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HESES02

Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2002-03

This document asks higher education institutions to complete the annual survey on full-time equivalent student load on recognised higher education courses. The data will: give an early indication of the number of HE students studying in the academic year 2002-03; enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for the academic year 2002-03; and inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2003-04.


To: Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions
Heads of universities in Northern Ireland
Of interest to those responsible for: Student data, Funding
Reference: 2002/40
Publication date: September 2002
Enquiries to: Joe Clark tel 0117 931 7292
e-mail heses@hefce.ac.uk

Executive summary (read on-line)


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Report and Annexes A - E
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Annexes F - M
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Annex P
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Executive summary

Purpose

1.    This document asks institutions to complete the annual survey on full-time equivalent student load on recognised higher education (HE) courses.

Key points

2   . The data will:

  1. Give an early indication, including for government planning purposes, of the number of HE students studying in the academic year 2002-03.
  2. Enable us to monitor the achievement of the funding agreement targets for the academic year 2002-03.
  3. Together with data supplied to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), inform our allocation of teaching funds for the academic year 2003-04.

3.    This document provides:

  1. Guidance notes for completing the Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2002-03 (HESES02).
  2. Definitions used in the HESES02 survey.
  3. Examples of the survey tables, which will be distributed electronically.

4.    Information contained in the annexes will help institutions to complete the survey.

Annex  
Annex A: Summary of changes and clarifications since HESES01
Annex B: HESES02 student population
Annex C: Recognised HE courses
Annex D: Countable years of programme of study
Annex E: Student load for part-time years of programme of study
Annex F: Residential and funding status
Annex G: Price groups
Annex H: Mode of study
Annex I: Level of study
Annex J: Long years of programme of study
Annex K: Table descriptions
Annex L: Description of columns in tables
Annex M: Links between HESA and HESES data
Annex N: Validation checks
Annex O: Workbook notes
Annex P: Sample tables
Annex Q: HESES02 fundamentals
Annex R: Audit of HESES01
Annex S: Glossary
Annex T: Index

Action required

5.    Survey data should be e-mailed to us by Tuesday 10 December 2002. Workbooks will be available to institutions in November 2002.