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Which? University:

finding an answer via open

data

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Which?

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Who?

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Warning

This is not a technicalpresentation

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30,000+ undergrad courses300+ providers50,000 of debt

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Other than entry requirements, what factors did you research when you were making your choiceof course/university Base: 1010 applicants to September 2012 courses

Factors researched by applicants

Over half of this years applicantshad researched:

course contentacademic reputationdistance from homequality of academic facilities

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Data can empower

choice by

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Enablingcomparison

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Managingexpecta3ons

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Revealing powerful insights

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But data has

limitations

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Dataiso(enincomplete

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Data can be misleading

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Importantdatanotcollectedacademicexperience

http://university.which.co.uk/contact-hours-comparison-tool

Datadoesntgivethefullpicture

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Li8leinsightintonon-academicaspectsofuniversity

Datadoesntgivethefullpicture

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Data by itself is not

enough

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People need help interpreting data

what does it mean?

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Data needs to be contextualised

- how can I use it?

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Relativities are crucial

- is that better than that?

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Challenges of using higher education data

" Accessing data sets

Student records Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) under licence

National Surveys National Student Survey open KIS API Destination of Leavers of Higher Education open KIS API Labour Force Survey open - ONS

Application statistics

UCAS under licence" Linking data sets

Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC2010)

" Non-disclosure rules

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Where next for higher education open data?

" Contact hours and type making KIS data more useful

" Long-term employment outcomes institution question on Labour Force Survey Student Loans Company and income tax data

" Educational outcomes linked National Student Database and HESA student record

" Cost of living data ONS and Valuation Office Agency data

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In conclusion

" Data can empower choice

" But it has its limitations

" By itself its not enough to truly empower consumers

"Theres still room for more and better data about higher education

" Any questions?