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We receive lots of feedback from students throughout the year, via Tell us what you think forms, learnerfeedback@citylit.ac.uk, course evaluations, and ad hoc focus groups. You may be interested to hear about actions we’ve taken as a result of your feedback. Here’s a summary of some of the changes we’ve made in the last year and for 2009/10.

Course offer

Visual Arts
  • Introduced Advanced level course in Flash animation software.
  • Set up a group for dressmaking and fashion accessories students to discuss their work and share ideas.
  • Included ‘course levels' descriptions in the course guide and on the website to provide a clearer idea of what we mean by ‘beginners’, ‘intermediate’ and ‘advanced’ levels to help students find the most appropriate course for them.
Health and Movement
  • Extra Latin moves mixed levels class for summer school.
  • Extra Pilates class scheduled for the summer term.
Music
  • Introduced new Ukulele courses.
  • New course for singing teachers.
  • Introduced new music appreciation course ‘Inside the BBC Symphony Orchestra’.
  • Music Technology - advanced production techniques course added.
  • Extra Introduction to Max/MSP course.
Computing
  • Additional advanced Excel, Sage level 2 and Sage Payroll courses. 
Languages
  • Scheduled additional courses for students to progress onto the next level. Some courses were made up of 2 modules and an extra module was offered for term 3.
  • New language courses were added for 09-10 where possible in response to high demand.
Humanities
  • Additional courses for 09-10 in response to student demand.
Deaf education
  • Introduced a lipreading course for BSL users.
  • In 09/10 we will run the BSL level 3 certificate course after requests from students for an alternative to the NVQ course.
  • Provided students on the access strand of the D/deaf degree with a route to continue their sign language studies at level 3.
  • In 09/10 we will run a one year course for CSWs after a number of requests from potential students who do not want to commit to a degree.
  • Installed a large button phone with inbuilt loop in the 4th floor student lounge.
  • Loop system serviced.
  • Set up a variety of student forums to suit different user groups, eg. BSL users, students with Acquired Deafness, DDS students.
  • Re-designed Indivdual Learning Plans to enable students to make a more accurate judgement of how they have progressed.
  • For 09/10 we have moved English for Work from Monday to a Friday after feedback from students that this woud be more convenient for day release.
  • Moved courses to more suitable accommodation.
Enrolment procedures
  • Skills for Life have changed their enrolment process and introduced an appointment system following student feedback.
Web site

        Students are now able to:
  • See last minute availability.
  • Browse weekend courses.
  • Read reviews from other students.
  • Find out more about City Lit’s departments.
  • View the site at larger font sizes.
Recycling and energy saving

  • We now recycle 40% of our waste.
  • Dyson Airblade hand driers have replaced the old style hand driers and towel machines. The Dyson Airblades use 80% less energy than normal hand driers and the HEPA filter removes 99.9% of bacteria from the air.
  • Sensor activated lighting has been installed in toilets and central corridors to reduce energy consumption and save on CO2 emissions.
  • CO2 emissions will be further reduced by a virtualisation project which will reduce the number of servers being used.
  • Due to space constraints within the building, recycling of plastic and aluminium cannot be implemented at present.
Equipment

  • Music Technology – one Apple Mac per student from September 2009.
  • Office 2007 installed in all classrooms, tutorial rooms and SLC.
  • New blankets, pillows, uniforms and face rings purchased for students taking massage courses.
If you have any suggestions, or comments we would like to hear from you. Please click here or pick up a form in reception.

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