Next week I am delivering a session to one of our faulty management teams on Key Information Sets (KIS) – specifically trying to help colleagues generate a better understanding,  especially of what data can and can’t be influenced by the university.

Ultimately, all of the factors reported can be influenced – they only show what has been previously measured  either by an institutional response specific to KIS, through HESA returns, or through the opinions and outcomes of our former students.

As Graham Gibbs has pointed out – see earlier post – the factors being measured and reported do not necessarily represent those, that would necessarily lead to educational gains for students  after interventions.

However, I was interested to see what our two main rivals (hem hem) Oxford and Cambridge do….

Cambridge, under each KIS widget, provide a list of reasons why KIS should not be considered in isolation, and may not be the most useful way of making comparisons.

Oxford on the other hand are more direct. They have their own graphic  right above the KIS one with a clear statement of what their students will get. Maybe we could do the same with Staffordshire Graduate?