students access in require extra work and obtain confirmation of Moodle. resources access. Amount of Too much information Dissemination of Handbook should be given Handbook should be a Information/information at an early point information at certain out in its entirely at signposting document – at specific points students don’t tend to points of the year would induction. Helpful to (with links to other go back to handbook not be possible (resource remind students at certain documents/information), but would rather ask intensive). points (i.e. IMCs), but rather than provide staff. Would like to would be useful to link duplicate information. important back to the Handbook if (example - Lisa Isted’s PGR ‘drip-feed’ information to students doing so. Would be useful handbook) at appropriate times to know what Student (i.e. IMCs, plagiarism) Union/Registry are telling but resource intensive. students at what point so not to duplicate information. Look/feel of Handbook Could use First Year Common sections are a Need to understand how Terminology used is not Need to understand how ‘SU Guide and Notebook’ bit boring and don’t flow students access information. student friendly students access some of the information (in of their order). Current language is not information (do they in handbook including Need to use clear student friendly or clear. Documentation associated prefer online or hardcopy). – glossy inserts student friendly Common sections are with Handbook (i.e. Terminology is appropriate language. Students need patronising. NFA:AR) need to be for the information being to be engaged and need accessible and communicated (needs to to know why they are understandable to be relatively formal). reading it. Need to find students and staff. Possible ensure out what students want consistency and be a little from a handbook more student friendly – use rather than ‘you’ ‘the student’. Information missing/ Local contacts and from Handbook local support roles (i.e. for MScs) Aims and Objectives from Programme Specification into Handbook
students access in Moodle. require extra work and resources obtain confirmation of access. Amount of Information/information at specific points Too much information at an early point – students don’t tend to go back to handbook but would rather ask staff. Would like to ‘drip-feed’ important information to students at appropriate times (i.e. IMCs, plagiarism) but resource intensive. Dissemination of information at certain points of the year would not be possible (resource intensive). Handbook should be given out in its entirely at induction. Helpful to remind students at certain points (i.e. IMCs), but would be useful to link back to the Handbook if doing so. Would be useful to know what Student Union/Registry are telling students at what point so not to duplicate information. Handbook should be a signposting document (with links to other documents/information), rather than provide duplicate information. (example - Lisa Isted’s PGR handbook) Look/feel of Handbook Could use ‘SU First Year Guide and Notebook’ some of the information in handbook – including glossy inserts Common sections are a bit boring and don’t flow (in of their order). Need to use clear student friendly language. Students need to be engaged and need to know why they are reading it. Need to find out what students want from a handbook Need to understand how students access information. Current language is not student friendly or clear. Common sections are patronising. Terminology used is not student friendly Documentation associated with Handbook (i.e. NFA:AR) need to be accessible and understandable to students and staff. Need to understand how students access information (do they prefer online or hardcopy). Terminology is appropriate for the information being communicated (needs to be relatively formal). Possible ensure consistency and be a little more student friendly – use ‘you’ rather than ‘the student’. Information missing/ from Handbook Local contacts and local support roles (i.e. for MScs) Aims and Objectives from Programme Specification into Handbook
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