Student Written Submission for the 2022 QAA Quality Enhancement Review 

Every six years the University is required to undergo an institutional review - the Quality Enhancement Review (QER) – which is carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). The QAA is an independent organisation that carries out assessments on higher education  in the UK. Such reviews inform the decisions and work of the UK’s higher education funders and regulators, such as the Higher Education Funding Council in Wales (HEFCW). The QER is specific to Welsh higher education providers. Though some teaching is delivered at sites in England, UWTSD is rooted in Wales and all higher education courses are included in this review.    

The Quality Enhancement Review focuses on the quality of academic provision at UWTSD, including library and learning resources, but not other aspects of student life like accommodation. To provide the QAA’s review team with an understanding of the student academic experience at UWTSD for the 2022 review, the Students’ Union produced a report, known as the Student Written Submission, which includes the analysis of six years’ worth of student feedback data.  

This Student Written Submission is available for all to read, in Welsh and English. In particular, we recommend reading chapters 1 and 6. Introductions to these sections can be found in the videos below. 

 

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Videos

Submission introduction from Liam Powell

Discover more about the context and background of this submission, and of academic quality enhancement at UWTSD, on pages 5-30 of the Student Written Submission. 

Section 6.1 introduction from James Barrow

Read more about students’ experiences of assessment and feedback on page 31 of the Student Written Submission. 

Section 6.3 introduction from Becky Bush

Find out more about how students play a part in quality assurance at UWTSD, on page 39 of the Student Written Submission. 

Section 6.4 introduction from James Barrow

See more about student academic appeals and complaints on page 47 of the Student Written Submission. 

Section 6.5 introduction from Vanessa Liverpool

Look at our findings regarding learning resources on page 50 of the Student Written Submission. 

Section 6.6 introduction from Becky Bush

Read more about our analysis of how UWTSD enables academic achievement on page 54 of the Student Written Submission. 

Find out more about QAA by watching the video below. 

 

Other Research 

Read more of our research of students’ experiences at UWTSD in our Academic Quality Reports: 

Academic Quality Report 1 (2016): Financial Costs of Study

Academic Quality Report 2 (2018): Course Organisation and Communication

Academic Quality Report 3 (2019): Student Mental Health

Academic Quality Report 4 (2020): Parity of Experience