Evaluation of Units (Results of SEU)
How the University uses the SEU data
How the staff member uses the SEU data
Rating by School
University Mean Rating
How the University uses the SEU data |
Each semester the students' opinion of the unit content and structure is reported to the individual
Unit co-ordinator through the administration of the Student Evaluation of Units questionnaire (SEU).
The evaluation data collected is both quantitative and qualitative and the evaluations of individual
units are discussed at the School Courses Committee and published in Course Reports. The Head of School
reports SEU results to the Curriculum Committee of Academic Board.
How the staff member uses the SEU data |
The data collected is utilised as a basis for a range of decisions such as changes to course structure,
course and unit content and assessment, development of other teaching processes, as a focus for individual
and group staff development seminars.
There are 8 critical areas explored in the SEU questionnaires
- Unit objectives.
- Unit content and teaching methods.
- Characteristics of the staff who teach the unit which relate to improved learning.
- Concern for students and their learning.
- The use of formative assessment and feedback in the unit.
- Focus on deep learning outcomes.
- Curriculum design (including the learning environment, teaching aids and materials).
- Commitment to improving the unit.
The ten standard items for recording a ranking in the SEU questionnaire are:
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SEU Standard Questions
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The objectives of this 'unit' are clear.
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| 2
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The 'unit' content is presented in ways which assist my learning.
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| 3
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The teaching staff in this 'unit' have a good manner (eg friendly, helpful, professional, enthusiastic).
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4
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The organisation of the 'unit' supports my learning needs.
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| 5
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The assessment methods including feedback in this 'unit' help my learning.
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| 6
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The 'unit' is presented in ways that help me to understand.
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| 7
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The teaching methods in this 'unit' are compatible with 'unit' objectives.
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| 8
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I get the impression that genuine attempts have been made to improve this 'unit'. (eg by acting on the results of previous evaluations).
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| 9
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The assessable tasks used in this 'unit' are useful learning experiences.
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| 10
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Overall, how would you rate this 'unit'?
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Staff may customise the evaluation in a variety of ways by selecting from a bank of questions grouped by the type of teaching situation for the unit such as:
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Unit Teaching Situations
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Large group lecturing |
Problem based teaching |
Teaching using technology |
Clinical teaching |
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Small group lecturing |
Tutorial/ seminar based teaching |
Laboratory teaching |
Distance teaching |
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And may further customise the evaluation by selecting from an additional bank of questions to focus on any of the following issues in greater depth:
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Greater Depth Issues
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Assessment |
Flexible learning |
Generic skills |
Cultural diversity |
Academic literacy |
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The chart provided shows performance across the three levels of study for each School and over the period 2002-2008.
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Student Evaluation of Units (SEU) Level 1-3 Unit Averages by School from 2002-2008
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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Avg |
Std Dev |
No. of Units |
Avg |
Std Dev |
No. of Units |
Avg |
Std Dev |
No. of Units |
Total Units |
| Arts Academy |
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| Sem 2-02 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
22 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
25 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
26 |
73 |
| Sem 1-03 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
6 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
4 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
4 |
14 |
| Sem 1-04 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
2 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
3 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
3 |
8 |
Sem 2-04 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
0 |
Sem 1-05 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
3 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
4 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
3 |
10 |
Sem 2-05 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
3 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
5 |
Sem 1-06 |
5.0 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
9 |
| Sem 2-06 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
1 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
1 |
3 |
Sem 1-07 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
5 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
4 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
5 |
14 |
Sem 2-07 |
4.2 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
1 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
4 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
6 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
3 |
13 |
| BSSH |
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| Sem 2-02 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
11 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
7 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
6 |
24 |
| Sem 1-03 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
11 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
8 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
6 |
25 |
| Sem 2-03 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
5 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
7 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
6 |
18 |
| Sem 1-04 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
8 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
5 |
19 |
Sem 2-04 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
9 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
6 |
19 |
Sem 1-05 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
10 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
7 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
4 |
21 |
Sem 2-05 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
5 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
13 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
5 |
23 |
Sem 1-06 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
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| Sem 2-06 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
8 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
6 |
18 |
Sem 1-07 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
12 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
10 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
4 |
26 |
Sem 2-07 |
4.4 |
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1 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
5 |
12 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
9 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
5 |
4.6 |
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1 |
15 |
| Business |
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| Sem 2-02 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
5 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
4 |
15 |
| Sem 1-03 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
8 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
12 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
7 |
27 |
| Sem 2-03 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
8 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
7 |
24 |
Sem 1-04 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
6 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
7 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
6 |
19 |
Sem 2-04 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
5 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
7 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
4 |
16 |
| Sem 1-05 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
5 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
8 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
8 |
21 |
Sem 2-05 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
6 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
5 |
17 |
Sem 1-06 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
7 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
7 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
8.0 |
22 |
| Sem 2-06 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
11 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
10 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
9 |
30 |
Sem 1-07 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
7 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
7 |
20 |
Sem 2-07 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
12 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
8 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
3 |
23 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
7 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
7 |
23 |
| Education |
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| Sem 2-02 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
3 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
2 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
6 |
11 |
| Sem 1-03 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
3 |
4.2 |
