Band 8+: The table below shows the results of a survey where first-year students were asked to rate some aspects of their courses. The figures show the proportions of students who rated their course very good. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table compares the proportion of first-year students who rated various college resources as “very good” across three courses: Economics, Law, and Commerce.

Overall, Commerce received the highest ratings in most categories, while Economics and Law showed more mixed results. Teaching quality was highly rated in both Commerce and Economics, whereas Law had the lowest score in this area.

In detail, Commerce led in pre-course information (95%), teaching (95%), and print resources (86%), with only slightly lower ratings for tutor support (93%) and other resources (81%). Economics matched Commerce’s teaching score (95%) and had strong ratings for tutors (90%) and print resources (81%), but it was weakest in pre-course information (59%) and other resources (60%).

Law showed a different pattern, performing best in other resources (80%) and pre-course information (72%), but its teaching quality (62%) was considerably lower than the other two courses. Its ratings for tutors (76%) and print resources (70%) were also the lowest overall.

In summary, Commerce was the most consistently well-rated, Economics excelled in teaching and tutoring but lagged in initial information and other resources, while Law showed strength in supplementary resources but weaker performance in teaching and tutor support.