JISC SIMSE Project Meeting

The JISC SIMSE project meeting took place on 22 May 2013, mainly focused on summarising the project progress and deciding the next course of action.

Project Progress

• The finding of the project was presented to a group of 20 academic staff and PhD students at a research seminar;
• The project team conducted a student focus group interview with 14 MSc students to understand their views about the project. Topics covered included: the benefit and challenges of using SES for the university and for students, trust of the university using the data collected, personal concerns, data transparency, SES and its impact on student behaviour;
• Two conference papers based on the project have been accepted and will be presented at two international conferences; and  
• JISC strategic toolkit has been used by Head of Corporate Information Systems to evaluate university Strategic ICT maturity.

Next Course of Action

• The case study of the project will be drafted by 19^th of June 2013; 
• The video transcript for the digital story of the project will be organised; 
• The steering group members of the project will be updated regarding the progress of the project; 
• Another student focus group will be conducted to further understand students’ views on SES applications; and 
• A questionnaire survey will be develop to investigate the impact of SES on student behaviour.