Student Feedback Survey (SFS)

The Student Feedback Survey (SFS) was introduced in 2009 combining the Student Feedback on Units (SFU) and Student Feedback on Teaching (SFT) into one survey. It is available online to students through their My Swinburne portal during approved survey periods. The relevant Faculties and Schools are responsible for managing units and teaching staff selected for survey in each teaching period. Click here for a list of teaching periods and Faculty staff responsible for survey administration.

Click here for a PowerPoint 2007 presentation on how to access and complete the SFS.

The survey is made up of two parts - Part A, which replaces the SFT, relates to the individual staff member named on the form, and Part B, which replaces the SFU, relates to students' experience of the unit overall.

PART A – Teaching Items (This staff member...)

• A1. has a thorough knowledge of the unit
• A2. communicates information and ideas clearly and effectively
• A3. teaches in a way that provides motivation and inspiration to learn
• A4. encourages me to develop analytical skills
• A5. responds helpfully to questions
• A6. makes the requirements for assessment clear
• A7.  shows genuine concern for students
• A8. uses real world examples in their teaching
• A9.  Overall, I am satisfied with the teaching in this unit by this staff member

PART B Unit Items

• B1. This unit is well organised
• B2. I receive helpful feedback on the assessment in this unit
• B3. Learning materials and resources for this unit meet my learning needs
• B4. I have learned a lot in this unit
• B5.  I am given opportunities to apply my learning in this unit
• B6.  The assessment tasks in this unit assist my learning
• B7. I find this unit difficult compared with other units in my program
• B8. Overall, I am satisfied with this unit

Information for Students

Survey links for your units and teachers will appear in the My Swinburne portal in the portlet called 'My Surveys' at the end of each Teaching Period. You will need to log in to My Swinburne to access the surveys.

Summarised responses from Part A (teaching items) are reported to the staff member named on the survey and the Dean of the relevant Faculty, to be used in the improvement of teaching quality and to provide evidence for teaching awards and promotions applications. You are not able to be identified from these reports unless you directly identify yourself in your comments.

You only need to complete Part B (unit items) of the survey once for each unit. Summarised responses from this section are reported to the convenor of the unit and the Dean of the relevant Faculty. You are not able to be identified from these reports unless you directly identify yourself in your comments.

Please take the time to fill in surveys for each of your teachers, the unit section for each unit, and tell us what you really think about how things are going.

Also, take the time to write constructive comments, particularly where you think we could do better. These comments are used by the Faculties to work out how to improve your units and by academic staff to improve their teaching. You have up to 1000 characters (which is about 100 words) in each of the comment boxes. (This is a limitation of the software - sorry!)

Please note that your responses are confidential and no information is ever passed on that identifies individual students. However, we do ask that you do not include comments which could cause offence.

Having trouble finding or completing the survey?

Click here for instructions on how to access, complete and submit your surveys.

Student Feedback Survey Questions

Below is a link toa sample of the survey so you can have a look at the a copy of the survey itself.  The online survey will have all the same questions. DO NOT fill this in as we are not processing paper forms.

Higher Ed. Student Feedback Survey Sample