February 11, 2011 Key Information Set (KIS) Pilot Emma Potts Head of Student Administration

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 2 KIS Overview  HEFCE commissioned research into the information needs of users of information on higher education  16 information items identified as being useful to students when making a decision about where and what to study  Recommended that items should be collated and published in Key Information Sets (KIS), provided at course level on HEI websites and linked to UCAS  This recommendation is a key component of the joint HEFCE, UUK and GuildHE consultation on Public Information on Higher Education (HEFCE November 2010/31).

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 3 KIS Pilot Requirements Oxford involved in pilot and required to collect data on five broad areas:  Teaching and learning methods – by course  Assessment methods – by course  Professional accreditation – by course  Residential costs – institution level  Mapping each KIS to HESA course and JACS codes Objectives: establish processes for collecting data and costs

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 4 University’s Response  Ownership by Education Committee  Established working group  Academic representative from each division  QA officer from each division  College representation (Senior Tutors, Domestic Bursars)  OUSU representative  Short-term contract for officer to coordinate the work and gather data.

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 5 Courses Selected for Inclusion in Pilot – Part One MPLS Maths Engineering Science Engineering, Economics and Management (Joint Honours Course) Physics and Philosophy (Joint Honours Course) Medical Sciences Biochemistry Continuing Education Foundation Certificate in English Language and Literature

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 6 Couses Selected for Inclusion in Pilot – Part Two Social Sciences PPE (Joint Honours Course) Economics, Engineering and Management (Joint Honours Course) Humanities PPE (Joint Honours Course) Physics and Philosophy (Joint Honours Course) Fine Art Classics (Routes One and Two) English Language and Literature

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 7 Couses Selected for Inclusion in Pilot – Part Three  Expected to provide information on formative assessment for a small percentage of courses:  Biochemistry  Engineering Science  English  PPE

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 8 Oxford Information Collection – Part One Data collection exercise utilises pre-existing information available centrally (teaching review), plus Divisions, Colleges, Land Agents  Information held centrally  Information on undergraduate teaching, learning and assessment from Programme Specifications and the Teaching Review  Information required from divisional staff  Teaching and learning methods used, broken down into hours of formal scheduled teaching; placements  formative assessments built in to the teaching and learning.

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 9 Oxford Information Collection – Part Two  Information required from Colleges (via Senior Tutors)  directed activities  Independent study  formative assessments built in to the teaching and learning  Information required from Domestic Bursars Committee  Purpose built accommodation costs and units  Information required from the Land Agents  Privately run accommodation costs and units

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 10 How Information is Collected and Recorded Excel based (final template may utilise different technologies) Six worksheets to capture the various data items Proportion of Assessments by Different Methods

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 11 Additional Feedback Information to be Collected Observations on: -  the ease, or otherwise, with which this data could be supplied annually  the cycle on which the core data from which it is derived is currently updated  any additional resources (staff time and other costs) required to provide this information in the format required for the KIS  The IT required to support this process

February 11, 2011 Key Information Set Pilot Page 12 Where are we at?  Working Group established  Information Requests issued to divisions, committees and Land Agents  Deadlines for initial data = Wednesday 16 February  Further meetings 16/17/18 February to analyse submissions  Week commencing 21 Feb = Further analysis and requests issued for any missing data  Week commencing 28 Feb = draft consultation and pilot response in preparation for 07 March HEFCE deadline.