Band 7+: 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 given table depicts the findings of a survey assessing first-year student’s satisfaction with various aspects of their courses, focusing on the proportion of students who rated their courses as ‘very good’.

Overall, it is evident that commerce received the highest ratings across most satisfaction metrics, while economics exhibited a mixed performance compared to the other courses.

In terms of pre-course information, commerce outperformed the other courses significantly with 95% of students expressing high satisfaction, compared to 72% in law and a lower 55% in economics. The quality of teaching also saw commerce and economics at top,, achieving a remarkable 95%, while law trailed behind with only 67%. Similarly, when examining tutor support, students rated economics highly at 92%, followed closely by commerce at 93%, with law again receiving a modest rating of 79%.

Regarding resource satisfaction, particularly in printed materials, commerce led with 81%, while law and economics received lower ratings of 70% and 59% respectively. In the category of other resources, law again showed strong performance with 80%, while commerce reached 86% outperforming economics which garnered only 62%.