PRES 2008

PRES 2008

The University took the decision to participate in the 2008 survey which was run from 3/3/08-31/5/08.  There were 36 respondents out of an expected 106.  This is a response rate of 34% which is above the national average response rate and is sufficient to provide a significant set of data. That the response rate is below that of last academic year (by 3%) is to be expected, given that the survey has not changed significantly in content and many students were reluctant to participate for a second time.

The responses to each question are available on the Graduate Research School Website http://www.worc.ac.uk/graduateschool/. The mean, median and standard deviation are shown in red.

Survey sections

PRES consists of groupings of related items that can be added together to form scales. The purpose of using scales rather than individual items is that they are more robust and reliable indicators of the different aspects of the postgraduate research student experience. The PRES consists of six scales:

  • Supervision
  • Skill development
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual climate
  • Thesis examination
  • Goals and standards

PRES also has some stand alone items included to provide indicators of QAA Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research Students precepts that were not fully covered by the above scales. These comprise:

  • Progress and review arrangements
  • Student representations, complaints and appeals
  • Feedback mechanisms

The results of the survey can be viewed by clicking on the links below or a summary of the results is also available.