Updates from the Induction Team Meet the Team

Updates from the Induction Team

Meet the Team • • Jenni Murray Abby Shovlin Liz Dobson-Mc. Kittrick 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 96, 70% 97, 00% 95, 20% 95, 00% 92, 80% 93, 00% 91, 00% 89, 00% 87, 00% UG 2013 UG 2014 PG 2013 PGT 2014 PGR 2014

Striking a Balance - UG Do you think there are too few, just enough, or too many of the following types of event? UG - Comparison of Amount of Events 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Too few - '13 Central Induction 9% School 38% EUSA Day 19% EUSA Evening 16% Too few - '14 8% 32% 13% Just Enough - '13 83% 58% 70% 72% Just Enough - '14 87% 64% 76% 79% Too Many - '13 7% 4% 11% 12% Too Many - '14 5% 5% 13% 8%

Striking a Balance – PGT Do you think there are too few, just enough, or too many of the following types of event? PG 2013 compared to PGT 2014 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Too few - '13 Central Induction 9% School 31% EUSA Day 16% EUSA Evening 15% Too few - '14 8% 28% 10% 11% Just Enough - '13 77% 66% 71% 73% Just Enough - '14 84% 68% 76% 78% Too Many - '13 14% 3% 12% Too Many - '14 8% 4% 11%

Striking a Balance – PGR Do you think there are too few, just enough, or too many of the following types of event? PG 2013 compared to PGR 2014 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Too few - '13 Central Induction 9% School 31% EUSA Day 16% EUSA Evening 15% Too few - '14 7% 25% 9% 11% Just Enough - '13 77% 66% 71% 73% Just Enough - '14 90% 75% 76% Too Many - '13 14% 3% 12% Too Many - '14 4% 1% 15% 13%

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 28 th April, 09: 30 -11: 30, • Lecture Theatre 1, 7 Bristo Square 30 th April, 10: 30 -12: 30 • Room 4325 C - Teaching Studio, James Clerk Maxwell Bldg, King’s Buildings Practical Strategies for activity based induction 7 th April, 14: 00 -16: 00 Register via My. Ed

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 • Mc. Ewan • 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 University o Hosted Saturday and Sunday of Arrival Weekend o George Square Lecture Theatre • Principal’s Welcome – Assembly Hall, New College NOT Mc. Ewan

Branding Welcome! • 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

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.