust to life in UK. Such information should be on the University website, in the International site. They could be presented as a guide, titled 'When you arrive' and/or 'Before you arrive', with all the necessary steps that the students need to undertake to settle and adjust quickly in the new, different lifestyle.]]> 2019-07-13 20:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371054242 Information on the various Facilities and equipment. frimpoa1 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371054811 For a student, having knowledge of the various facilities and equipment (like 3D printing room in Marylebone, XR room in Cavendish, Animation equipment in Harrow) around the University, including where they are and what machinery they contain will help support and ease postgraduates' research and undergraduates' projects. 
For this information, there should be a link on the University of Westminster named Research facilities and equipment.]]> 2019-07-13 20:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371054811 Emergency contacts. frimpoa1 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371055287 To ensure safety for students, the University can add, in the Contacts section of the website, a 'Security and emergency contacts' section with the University security, Student Welfare, Police information.]]> 2019-07-13 21:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371055287 Condoned Credits https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371101532 Information on what condoned credits are and when they are activated.
Information on how many modules students can get condoned credits for.]]> 2019-07-14 20:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371101532 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371101633 A list of links for booking rooms.]]> 2019-07-14 20:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371101633 Additional Student Info https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371154569 I am slightly confused to what this initiative is for...
If all students are lacking information that can’t be easily found on the Student Hub or website, then surely the easiest and most common sense answer is to fix the issue from the base level so that ALL students would benefit from it? I wouldn’t want 5 Apps for University when the simple solution is to integrate things not build separate systems. That’s what Technology is about right? Making people’s lives easier rather than more time consuming. 

Also there’s a vast amount of data missing from Blackboard, maybe if this was fixed there would be more information available. I can’t see the use of another app, if the original ones aren’t working properly...]]> 2019-07-15 06:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371154569 https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157096 Professionals Advice]]> 2019-07-15 07:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157096 Options https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157624 Clear information about what modules are available and when they run. It is difficult to choose options from the module fair documents.]]> 2019-07-15 07:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157624 Degree classification https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157771 How is my degree classification calculated? Are the exact marks used or the rounded ones?]]> 2019-07-15 07:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157771 Staff office hours https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157882 When and where can I find staff to discuss course, module or personal issues (if they are my personal tutor)? ]]> 2019-07-15 07:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371157882 Example of questions sent to Course leaders https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371158079 Main questions are about options i.e. what can they take and when does it run – this is really about course structure. Also questions on module content.  Degree classification is another common question.  Other questions relate to module assessment especially qualifying marks i.e. what constitutes a pass.
 
Any app that replicated the module diet would be useful as would probably save a lot of questions.
]]> 2019-07-15 07:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371158079 Information on rooms https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371162173 For computer science there are many rooms that have computers in them that are used for specific things i.e. software programming, 3D modelling, security. What could be easy is that if there is a list of categories available which students can click on and see which rooms can be used. For example, one of the categories can be security and forensics - once clicked on, all the rooms which have security and forensics computers are displayed. The reason I’m pointing this out is because certain programming rooms are on different levels. Although rooms that are used for the same purpose are right next to each other, there are rooms on other levels as well which can be used for the same purpose and it really helps to know which rooms they are. I hope that’s not too confusing. ]]> 2019-07-15 08:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371162173 How students can work out marks and the importance of getting good marks https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371162585 I know it is easy to work out marks for modules but many students still find it hard so maybe have information on how marks can be calculated. Also why it is important to aim for high marks. Moreover, first year students don’t normally know what viva’s are and how they work so maybe a bit of information on that would be good. There are some teachers who during viva’s just test the application and don’t ask for explanation of code but most do, so by knowing they’ll have to explain the code may have them prepared for the viva. It’s not the most ideal thing to add to a mobile app, but every little information helps. ]]> 2019-07-15 08:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371162585 Borrowing books https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371170062 When borrowing a book from the library, it would be much easier if we could check the available books in the library rather than just checking online, which most of the time becomes difficult.

]]> 2019-07-15 10:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371170062 Booking rooms https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371170252 In addition, booking a room is quite a complex method as well. Therefore so many students end up without having one. It  would be easier if students could book rooms in the library rather than booking online.

]]> 2019-07-15 10:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371170252 Activities https://padlet.com/saundeg/studentsuow/wish/371170708 Students sometimes are not aware of all the activities run by the University. Most of the miss out the most interesting conferences or workshop. To tackle this issue, the university should advertise around the different campuses the list of activities available. In addition, it would be very useful if every month they printed a newspaper with all the activities planned for the month so that students could keep track of them and write them down. Having an online website where those conferences are advertised is not enough. There is the need to make the students more involved in the activities by again printing a list of all the activities arranged for the month.


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