9. Student Representation and Feedback

9.1 Student Representation 

Students will be able to nominate a representative to sit on the Joint Supervisory Committee (JSC) which oversees the course. Volunteers will be sought at the Induction Session and an election held if necessary (ie. if there is more than one volunteer). The student representative will be able to raise matters with the JSC on behalf of the cohort. 

9.2 Joint Consultative Committee with Graduates 

Graduate students’ views are fed into the departmental structure via the Consultative Committee with Graduates. The committee’s operation is described in the following standing order: 

“The committee consists of up to 6 junior members reading for higher degrees, and the Directors of Graduate Studies. One or two of the junior members should be following an MSc by coursework.  

The committee members are appointed from amongst graduate students admitted by the Mathematical Institute, and graduate students following taught MScs by coursework for which the Mathematical Institute shares some teaching responsibility. Nominations and self-nominations are invited by circulating these graduate students electronically in the second week of Michaelmas term. Elections are held electronically during the fourth week of 
Michaelmas term, with three working days being given for voting. The one MSc (coursework) student with the most votes, the three research students (DPhil or MSc by research) with the most votes, and the two remaining 
students (either MSC or DPhil) with the most votes are elected. The committee has the power to co-opt junior members such that membership is complete. The committee may operate, if necessary, without its 
full complement of places having been filled.

The committee is concerned with matters such as the syllabus, teaching arrangements, library facilities, office facilities, and the general aspects of examinations and it will annually review examiners reports for the taught MScs.

The Director of Graduate Studies (R) is appointed as Chair of the committee. The DGS(T) is a member, ex officio. The Deputy Head of Academic Administration or another member of Mathematical Institute staff will act as 
secretary to the committee. The minutes of the committee are forwarded to the Graduate Studies Committee. The committee is able as of right to address a communication direct to the Department Committee, the Research Committee, or the Graduate Studies Committee, of the Mathematical Institute depending on the matters involved.

The committee meets at 1pm on Tuesday in the 3rd week of each full term unless the HOD determines otherwise.”

Information can be found at; 
https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/students/postgraduate-courses/doctor-philosophy/consultative-committee-graduates  

9.3 Opportunities to Provide Feedback

Students will be asked to complete questionnaires evaluating the teaching received for each unit. Please take time to complete these as your feedback is valuable for future course planning.

Students on full-time and part-time matriculated courses are surveyed once per year on all aspects of their course (learning, living, pastoral support, college) through the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey. Previous results can be viewed by students, staff and the general public at: https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/life/student-surveys.

Students will also be asked to complete an end of year questionnaire for the course and are able to provide feedback on all aspects of the MSc. 

9.4 Key Student Representation Links

CCG: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/members/students/postgraduate-courses/doctor-philosophy/consultative-committee-graduates  
Oxford SU: http://oxfordsu.org/ 
University Surveys: http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/life/student-surveys