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1 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
4 |
8 |
| Sem 2-03 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
4 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
4 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
7 |
15 |
| Sem 1-04 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
2 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
5 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
5 |
12 |
Sem 2-04 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
2 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
4 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
7 |
13 |
Sem 1-05 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
4 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
4 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
5 |
13 |
Sem 2-05 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
4 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
4 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
8 |
16 |
Sem 1-06 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4 |
0.5 |
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| Sem 2-06 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
4 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
4 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
4 |
12 |
Sem 1-07 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
2 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
3 |
9 |
Sem 2-07 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
2 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
3 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
6 |
11 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
3 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
4 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
9 |
16 |
| HMSS |
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| Sem 2-02 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
11 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
3 |
20 |
| Sem 1-03 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
4 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
9 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
3 |
16 |
| Sem 2-03 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
6 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
4 |
14 |
| Sem 1-04 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
7 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
3 |
16 |
Sem 2-04 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
6 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
2 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
13 |
Sem 1-05 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
6 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
5 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
3 |
14 |
Sem 2-05 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
3 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
3 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
6 |
12 |
Sem 1-06 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
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| Sem 2-06 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
2 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
2 |
8 |
Sem 1-07 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
7 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
5 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
5 |
17 |
Sem 2-07 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
3 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
3 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
6 |
12 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
5 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
7 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
7 |
19 |
| ITMS |
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| Sem 2-02 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
9 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
3 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
4 |
16 |
| Sem 1-03 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
7 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
8 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
6 |
21 |
| Sem 2-03 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
4 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
7 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
10 |
21 |
| Sem 1-04 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
12 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
5 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
9 |
26 |
Sem 2-04 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
10 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
8 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
10 |
28 |
Sem 1-05 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
13 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
6 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
10 |
29 |
Sem 2-05 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
13 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
10 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
7 |
30 |
Sem 1-06 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
13 |
Sem 2-06 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
10 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
7 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
9 |
26 |
Sem 1-07 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
10 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
8 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
10 |
28 |
Sem 2-07 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
12 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
10 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
12 |
34 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
10 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
11 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
8 |
29 |
| Nursing |
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| Sem 2-02 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
3 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
3 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
8 |
14 |
| Sem 1-03 |
4.0 |
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1 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
3 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
9 |
13 |
| Sem 2-03 |
4.2 |
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1 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
2 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
6 |
9 |
| Sem 1-04 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
2 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
2 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
5 |
9 |
Sem 2-04 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
4 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
1 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
5 |
10 |
Sem 1-05 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
2 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
2 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
2 |
6 |
Sem 2-05 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
1 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
2 |
4 |
Sem 1-06 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
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| Sem 2-06 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
3 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
1 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
2 |
6 |
Sem 1-07 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
4 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
4 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
4 |
12 |
Sem 2-07 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
3 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
3 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
3 |
9 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
4 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
7 |
15 |
| Sci & Eng |
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| Sem 2-02 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
11 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
12 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
5 |
28 |
| Sem 1-03 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
8 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
10 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
7 |
25 |
| Sem 2-03 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
10 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
5 |
24 |
| Sem 1-04 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
7 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
8 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
9 |
24 |
Sem 2-04 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
7 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
11 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
3 |
21 |
Sem 1-05 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
7 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
7 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
8 |
22 |
Sem 2-05 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
10 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
11 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
5 |
26 |
Sem 1-06 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
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| Sem 2-06 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
7 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
8 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
4 |
19 |
Sem 1-07 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
8 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
6 |
23 |
Sem 2-07 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
8 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
4 |
18 |
Sem 1-08 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
7 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
8 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
4 |
19 |
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NB. Items are rated on a five point Likert scale ranging from 1 [very poor] to 5 [excellent].
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Schools:
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Arts Academy (Arts) |
Human Movement and Sport Sciences (HMSS) |
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Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities (BSSH) |
Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences (ITMS) |
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Business |
Nursing |
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Education |
Science and Engineering (Sci & Eng) |
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