KIS Development Work Hannah Pudner Senior Policy Adviser, HEFCE Public Information for Higher Edcation Consultation event

KIS Development work Key Questions: Not all of the information items are currently gathered in the form proposed for the KIS, how should these be handled? What processes will institutions need to go through to collect this data? How would prospective students like this data to be presented?

Expert Working Groups and the Pilot Phase: Expert working groups Pilot phase 1. Learning, teaching and assessment methods 2. Professional accreditation 3. Accommodation costs Seven institutions Processes of collecting data items A mix of courses, 20% Costs and resources Outcomes and conclusions will input into final recommendations

Learning and teaching methods Proportion of time spent: – formal scheduled teaching – independent study – directed activities (including online and group work) – Placements Assessment methods Proportion of assessment: – Written exams – Coursework – Practical exams – Practical skills assessment (including professional competences)

Professional accreditation – Type of recognition – Which professional body – a link to a definition of what this means for the student – Whether dependent on module choices Accommodation costs Purpose-built accommodation – Number of units available & and average annual costs presented in upper and lower quartile Rental market – Average annual costs presented in the lower quartile and the upper quartiles – URL link to institution’s accommodation pages

The pilots are: Identifying and suggesting solutions for any problems and challenges in managing the data flows to produce a KIS Considering the practical and technical aspects of the following: – From where data will be sourced – How the data could be collated – Whether the process may present challenges for a particular subject or institution type Advising on the production of guidance for institutions on how to develop the KIS. Recording and reporting on the resource costs required to produce the KIS

Participating institutions Canterbury Christ Church University Oxford Brookes University University of Exeter Harper Adams University College Sheffield Hallam University University of Oxford Loughborough College University College Birmingham

User testing Aims to develop a distinctive identity, design and language suited to potential and current HE students How information will be presented Solution that will integrate with institutional web- sites Completed in early March 2011

Other developments Enhanced salary information: – Unistats, August 2011 – Key information Sets Addition of graduate contribution

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