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.
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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 [ ]
2. NUMBER OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
a. Fewer than 10,000 [ ]
b. 10,000 - 15,000 [ ]
c. More than 15,000 [ ]
3. WHAT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE?
a. Centralised administration & faculties [ ]
b. Centralised administration & departments [ ]
c. Decentralised administration & faculties [ ]
d. Decentralised administration & departments [ ]
e. Other [ ] Please state _________________________________
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 [ ]
c. 5 days or more [ ]
5. WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? (E.g. Intro week , freshers week )
Please state _________________________________
6. DO YOU OBTAIN REGULAR (e.g. ANNUAL) STUDENT FEEDBACK AT A CENTRAL LEVEL
ABOUT THEIR INDUCTION EXPERIENCE?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]
7. WHO IS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE BEHIND STUDENT INDUCTION AT YOUR
INSTITUTION?
a. Vice-Chancellor/other senior mgt [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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.
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Anne Johnson
Assistant Registrar (Student Systems)
University of Sussex; Tel: 01273 (67)8761
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