Introduction

Middlesex University takes student feedback very seriously. We're recognised as one of the top 10 universities in the country for responding to student feedback.

Over the last two years, we've been working in partnership with our Students’ Union (MDXSU) to gather your feedback about the structure of programmes and teaching across Middlesex. We’ve been asking for students’ views through surveys, collecting feedback shared with student representatives (Student Voice Leaders), running pop-up stalls on campus and organising focus groups.

We’re using this feedback to make changes to our Learning Framework – our structure for how our modules, programmes and academic year are designed to best support student learning and success.

If you're expecting to Graduate this summer, you will not be affected by these changes.

Assessment

Programme-based and authentic assessment

Assessments limited to two per 30 credit modules

Formative feedback throughout module

Re-takes for mid-module assessment ahead of the end of module, where possible

Phasing out of 20-point scale (during 2024/2025), to be replaced by percentage scale - with the exception of the foundation year which is a simplified pass/fail system.

We have received so much helpful feedback from students on what helps them to submit their best work in assessments and what makes it more challenging. We are excited to bring in these above changes to the new learning framework. We expect that the new structure of programmes will mean that students have fewer assessments throughout the year, which allows students to focus better on each assessment point.

Re-takes and re-submission of assessments can be extra challenging if it takes place long after a module has happened. Where possible, we will introduce a new approach where these re-assessments take place before the end of the relevant module.

We also will be phasing out our current 20-point scale for assessment results, to be replaced with a much more intuitive percentage scale.