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The value of undertaking surveys to explore the expectations and experiences of applicants and students at the start of the PGT journey - HEA Surveys Conference 2017

The postgraduate ‘experience’ is explored via valuable surveys undertaken by the HEA (PTES and PRES). However understanding the prior learning and work experiences and expectations of postgraduate taught (known as PGT hereafter) applicants and students on entry is a valuable but neglected area across the sector.

 

The aims of this session are threefold. Firstly it will report the findings of 3 surveys undertaken by the Postgraduate Experience Project (funded by HEFCE and comprising 11 Universities) which explored the prior learning and work experiences and expectations of applicants and students at the start of the PGT journey. Secondly it will demonstrate how the findings are highly valuable in providing institutions with the intelligence to help convert offers to acceptances and acceptances to enrolments to assist with managing learners expectations and to enable HEIs to support their students effectively in through and out of their studies. Thirdly it will argue for the need for a national survey on entry to PGT study to help the sector effectively improve the PGT student experience.

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