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Key Information Sets HESA training seminar School of Oriental and African Studies, London Wednesday 22 February 2012 Richard Puttock and William Locke

Public information Objective information to inform decision making NSS DLHE Unistats

1.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with the standard of teaching 2.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with their course 3.Proportion of students in employment in the first year after completing this course 4.Professional bodies which recognise the course 5.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with the support and guidance they received Understanding Information Needs

6.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with their feedback on assessment 7.Proportion of students employed in a full-time professional or managerial job one year after completing this course 8.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with the library facilities 9.Average annual cost of accommodation 10.Percentage of course spent in scheduled learning and teaching 11.Proportion of the assessment by written or practical exam or coursework Understanding Information Needs

12.Average salary in the first year after leaving 13.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with the Students’ Union 14.Financial support available 15.Proportion of students at the university satisfied or very satisfied with the IT facilities 16.Fees Understanding Information Needs

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Developing the new web-site Introducing the new KIS Widget! Rolling widget (9 items) DRAFT

User Research ‘It has the most important information there straight away’ ‘I think the idea’s brilliant, there’s nothing out there like it, everyone will use it, anyone who’s in line for university which is like thousands and thousands of students, every single one will use this’ ‘It kind of feels like the website really wants to help you in your decision’ Report to HEFCE by Fluent Interaction

JanFebMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec Key dates for KIS 2012 Data should be uploaded to HEFCE extranet (29 Mar–22 Aug) Site preview for institutions (17 Sept) KIS widgets should be available on all HEIs’ web-sites (31 Oct) Final technical guidance published (29 March) New website goes live (week commencing 24 Sept) including KIS widgets on course sites KIS and Unistats early evaluation (Sept 2012 – Jan 2013) NSS and DLHE data added to HEFCE extranet

Information for submissions The data will be collected via the HEFCE extranet ( a secure data transfer site. A group key will be provided, which will allow access to the KIS submission link within the site. The data will be submitted as an XML file, as is the case with data collections carried out by HESA and the data service. The facility will be open for submissions in April, allowing institutions to upload data and check results. NSS and DLHE 2012 data will be added in July Final deadline for submission of KIS data and sign off by head of institution is August Institutions will be able to preview their full KIS data at this point. KIS data

Early evaluation ( ) Light touch review – is it working? i.User experiences of the website and widget ii.HE providers’ experience of the website and widget iii.Data audit Full evaluation ( ) As part of a wider evaluation of the provision of information landscape Looking in depth at purpose, usage, effects, outcomes, costs Evaluating Unistats and the KIS

JanFebMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec Key dates for KIS 2012 Data should be uploaded to HEFCE extranet (29 Mar–22 Aug) Site preview for institutions (17 Sept) KIS widgets should be available on all HEIs’ web-sites (31 Oct) Technical guidance published (29 March) New website goes live (week commencing 24 Sept) including KIS widgets on course sites KIS and Unistats early evaluation (Sept 2012 – Jan 2013) NSS and DLHE data added to HEFCE extranet

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