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Student information needs

Student information needs. Presented by Richard Puttock. SROC, Leicester 13 April 2010. Background. Cooke report (HEFCE 02/15) TQI and then Unistats Higher Ambitions Quality to Choice Tender December 2009 Oakleigh and Staffordshire University. I know what students need to know!.

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Student information needs

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  1. Student information needs Presented by Richard Puttock SROC, Leicester 13 April 2010

  2. Background • Cooke report (HEFCE 02/15) • TQI and then Unistats • Higher Ambitions • Quality to Choice • Tender December 2009 • Oakleigh and Staffordshire University

  3. I know what students need to know! • How much they will earn ? • How many contact hours they will have ? • What the course will qualify them to do ? • Can they get international experience ? • What will their salary be ? • What grades will they need to get in ? • How good is the provision ? • Will they have access to external expertise ? • What are their likely future earnings ? • And finally, how much is a pint of beer?

  4. What we already provide • Qualifications on entry (QUALENT2/3) • Tariff (Qualifications on entry entity) • Continuation from year one • Class of degree • Destinations • Employed, further study etc • Graduate/non-graduate • Top 10 jobs • All by detailed subject

  5. Research questions • What do users want and need ? • How should they get it ? • Who should provide it ? • How can the data support good IAG ?

  6. Research approach • Sector stakeholders • Focus groups • Pre-UCAS students • 1st year UG • Questionnaire

  7. Timetable • Kick-off - December 2009 • Sector consultation – January 2010 • Survey – February-April 2010 • Final Report – May 2010

  8. Related work • Employability statements • Review of the NSS • Review of DLHE and Longitudinal DLHE

  9. Sector bodies views • There is not a dearth of information • Timeliness • Risk of misinterpretation • Data must come from HESA

  10. Initial findings from focus groups • Course level data • What should I expect ? • It could never happen to me ? • Salary and job types important • Half full or half empty • Bursaries • Students use HEI web-sites

  11. Plans for survey • 2,000 responses • Year 13, UG (including foundation degree), PG • 5 main areas • Demographics • The course • The university • Student satisfaction • Current sources

  12. Survey responses • 1,200 Year 13 • 750 Undergraduates • 140 Postgraduates • No analysis yet

  13. What do you think ? • What do you wish you you’d known ? • How should we capture the data ? • Who do you think should provide the data ?

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