Key Information Set
What is KIS?
• Provides prospective students with comparable information to help
them select their chosen degree and place of study
• Covers undergraduate degrees open for entry in 2013/14
• Degrees are categorised into KIS Types
• KIS info will be available online, replacing Unistats and on other
comparison websites - eg Which
• Information comes from NSS, DLHE, HESA and UCAS
• Institution provides information on Teaching & Learning,
Assessments and Accommodation
www.abdn.ac.uk
Local Web Requirements
• A KIS widget is embedded in the institution’s webpages - eg
programme pages on the undergraduate prospectus
• The institution can’t make changes to the widget directly, or to the
technical specification of the widget.
• The widget links to a external KIS record which in turn links back to
further information on the institution’s website – eg about
accommodation, fees, assessment types
• Such links are at the institution’s discretion – at UoA will be a
mixture of existing pages and new content
www.abdn.ac.uk
The KIS Widget is presented on degree programme webpages
with headline figures and a link to the full KIS data.
Demo
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~wpe010/prospectus-ugrad/
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UoA KIS Activities
• Project deadlines set by HEFCE:
• March to June: compile institutional data
• July: NSS and DHLE
• August: Sign off
• September: Review and Go Live
• Check KIS Widget specification and identifying position on
University website
• Link programmes to KIS records (1-1, 1-many)
• Create webpages reusing existing information if possible
• Create a sustainable model going forward
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IWMW KIS
Head of Software Development at HESA
The Key Information Set (KIS) is a mandatory UK-wide collection of
data that will assist potential students in their decision-making
when applying for an undergraduate course. In this talk, Andrew
will outline what information is covered, where it comes from,
how it gets updated, how it will be integrated into institutions'
websites, how potential students will access the information and
how the complete set of data will be available to the general
public under an open licence.
www.abdn.ac.uk
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