Rüdiger Fiebig
89081 Ulm
Along with course evaluations, university-wide student surveys provide information on the potentials and necessities for optimisation in the areas of study and teaching at the University.
Central topics of the student surveys are
The organisation of student surveys at Ulm University is the responsibility of the executive support unit Quality Development, Reporting and Revision.
From 2012 till 2014, the student surveys were conducted as part of the project 'Individual study concepts' in collaboration with the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW). Since 2016, the surveys are carried out in-house in an annual cycle and with stronger involvement of the departments as well as the student representatives.
The survey results are analysed as part of the annual report on teaching. The Academic Affairs Committees review the reports on a subject level. The Senate Committee for Teaching discusses conclusions and potential needs for action. University members can download the reports on teaching from the website of the executive support unit Quality Development, Reporting and Revision.
The Studiensekretariat (student administration and examinations office) provides the students' email addresses for the distribution of the invitations. These addresses are used exclusively for the execution of the survey. Prior to the survey, a unique code is assigned to each email address with which the students can login to the online survey. This code is not included in the survey data so that anonymity is ensured.
After the survey is finished, the codes are used to draw the winners of prizes. This way only those who participated in the survey have a chance to win.
Every surveyed person is assigned a randomly generated access code. This code is required to access the online survey (which ensures that only eligible persons can participate). An analysis of which accessed codes have been used gives insights into who already completed the survey. These participants will therefore not receive further emails (up to four contacts may occur throughout the entire survey phase). An identification through the access code and the responses in the questionaire is not possible at any time.
For further questions please contact the executive support unit Quality Development, Reporting and Revision:
Rüdiger Fiebig, Director of the Evaluation Service
Phone: +49 (0)731/50-25104 email: ruediger.fiebig(at)uni-ulm.de
or Lydia Jeske
Phone: +49(0)731/50-25103 email: lydia.jeske(at)uni-ulm.de
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