Reflections on the completed survey.
The survey was successful with 9 out of 14 students responding – a 64.28% response rate.
It was good to see in the student feedback that they commented on the success of the survey itself and that they were excited to see the next steps, which I wasn’t expecting.
I found that having to send several emails to the students to both complete the survey and to send me the completed consent forms did take more time than I had anticipated.
Therefore, in hindsight, it might have been more effective to embed the consent form into the survey,. So that, for example, there could have been some text stating that if the student completes the survey, they are also consenting to be in the project.
However, one potential issue that could have arisen with this would be that I would not be able to know which individual students had consented and which had not. Having their names on the consent forms is important, as when it comes to co-creating the breakout space, I will need to be able to contact the students that have consented to be part of the co-creation stage.
Quantitative data:
In terms of those students who took part in the survey, there was an 81% response rate to the questions. While there was a 5 out of 5 star rating for how engaging the participants felt the survey was.
The survey results indicated that the student’s were on the whole in favour of the project, with all but 8 out of 9 students supporting the project’s implementation.
100% of the students who were in favour of the breakout space expressed that they would like to take part in the co-creation of the space.
There was a mixed response regarding course specific access to the space. With the majority of responses stating that they would like to have the space exclusively for FSP students. However, the responses also indicated that just under half of the participants would be in favour of the space being shared by students from different courses.
On reflection, I think that this could be a strong case for seeking to initiate further breakout spaces at different locations within the east Bank building, if, of course, this project goes ahead and is deemed to be a success.
Qualitative data:
All the responses were helpful in allowing me to understand the student’s perspectives on the proposal, particularly in the key areas of wellbeing and belonging.
The free text commentary was particularly useful, in allowing me to understand the participant’s ideas, needs and suggestions.
I had not previuosly appreciated the value of a survey with open ended questions, to allow the researcher insight into the opinions and perspectives of those who participate.
I have added a PDF of the completed survey below. A link is also available here, however this may have expired by the time that this blog is assessed, this is the nature of Mentimeter links unfortunately.