Societies - Mid-Term Survey

Societies Team 2014/2015

This year, the societies team would like to hear from you. What have been your experiences of working with us so far? What are your plans for the year? How can we help you?

The following is a very short questionaire to help us understand what we are doing well and where we can improve at this mid-point.

We will be sending regular surveys throughout the year to track how we are improving and where you'd like to see us put more resources.

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* 1. Please fill in your personal contact details

Name

Course

Campus

Student number

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* 2. Please indicate your personal details.

	Which Society are you part of?	What Position do you hold?	How long have you been involved in that society? (Round up or down)	Are you over 21 or under 21	What is your current degree status?
Please enter your details in relation to the following questions	Please enter your details in relation to the following questions Which Society are you part of? menu	Please enter your details in relation to the following questions What Position do you hold? menu	Please enter your details in relation to the following questions How long have you been involved in that society? (Round up or down) menu	Please enter your details in relation to the following questions Are you over 21 or under 21 menu	Please enter your details in relation to the following questions What is your current degree status? menu

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* 3. What was the nature of your first contact with Brookes Student Union this academic year as a Society Committee Member?

Submitting a Budget

Filling out a Society Proposal Form

Coming to the office for a face to face appointment

Emailing in a query

Filling a freshers request form

Don't recall

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Have you had training or a training session with Brookes Student's Union?

Yes

I'm intending to go a session

I've got a session booked

Don't recall

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* 5. Can you describe your interaction with the SU Societies team this academic year? Citing both positive and negative experiences.

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* 6. If you have submitted a request or query to Brookes Union, which of these best represents our response time?

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither Disagree Nor Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
Brookes Union responded to me within 24 hours	Brookes Union responded to me within 24 hours Strongly Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within 24 hours Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within 24 hours Neither Disagree Nor Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within 24 hours Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within 24 hours Strongly Agree
Brookes Union responded to me within 48 hours	Brookes Union responded to me within 48 hours Strongly Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within 48 hours Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within 48 hours Neither Disagree Nor Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within 48 hours Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within 48 hours Strongly Agree
Brookes Union responded to me within a week	Brookes Union responded to me within a week Strongly Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within a week Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within a week Neither Disagree Nor Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within a week Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within a week Strongly Agree
Brookes Union responded to me within 2-4 weeks	Brookes Union responded to me within 2-4 weeks Strongly Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within 2-4 weeks Disagree	Brookes Union responded to me within 2-4 weeks Neither Disagree Nor Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within 2-4 weeks Agree	Brookes Union responded to me within 2-4 weeks Strongly Agree

Other (please specify)

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* 7. This section focuses on our financial processes.

	Very Difficult	Difficult	Neither Simple nor Difficult	Simple	Very Simple
If you have submitted a budget form, how was filling it out?	If you have submitted a budget form, how was filling it out? Very Difficult	If you have submitted a budget form, how was filling it out? Difficult	If you have submitted a budget form, how was filling it out? Neither Simple nor Difficult	If you have submitted a budget form, how was filling it out? Simple	If you have submitted a budget form, how was filling it out? Very Simple
If you've put 'very difficult/difficult' please expand as to why.
Was it easy or difficult to find the budget on the website?	Was it easy or difficult to find the budget on the website? Very Difficult	Was it easy or difficult to find the budget on the website? Difficult	Was it easy or difficult to find the budget on the website? Neither Simple nor Difficult	Was it easy or difficult to find the budget on the website? Simple	Was it easy or difficult to find the budget on the website? Very Simple
If you've put 'very difficult/difficult' please expand as to why.
Was it easy or difficult to understand the timescales for processing?	Was it easy or difficult to understand the timescales for processing? Very Difficult	Was it easy or difficult to understand the timescales for processing? Difficult	Was it easy or difficult to understand the timescales for processing? Neither Simple nor Difficult	Was it easy or difficult to understand the timescales for processing? Simple	Was it easy or difficult to understand the timescales for processing? Very Simple
If you've put 'very difficult/difficult' please expand as to why.
How did you find arranging paying suppliers, if your budget was approved?	How did you find arranging paying suppliers, if your budget was approved? Very Difficult	How did you find arranging paying suppliers, if your budget was approved? Difficult	How did you find arranging paying suppliers, if your budget was approved? Neither Simple nor Difficult	How did you find arranging paying suppliers, if your budget was approved? Simple	How did you find arranging paying suppliers, if your budget was approved? Very Simple
If you've put 'very difficult/difficult' please expand as to why.
If your budget was not approved, how easy or difficult was it to resolve the question	If your budget was not approved, how easy or difficult was it to resolve the question Very Difficult	If your budget was not approved, how easy or difficult was it to resolve the question Difficult	If your budget was not approved, how easy or difficult was it to resolve the question Neither Simple nor Difficult	If your budget was not approved, how easy or difficult was it to resolve the question Simple	If your budget was not approved, how easy or difficult was it to resolve the question Very Simple
If you've put 'very difficult/difficult' please expand as to why.

