>I would be very grateful if you could answer these TEN questions on behalf
>of your institution (directly to me if you prefer, to avoid clogging up
>the mailbase).
>If I get enough replies I will post a summary of the results to the list.
>All will of course be confidential.
>Many thanks.
>___________________________________________
>Anne Johnson, University of Sussex
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>___________________________________________
>PLEASE PLACE A CROSS IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX.
>1. TYPE OF INSTITUTION
> a. Pre-1992 (old) University [ ]
> b. Post-1992 (new) University [ ]
> c. Other HE institution [x ]
>2. NUMBER OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
> a. Fewer than 10,000 [x ]
> b. 10,000 - 15,000 [ ]
> c. More than 15,000 [ ]
>3. WHAT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE?
> a. Centralised administration & faculties [x ]
> b. Centralised administration & departments [ ]
> c. Decentralised administration & faculties [ ]
> d. Decentralised administration & departments [ ]
> e. Other [ ] Please state _________________________________
Currently engaged in a review of admin because it isn't tight as it is!
>4. HOW LONG IS YOUR WELCOME/INDUCTION PROGRAMME PRIOR TO THE START OF
>NORMAL TEACHING? Excluding special programmes for overseas etc.
> a. 1-2 days [ ]
> b. 3-4 days [x ]
> c. 5 days or more [ ]
>5. WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? (E.g. Intro week , freshers week )
> Please state __Induction to staff_______________________________
>6. DO YOU OBTAIN REGULAR (e.g. ANNUAL) STUDENT FEEDBACK AT A CENTRAL LEVEL
>ABOUT THEIR INDUCTION EXPERIENCE?
> Yes [ ]
> No [x ]
>7. WHO IS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE BEHIND STUDENT INDUCTION AT YOUR
>INSTITUTION?
> a. Vice-Chancellor/other senior mgt [x ]
> b. Students Union [ ]
> c. Education Development Unit or similar [ ]
> d. Academic departments [ ]
> e. Quality Assurance committees [ ]
> f. Administration/Registry [ ]
> g. Student Services Departments [ ]
> h. Other [ ]
> Please state ________________________________
>8. ARE YOU CURRENTLY *REVIEWING* YOUR INDUCTION ARRANGEMENTS?
> a. Yes, students want arrangements to change [ ]
> b. Yes, staff want arrangements to change [ ]
> c. No, everyone's happy with current arrangements [ ]
We always debrief each year and make adjustments for the following year as
a result. Not big changes.
>9. HAS YOUR INSTITUTION UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT RE-ORGANISATION IN THE PAST
>*TWO YEARS*? Please mark all boxes which apply.
> a. New Vice-Chancellor/Principal [ ]
> b. Institutional audit by the HEQC/QAA [ ]
> c. Implementation of a new IT system [ ]
> d. New administrative structure [ ]
> e. New structure of academic departments [ ]
> f. New financial administration and budgets [ ]
> g. New induction arrangements for new students [ ]
> h. Business Process Re-engineering or similar [ ]
> i. Closure of academic department(s) [ ]
> j. Internal Quality Assurance policies and procedures [ ]
> k. Merging with another institution [ ]
NO. New buildings is the thing that changes our induction quite a bit and
interest in retention of students.
>10. WHAT ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS DO YOU HAVE AT THE START OF TERM?
>(NB 'Registration' means recording entry to University and
>'Enrolment' means enrolling onto modules/courses)
> a. University Registration separate from collecting fees [x ]In person
> b. University Regiatration & collecting fees all at once [ ]
> c. University Registration and enrolment all at once [ ]
>Please also indicate how this is done (i.e. postal/online/in person).
>Many thanks for your time.
>__________________________________
>Anne Johnson
>Assistant Registrar (Student Systems)
>University of Sussex; Tel: 01273 (67)8761
>e-mail [log in to unmask]
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