Dear all,
I was wondering whether I might ask the list for some assistance.
I’m an officer of the National Postgraduate Committee, and I wondered
whether you might spare a few moments of your time to fill out a
survey I’ve constructed, looking at ways this area is dealt with at
institutions across the country, as part of a research project I’m
undertaking for them. The object of the project is to discover how
well the postgraduate market is being catered for, and to attempt to
formulate some guidelines as to best practice, and your input is
vital to securing this goal. I can assure you that all responses
shall be kept in the strictest confidence, and the final report shall
contain only general descriptions; any quotations shall be attributed
anonymously unless I secure your permission for attribution.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact
me, but please do take the time to provide some of the fruits of your
experience.
Here are the questions:
What kinds of activities do you/does your institution run/facilitate
that are aimed specifically at postgraduates?
How often are these activities held?
How popular are they – how many postgraduates generally come along?
Who handles the bulk of the organisational work?
In the summer (during the undergraduate holiday), do you find that
there are generally more/fewer/about the same number of events?
Do you include, or aim to include, mature undergraduate students in
postgraduate events?
In general, do you find that postgraduates tend to involve themselves
in other, primarily undergraduate-led activities?
Are there any activities that seem particularly suited to the
furtherance of postgraduate/undergraduate integration?
How do you find most postgraduates spend their majority of their
social time?
To what extent does your Students’ Association/Union/Guild assist
with the provision of student activities for postgraduates?
What could it do to assist this further, that it is not doing already?
Can you think of any other relevant information not addressed
directly by these questions?
Many thanks for your time, and I do hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
David
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David M. Bean MA (Hons)
Director of Student Development and Activities
University of St Andrews Students' Association
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