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Papers which focus on developments in the analysis, evaluation, and communication of the student experience, as encapsulated in data received through the SCEQ and SREQ are available below and through the Institute for Learning and Teaching (ITL) website.

Govendir, M; Ginns, P.; Symons, R; and Tammen, I (2009) Improving the research higher degree experience at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney Proceedings of the 32nd HERDSA Annual Conference Darwin (PDF)

Symons, R.Y. (2009) “Cash cows” or educational ambassadors: using student satisfaction surveys to analyse, report and improve the international student experience. Paper presented at the Australasian Higher Education Evaluation Forum, Byron Bay, NSW (PDF)

Symons, R (2008). Colour coding, KPIs and the road to Damascus: shedding new light on reporting the student experience at the University of Sydney. Paper presented at the Australian Higher Education Evaluation Forum, Melbourne. (PDF)

Symons, R (2008). Analysing, evaluating and reporting on the student experience at the University of Sydney: responding to the changing demands of stakeholders Society for Research into Higher Education Conference, Liverpool UK (PDF)

Symons, R (2008). The development of an in-house taxonomy used in the analysis of qualitative data from student satisfaction surveys. Poster display at the Society for Research into Higher Education Conference, Liverpool UK (PDF)

Symons, R. (2007). Taxonomy evolution: the changing face of reporting the student experience at the University of Sydney. Paper presented at the 2007 Evaluation Forum, Brisbane, 27-28 November (PDF)

Symons, R. (2006). Listening to the student voice at the University of Sydney: closing the loop in the quality enhancement and improvement cycle. Paper presented at the 2006 Australian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) Forum, Coffs Harbour, NSW. 21-24 November. (PDF)

Symons, R. (2006). In their own words: Finding out what students think about their university learning experience. Synergy, 23, 34-35 (PDF)

Symons, R. (2004). Getting the most out of the SCEQ data: meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders. Paper presented at the 2004 Evaluation Forum, Melbourne, Australia, 24 – 25 November. (PDF)