I had a look at UAL’s inclusivity policies and also intranet pages: https://canvas.arts.ac.uk/sites/explore/SitePage/41295/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi-for-staff
UAL have some processes in place which I thought I would have a look at prior to deciding what Research method to use for my project. Below is a screenshot of guidance on inclusive facilitation and how I could approach my chosen research method.
Having looked at these documents and some further reading, also reflecting on my ethics form too.
Also, my secondary research including reading some journals/websites on topics around university and international students.
I looked at doing questionnaires, focus groups, interviews and I finally decided to carry out questionnaires for 1st year international students. This was because I felt this would be the best way to get the most information out of the students without them feeling overwhelmed or stressed out. I also had to consider that this time of year was a busy one for them when they are getting to grips with living in London and beginning their studies in a new place and new country too. Interviews or focus groups could be quite intrusive and it could have hidden some potential answers.
I was going to approach students via the information desk in the Learning Zone with my consent form and then students given a copy of the questionnaire to decide If they wanted to complete it which is reflected in my Ethics form. I then decided not to carry out the process like this (the reason will be in my reflections and summary section of the blog)
I then decided to create some MS forms as questionnaires which were then sent to some courses via QR codes at CSM with 1st year international students. A couple of librarians also put the links on their moodle course sites. I aimed to have around 5-10 responses which I felt would be sufficient enough to talk about my project findings and implementation of the project.
The questionnaires intended for staff, were given to Learning Zone staff (people who work with me) and also an academic who teaches on Jewellery Design course
Below is a screenshot of my Questionnaires to students
Link to consent form: https://forms.office.com/e/fZbPqmQnJz?origin=lprLink
Link to my questionnaire form : https://forms.office.com/e/MG82qRt7n8 (this was also provided at the end of the consent form)
Below is a screenshot of my questionnaire for staff & academics
Links to my Questionnaires for staff/academics – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=xClkjH8We0e4y3fugnWNEWhAmKAE0sdKkhfwLY1Qz3JUREFIUTNVMjU4RDJQV0RSVEU4NVBIQjVMVi4u