Improving the design student experience

In the past few years universities across the UK have been concerned with their "student experience" placing a great deal of importance on a quality experience for all. This paper describes a study of the Student Experience within a design education context, which investigates the nature and elements of the Student Experience within the department of Design Manufacture and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde. The main aim of this study was to investigate the holistic Student Experience, from pre-degree to career, identifying its key elements and allowing priorities for improvement to be identified and implemented. This paper provides a description of the study and its findings together with transferable methods and lessons.