6. Student Representation, Evaluation and Feedback

6.1 Department Representation
6.1.1 M.Sc. Supervisory Committee

The M.Sc. Supervisory Committee oversees the running of the M.Sc. It approves the syllabus for the course as well as the documentation. The committee also has responsibility for considering the feedback on the course from students. This feedback is obtained through lecture questionnaires and an end of course questionnaire, but the committee also obtains feedback by having a student representative. This representative will be elected in early Michaelmas Term and will serve on the committee for the whole year of the M.Sc.

6.1.2 Consultative Committee for Graduates

Students on the M.Sc. course are eligible to serve on the Consultative Committee for Graduates (CCG). This committee consists of about six graduate students (including students from taught masters courses) and the two Directors of Graduate Studies. The committee considers syllabus, teaching arrangements, library facilities, office facilities, and the general aspects of examinations. Each year it reviews the examiners’ reports for the taught M.Scs. More information can be found on the CCG webpage.

6.2 Division and University Representation

Student representatives sitting on the Divisional Board are selected through a process organised by the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU). Details can be found on the OUSU website, along with information about student representation at the university level.

6.3 Opportunities to Provide Evaluation and Feedback
6.3.1 Course Questionnaires

Student feedback is sought on all aspects of the course and students are invited to give feedback on each of the core lecture courses they attend through lecture and class questionnaires. The responses to these questionnaires are analysed and brought to the next Supervisory Committee meeting. Students are also given the opportunity to express their views in the end of course questionnaire.

6.3.2 University Feedback

M.Sc. students will be surveyed on their course through the annual Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES). A summary of previous PTES results can be viewed online. Information from these surveys is also considered by the M.Sc. Supervisory Committee.