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A course evaluation checklist for working students

How to hear from students who combine study with a paid job

Checklist for making course evaluation work for students with paid jobs, from flexible response windows and voice answers to asking about timetabling.
Most European students now work during term, so design for them from the start

A seven-point checklist for quality assurance teams and programme directors who want course evaluation to capture the experience of students with term-time jobs. EUROSTUDENT data shows most students in Europe work during the lecture period, yet many evaluation processes assume a full-time student with free evenings. Koji's text and voice interviews can be completed at any time, which helps with the first steps.

What's in this checklist

  • Keep the window open long enough to include evenings and weekends
  • Let students answer on a phone, by text or by voice
  • Ask how many hours the course really took, and when
  • Ask about timetabling, deadlines and recorded material directly
  • Collect work status only if you will use it, and say why
  • Compare response rates and themes for working and non-working students
  • Report back changes that make the course easier to combine with a job

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