1. www.bournemouth.ac.uk BU in 2015-16 Excellent graduate employability rate of 93.3%* BU rose in all three major UK university league tables in 2015 - the Complete University Guide, Guardian University Guide and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. *Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (2015) Ranked in the Times Higher Education top 200 most international universities in the world BU entered the ranks of the top 500 universities in the world for the first time

2. In just 10 minutes…. What is the NSS and why should I take part?

3. Annual survey of final year undergraduates studying at UK Universities Conducted by Ipsos MORI Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of all the funding bodies* Fully supported by the National Union of Students (NUS) * Including: Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Department for Education Northern Ireland, Scottish Higher Education Institutions, Health Education England, National College for Teaching and Leadership and participating private higher education providers. Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com What is the NSS

4. The survey looks at a range of measures about your course experience and student satisfaction: The teaching on your course Assessment & feedback Academic support Organisation & management Learning resources Personal development Overall satisfaction Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com What will the NSS ask me?

5. This is a space where Programme Leaders can include specific examples of things from their course, to encourage positive reflection from students…. Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com Reflections

6. You will have five choices per question: Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com Scoring If you feel like: Your NSS response is: Definitely agree Mostly agree Neither agree nor disagree Mostly disagree Definitely disagree

7. Results will be published in August 2016 The NSS results are made publicly available to help prospective students make informed decisions of where and what to study Institutions are provided with the anonymised data to help them identify areas where they are doing well, as well as areas for development Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com How are the results used?

8. At BU, however, we aim to resolve your feedback before you get to the end of your course. Examples of this include: Learning resources: You wanted improved student resources and we provided the brand new Student Centre Include examples of ‘You said, this happened responses’ from a Faculty or programme level Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com You said, this happened

9. Your responses will remain confidential: The survey is undertaken independently by Ipsos MORI At no point will students be identified to their institution - your responses to the survey are anonymised Contact details are used only for the NSS Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com Privacy

10. Login to myBU and you will see the link at the top of your homepage Use iBU Or visit www.thestudentsurvey.com Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com Complete the NSS now

11. Thank you As a thank you for taking part you can: Claim a £3 SUBU voucher Enter a prize draw to win: –An iPad Pro –Your first working wardrobe from Fox Tailoring, Bournemouth –5 x £200 cash Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com

12. A word from SUBU Fill out the National Student Survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com