Faculty of Business, Sport & Enterprise
You said: lots of greatcomments and suggestionsat our student forum.
View the results of the FBSE March 2012 student forum to see how we have responded to student feedback by viewing the Your Views section on the FBSE Portal pages.
School of Sport, Tourism and Languages
Could a field trip be included in the Tourism Management course?
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In the revalidation of the course a field trip was included as part of a core unit in the first year.
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The course team is considering optional field trips at Levels 5 and 6.
Students on the outdoor courses would like more work experience opportunities.
In the course revalidation a core unit on work-based learning was included, and sessions have been organised to increase awareness of work experience opportunities for all students.
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We have publicised opportunities for working at local events.
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We have re-introduced the compulsory work placement to ensure students leave their course with some practical work experience.
Assessments are bunched on the Events Management course.
The course team adjusted assessment submission dates to reduce bunching.
It is great getting additional Biomechanics qualifications as part of the Professional Practice in Personal Training unit, but can we have some video learning material on myCourse for the specialist techniques?
Students asked in a practical session at 1:30pm and by 3:30pm the videos had been shot and uploaded onto myCourse. Students can now see biomechanics techniques being performed correctly, which will help students to revise and practise.
Can we undertake more work with real life clients in the Advanced Training Principles and Professional Practice in Personal Training units?
By working with Health Spark to contact staff across the University 15 – 20 students are now working closely with members of University staff as clients, enabling students to improve their skills, and staff to enhance their health and fitness.
We struggled with the assessment on Research Methods for the Leisure Services Industry because we need the task to be clearer, with more support and more time on the practical skills for the statistics.
More timetabled sessions were scheduled in the IT areas, the assignment has been simplified, and more guidance has been given.
Business School
We would like to see consistent online course content and details on myCourse in advance of the taught session.
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All materials placed on mycourse in advance of taught session.
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We redesigned our course page to make it easier for students to find the information they need.
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We redesigned units in our virtual learning environment to give them a consistent structure, and to make them easier to navigate.
We want to be able to focus on subjects that employers value.
We added specialisms to the course so that students could focus on Finance or Entrepreneurship.
We want to hear from industry specialists.
We arranged more guest speakers to come and speak to students.
We want to apply our knowledge more.
We gave students the opportunity to attend a strategy simulation workshop in order to put their skills into practice.
We need to build our professional networks.
We provided more networking opportunities for students to meet like-minded professional.
We want to engage with industry.
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We introduced new “real world” teaching activities, such as the ‘Morgan Motor Car – Services Marketing Blue Print’.
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We organised more employer visits, and invited more employer-focused guest speakers for 2012.
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We organised new induction activities, such as the ‘show case and tea party’, which was attended by guest judges from local marketing agencies.
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We increased the number of live projects, and implemented new opportunities for working with live clients.
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We provided an extension of the input from alumni at BA and MA levels.
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We set up the ‘Marketing Network’, which promotes networking opportunities between students and employers in the marketing industry.
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We took students to head offices of businesses, e.g. Morgan Motor Car.
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We created the Solent HRM Network for Human Resource professionals in the region.
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We enjoyed guest speaker input from Human Resources Directors.
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We arranged for Students to visit a local company to see Human Resources ‘in action’.
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We increased the number of work placement opportunities