Updates from the Induction Team

Meet the Team

• Jenni Murray• Abby Shovlin• Liz Dobson-McKittrick• Kristin Hunger

Overview

• Key Findings - New Student Survey 2014

• September 2015 Planning• Status of the Induction Team

contracts

New Student Survey Findings

Satisfied with Experience Thus Far

UG 2013 UG 2014 PG 2013 PGT 2014 PGR 201484.00%

86.00%

88.00%

90.00%

92.00%

94.00%

96.00%

98.00%

89.00%

95.20%

89.00%

92.80%

96.70%

Striking a Balance - UG

Central Induction School EUSA Day EUSA Evening

Too few - '13 0.09 0.38 0.19 0.16

Too few - '14 0.078 0.317 0.117 0.127

Just Enough - '13 0.83 0.58 0.7 0.72

Just Enough - '14 0.869 0.637 0.758 0.789

Too Many - '13 0.07 0.04 0.11 0.12

Too Many - '14 0.053 0.046 0.125 0.084

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

85%

UG - Comparison of Amount of Events

Do you think there are too few, just enough, or too many of the following types of event?

Striking a Balance – PGTDo you think there are too few, just enough, or too

many of the following types of event?

Central Induction School EUSA Day EUSA Evening

Too few - '13 0.09 0.31 0.16 0.15

Too few - '14 0.083 0.275 0.102 0.113

Just Enough - '13 0.77 0.66 0.71 0.73

Just Enough - '14 0.841 0.684 0.756 0.775

Too Many - '13 0.14 0.03 0.13 0.12

Too Many - '14 0.076 0.041 0.143 0.111

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

85%

PG 2013 compared to PGT 2014

Central Induction School EUSA Day EUSA Evening

Too few - '13 0.09 0.31 0.16 0.15

Too few - '14 0.067 0.248 0.085 0.109

Just Enough - '13 0.77 0.66 0.71 0.73

Just Enough - '14 0.897 0.745 0.764 0.764

Too Many - '13 0.14 0.03 0.13 0.12

Too Many - '14 0.036 0.006 0.152 0.127

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

85%

PG 2013 compared to PGR 2014

Striking a Balance – PGRDo you think there are too few, just enough, or too

many of the following types of event?

How are you feeling now?Confident I can cope with Academic

Demands

• UGs - Confident I can cope with the academic demands of my course was only selected by 35% of respondents

• PGs - ‘Confident I can cope with the academic demands of my studies’ was selected by 36% PGT and by 47% PGR respondents

September New Student Survey Results

Student Feedback & Enhancing Academic Inductions Workshops

28th April, 09:30-11:30, • Lecture Theatre 1, 7 Bristo Square

30th April, 10:30-12:30• Room 4325C - Teaching Studio, James

Clerk Maxwell Bldg, King’s Buildings

Practical Strategies for activity based induction

7th April, 14:00-16:00

Register via MyEd

Enhanced Academic Inductions

• ‘Is getting used to it good enough?

• Abby will be reaching out to Schools offering her assistance

• Session this afternoon, that does still have some space if anyone would like to attend

• If you would like assistance enhancing your academic induction please email induction@ed.ac.uk

September 2015 - Planning

September 2015

Central Room Bookings

• Number of buildings off-line• McEwan• Adam House• Portions of Appleton Tower• David Hume Tower

Please help us ensure that students aren’t given old information

September 2015

New Venues for Traditional Events

• Card Services & Finance – Appleton Tower NOT Adam House

• Parents Welcome - o Joint between EUSA and Universityo Hosted Saturday and Sunday of Arrival

Weekendo George Square Lecture Theatre

• Principal’s Welcome – Assembly Hall, New College NOT McEwan

Branding

• Soft roll out last year• Welcome Badges• New Student webpages referred

to ‘Welcome Week’

• We are asking that University Staff refer to September Induction Period as ‘Welcome Week’

• University Welcome runs concurrently with EUSA’s Freshers’ Week

Welcome!

Pre-Arrival Questionnaire

• Aims to provide PT with a quick understanding of their tutees’ motivations, career aims/aspirations and a plan of action

• Stimulates students’ thinking on these topics

• Already successfully running in Biomedical Sciences

• We need you!

Student Expectations Framework

We would like to create a framework for Group Tutorials so that student

expectations can be looked into in more detail.

We would like to work with PTs and students to create an outline of the

framework.

Please get in touch with us to become a part of this work!

Status of our Contracts

• Recommendation from the Programming Board that our roles become mainstreamed

• Induction Team contracts extended until December 2015

• By the end of the Planning Round we should know the outcome and will keep our contacts updated of the status

• We look forward to continue working with you for this September and Autumn Semester.