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* 8. Would you be interested in the Union Societies team buying any of the following for all societies? Please rank them in order of preferance with 1 being the most popular and 10 being the least popular

Technical Items (E.g. Soundboards, equipment for society activities, Games)

Clothing (e.g. Hoodies, T-Shirts etc)

Membership Cards/Society Identify documents

Trips (E.g. Minibus hire, coach hire, trainfare)

Lecture Series (E.g Lecturer travel costs, speaker payment)

Concerts/Performances (E.g. tech setup, venue hire)

Competition Attendences (E.g. national competition attendence + travel)

Film Nights and Non-Alcoholic Events

Websites/Online Streaming/Platforms (E.g Website hosting, online streaming)

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* 9. If we did provide an online platform, which options would it have?

Email to all members

Online Events Listings

Ticket Sales for events

Personalised Webpage(s)

Social Media Links

Membership sign-up (Including a paying option)

Monitoring attendence at events

Email to admin (Union Support)

Ability to add web-apps

Stock and online shop capacity

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If we could offer you an online platform to manage your society, can you describe what it would ideally do?

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* 11. If there was one specific way that we can improve our service to you, what would it be?

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* 12. This section is designed to look at timings: when works for you to meet us, when you generally hold your events...

When is the best time for you to meet us?

Date

Time

AM/PM

When do you hold the majority of your society events?

Date

Time

AM/PM

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* 13. Evaluate the following statements.

	Not True	Neither True nor Untrue	True
The Union operates a safety bus service	The Union operates a safety bus service Not True	The Union operates a safety bus service Neither True nor Untrue	The Union operates a safety bus service True
The Union runs and staffs Union Bar	The Union runs and staffs Union Bar Not True	The Union runs and staffs Union Bar Neither True nor Untrue	The Union runs and staffs Union Bar True
The Union has a campaigns team and regularly run campaigns	The Union has a campaigns team and regularly run campaigns Not True	The Union has a campaigns team and regularly run campaigns Neither True nor Untrue	The Union has a campaigns team and regularly run campaigns True
The Union runs and staffs Cafe Central	The Union runs and staffs Cafe Central Not True	The Union runs and staffs Cafe Central Neither True nor Untrue	The Union runs and staffs Cafe Central True
The Union is responsible for Sports Teams at Brookes	The Union is responsible for Sports Teams at Brookes Not True	The Union is responsible for Sports Teams at Brookes Neither True nor Untrue	The Union is responsible for Sports Teams at Brookes True
The Union is can internally book rooms across the university for students	The Union is can internally book rooms across the university for students Not True	The Union is can internally book rooms across the university for students Neither True nor Untrue	The Union is can internally book rooms across the university for students True
The Union operates the brookes bus service	The Union operates the brookes bus service Not True	The Union operates the brookes bus service Neither True nor Untrue	The Union operates the brookes bus service True
The Union operates the various shops at brookes	The Union operates the various shops at brookes Not True	The Union operates the various shops at brookes Neither True nor Untrue	The Union operates the various shops at brookes True
The Union offers financial aid for current students in difficulty	The Union offers financial aid for current students in difficulty Not True	The Union offers financial aid for current students in difficulty Neither True nor Untrue	The Union offers financial aid for current students in difficulty True
The Union regularly organises demonstrates and marches	The Union regularly organises demonstrates and marches Not True	The Union regularly organises demonstrates and marches Neither True nor Untrue	The Union regularly organises demonstrates and marches True
The Union facilitates NUS discounts	The Union facilitates NUS discounts Not True	The Union facilitates NUS discounts Neither True nor Untrue	The Union facilitates NUS discounts True

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* 1. Please fill in your personal contact details

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* 2. Please indicate your personal details.

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* 3. What was the nature of your first contact with Brookes Student Union this academic year as a Society Committee Member?

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* 4. Have you had training or a training session with Brookes Student's Union?

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* 5. Can you describe your interaction with the SU Societies team this academic year? Citing both positive and negative experiences.

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* 6. If you have submitted a request or query to Brookes Union, which of these best represents our response time?

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* 7. This section focuses on our financial processes.

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* 8. Would you be interested in the Union Societies team buying any of the following for all societies? Please rank them in order of preferance with 1 being the most popular and 10 being the least popular

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* 9. If we did provide an online platform, which options would it have?

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* 10. If we could offer you an online platform to manage your society, can you describe what it would ideally do?

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* 11. If there was one specific way that we can improve our service to you, what would it be?

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* 12. This section is designed to look at timings: when works for you to meet us, when you generally hold your events...

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* 13. Evaluate the following statements.

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* 14. What has been or is your wider engagement with the Union? What other aspects of the union are you involved with?