Student Voice

The School participates in the course rep scheme, organised by QM Students' Union. You can find out more about the role of a Course Rep and what it is all about by going to the Course Rep Hub: http://www.qmsu.org/coursereps. Course reps attend the Student Voice Committee hosted by the School, which are attended by key members of staff from the school too. The School Representative is also invited to the SVC in a non-compulsory fashion. 

A student co-chair should be agreed from amongst the elected student representatives, either through an election or direct appointment to the SVC, either before the first SVC of the academic year or at the first meeting of the committee.

The remit of the SVC is to consider and discuss matters relating to:

• The content and organisation of programmes of study and any proposed changes;
• The provision of academic facilities and general school/institute/QMUL facilities;
• School/institute social activities;
• Provision for student welfare including the operation of the personal tutor system;
• Arrangements for induction and study skills provision;
• Local monitoring of academic standards through, for example, consideration of the School’s Taught Programmes Action Plan (TPAP) for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and discussion of student commentary (external examiners’ reports, first destination statistics and results of module evaluation questionnaires and student surveys such as NSS, PTES and the Queen Mary Student Survey);
• Initial consideration of the commendations and recommendations of Periodic Review reports, followed by regular reports on action taken in response.
• Any other matters on which the SVC wishes to express a view.

Please follow this link for a summary of the roles and responsibilities  of all members of the SVC.

Do you want to be the Course Rep for your year group? Nominate yourself now! 

We really appreciate your feedback in SEF, so it’s important we have student representation for all programmes and year groups on our Student Voice Committee! If you are interested in nominating yourself, you can do so at Elections (qmsu.org). All you need to do is find the role relevant to your course and upload a statement of why you should be the course rep. When you nominate yourself, you will have the option to upload an optional photo and short manifesto. Whilst this is optional, the SU strongly recommend that nominees submit a photo and a manifesto with their nomination.

• Please send any questions to su-coursereps@qmul.ac.uk.

The School of Economics and Finance Representative represents students studying in the School of Economics and Finance.

Queen Mary University of London has a centrally administered system for module experience surveys. The purpose of this scheme is to ensure that all undergraduate and postgraduate students are invited to give feedback on the modules they take via an anonymous module evaluation questionnaire, and that such feedback is collated and used systematically to assure and enhance the quality of education at Queen Mary.

The evaluation covers teaching, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources and student voice, with students also encouraged to give feedback on how the module could be improved.

Without your participation it is not possible to get sufficient data, so please participate! 

We also ask you to complete a mid-semester evaluation. This is as an opportunity to identify any areas that can be improved in the second half of the semester. But, don’t just wait for the surveys to give your feedback. Use your module organisers’ and teaching assistants’ weekly office hours.