From last year’s consultation with higher education teaching staff, repeated messages were the need to get students to think of secondary analysis as an option in the first place and help them find and access relevant data. In response to these message, we have recently launched a new student section in our Learning Hub.
The section is designed to connect students to taiwan rcs data all our student relevant information and resources. There is basic information about the data that is available and students can watch a video talking about secondary analysis, find out about our dissertation award, and access dissertation case studies.
To tackle the challenges around students knowing what data is available – and how they might find and use it – we created a range of new dissertation resources. Using survey data showcases social surveys and how survey data might be used including example research questions and datasets.
New quick start guides have been designed to help students get familiar with the most student friendly surveys. We have started with British Social Attitudes (BSA) and the Health Survey for England (HSE) but more will be added by the end of the year. These pages resulted from specific suggestions for short orientation guides to the major surveys likely to be used in dissertations.