Quality Assessment Survey at the School of Civil Engineering at Aalborg University

As part of an improved quality assessment procedure at the School of Civil Engineering at Aalborg University, an online survey has been undertaken among all students. Due to external requirements and a wish for more structured feedback, an online questionnaire was presented to all students under the study board of civil engineering.

The questionnaire was jointly developed for all study boards at Aalborg University. The questionnaire forms an investigation of students' satisfaction and evaluation of the overall structure of the education including self-reported performance assessment. The paper discusses the structure of the questionnaire and presents the results. Finally, suggestions for improvements regarding the questionnaire and further quality assessment are included.

The response rate was 40%. Overall, the results showed a general satisfaction with the studies although substantial variance was observed. Approximately half of the students prepare in connection with courses and lectures. Furthermore, it was found that a significant proportion of students are studying only part of the curriculum - typically less than 70% of the curriculum - and very few are studying the entire curriculum. A number of discrepancies between expected and experienced conditions related to good teaching are identified and discussed.