An Overview of the Key Information Set (KIS)
Louise Walmsley
Head of Teaching and Learning Support Office
22 March 2012
Objectives of this session
• To raise awareness of the KIS among staff.
• Provide information on the role of the ‘KIS
Champion’ and data collation requirements.
• Communicate important dates.
What is a KIS?
• Standard set of data for each UG programme marketed by
an HEI.
• A programme is anything longer than one year FTE.
• Compiled from data supplied by the institution, National
Student Survey (NSS), Destination of Leavers from HE
(DLHE).
• Compiled by HEFCE (later HESA).
• Published on HEI’s website via a ‘KIS widget’ and available
via UCAS.
• Also available to HE sector and private organizations for ‘Go
Compare’ use.
• Data updated regularly and will be part of QAA audit.
Content of the KIS
The KIS contains areas of information that students have
identified as useful:
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accommodation costs (institution)
programme information (institution)
financial information, such as fees (institution/UCAS)
professional accreditation information (institution)
student satisfaction (NSS)
employment and salary data (DLHE)
students' union information (NUS)
Most of these data are supposed to be ‘readily available’…
Programme information
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Teaching and learning methods
Assessment methods
Hours spent on scheduled teaching and learning activity
Professional accreditation
Teaching, learning and assessment information is required
for each year of a programme
More about the KIS
• The KIS published in September 2012 will be for
programmes planned for 2013-14.
• The only exceptions are short courses (one year full-time
equivalent or less), postgraduate programmes,
programmes delivered wholly overseas, and closed
programmes.
• Not a contractual document but ‘indicative’
• All UK HEIs are participating.
What does a KIS look like?
Timescale
• March 12
Submission system opens
• July 2012
HEFCE adds NSS and DLHE 2012 data
• Aug 2012
Sign-off by institution
• Sep 2012
Institutions preview new HEFCE website/widgets
• Sep 2012
New HEFCE website goes live
• Sep 2012
KIS widgets to be embedded in all HEI web pages
• Sep 2012
UCAS includes KIS data in its courses website
• Oct 2012
KIS system re-opens for updates
(updates needed to confirm fees, deal with new/closed programmes etc.)
Work to date….
• Formation of a working group to oversee preparations.
• Administrative exercise to determine ‘KIS programmes’ and
availability of institutional data.
• Scoping of a project plan and process to capture and check
data which isn’t currently held in Campus Solutions.
• Information and guidance for Manchester being developed
at: http://www.tlso.manchester.ac.uk/kis/
• Formation of a UK group of HEIs using Campus Solutions.
Any questions?