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ANNUAL REPORT
2015-16VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
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STUDENT ELECTIONS
STUDENT ELECTION 2015: 588 3.37%SABBATICAL ELECTION: 7,072 40.61%SOCIETIES ELECTIONS: 1,072 6.16%STUDENT ELECTION 2016: 1,608 9.23%
TOTAL STUDENTS 19,825STUDENT FTE 17,314
TOTAL TURNOUT # 8,088TOTAL TURNOUT % 46.45
OUR STRATEGIC TARGET TURN-OUT IN THE THREE YEAR PLANFROM 2012-2015 WAS 40%
WE EXCEEDED IT IN 2014-15,AND AGAIN IN 2015-16.
SECTOR COMPARISON:THE GUILD IS THIRD, BEHIND
LOUGHBOROUGH SU AND IMPERIALCOLLEGE LONDON SU.
THE SECTOR AVERAGE IS NOWDROPPING AT 1% PERYEAR.
SABBATICAL ELECTION 2016
STUDENT ELECTION 2016
STUDENT ELECTION 2015
UNIQUEVOTERS
NON-VOTERS
REPEATVOTERS
3
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
100 STUDENTS: COLLEGE DISTRIBUTIONCEMPS
CLES
EMS
BS
HUMS
CSSIS
FCH
INTO
2,352 STUDENTS
3,255 STUDENTS
953 STUDENTS
3,861 STUDENTS
4,027 STUDENTS
4,044 STUDENTS
724 STUDENTS
609 STUDENTS
+1
-1
- 1
- 1
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- 2
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- 1
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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
4
100 STUDENTS: DEMOGRAPHICS
FEMALE
MALE
UG
PGT
PGR
HOME/EU
INT.
10,905
8,879
15,637
2,512
1,640
15,186
4,283
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-4
-2
COMPARISON:THE FALL IN TURNOUT IS
CONSISTENT ACROSS MOSTDEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS.
HOME/EU STUDENTS HAVEFALLEN SLIGHTLY FASTER
AGAINST INTERNATIONAL FEEPAYING STUDENTS.
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VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
ELECTION COMPARISON
STUDENT ELECTIONS
SABBATICAL ELECTION
STUDENT ELECTIONS
2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
TERM ONE
TERM TWO
TERM TWO
WEEK TWO / THREE
WEEK FIVE
WEEK EIGHT
WEEK THREE
WEEK SIX
WEEK NINE
WEEK TWO
WEEK SIX
WEEK TEN
6
36
14
24
42
11
4
41
10
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
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STUDENT IDEASTOTAL IDEAS: 436
DUPLICATES: 27
UNLAWFUL: 6
IMPOSSIBLE: 3
PROBLEMATIC: 0
COMPLAINTS: 3
CHANGE AGENTS: 21
TOTAL 'LIVE' IDEAS: 390
TOTALVOTES: 23,854
TOTALVOTERS: 1,781
TURNOUT: 10.29%
326
>34VOTERS
>100VOTERS
41
PROPOSERS
227
13617237
AN AMAZINGYEAR FOR PARTICIPATIVE DEMOCRACY – WE DID BETTER THAN WECOULD HAVE PREDICTED ON ALL KEY METRICS FOR STUDENT IDEAS.
THE FINAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE SYSTEM IS NOW FULLYOPERATIONAL AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED,WITH CLEAR AND AUTOMATICGRADING AND PASSING.
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VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
STUDENT IDEAS: COMPARISONENTIRE SECTOR (EXCLUDING EXETER & PORTSMOUTH): 794
THE “ENTIRE SECTOR” IS THOSE UNIONS WHO DO NOT PUT AN IDEAS SYSTEMBEHIND A LOGIN, AND THUS REPORT TOTALS IN PUBLIC OR HAVE ALL ITEMS ONDISPLAY.
FOR MOST OF THOSE SYSTEMS, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN ANYIDEA IS LOWER THAN OUR MEDIAN 2005-2014 ENGAGEMENT FIGURE OF 34; ANDMUCH LOWER THAN OUR MEAN AVERAGE OF 61
2005-14
308 MORE IDEAS
86 MOREVOTERS
2014-15
276 MORE IDEAS
136 MORE PROPOSERS
19 MOREVOTERS
SECTOR TOP 10 20151. EXETER: 4362. PORTSMOUTH: 2063. ANGLIA RUSKIN: 864. HUDDERSFIELD: 835. LEEDS BECKETT: 716. UCLAN: 707. NOTTINGHAM TRENT: 608. LIVERPOOL GUILD: 459. UEA: 4110. SALFORD: 35
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
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STUDENT IDEAS: DEVELOPMENT
LARGE IDEAS – REPLACES STUDENTVOTES WITHIN THE IDEAS SYSTEM; BRINGING IN AQUALIFIED MAJORITY REQUIREMENT FOR 450-899 VOTERS AND A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF900+ VOTERS, USING THE SAME SCORING METHOD AS STUDENT IDEAS TO GET FIRSTCLASS PASSING GRADES AS DEMOCRATIC ‘MUST DO’ VOTES.
FAST IDEAS – IN ADDITION TO STUDENT IDEAS, BUT FASTER – TAKES LESS THAN 7DAYS FROM START TO FINISH AND MUST HAVE 25 MORE POSITIVE VOTES THANNEGATIVE IN ORDER TO PASS.
CHANGE AGENTS – SEPARATE FORM WHICH CAN ASK FOR AN IDEA FIRST(DEMOCRATIC EVIDENCE) AND ALL THIRD-CLASS PASSES WILL BE CHANGE AGENTPROJECTS. CHANGE AGENT PROJECTS WHICH ARE NON-ACADEMIC CAN ALSO BESTARTED WITHOUT DEMOCRATIC EVIDENCE.
SCORING AND PASSAGE – AFTER 18 MONTHS TESTING GRADING AND COUNCILBEHAVIOUR IN THE FIELD, THE SCORING SYSTEM HAS UNDERGONE THREE FINALTWEAKS (5 POINTS DEDUCTED FROM PASSING GRADES ON THE LOWEST VOTERS,AND MEAN AVERAGE SCORES) TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ATHIRD CLASS AND LOWER SECOND CLASS PASSING SCORE.
THE SYSTEM IS NOW FULLY AUTOMATIC ON SCORING, AND COUNCIL MOVES TOSCRUTINY AND THE USE OF VETO POWER OVER PASSING IDEAS.
NEW
LARGE IDEAS
FAST IDEAS
CHANGE AGENTS
SCORING
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VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
GUILD COUNCIL: FINAL DEVELOPMENTROLES – APTITUDES, SKILLS AND PERFORMANCEEXECUTIVE ROLES – SABBATICAL OFFICERS AND DEPUTYVICE PRESIDENTS. GUILD CHAIRLEGISLATIVE ROLES – GUILD COUNCILLORS IN THE MINI COUNCILSJUDICIAL ROLES – SHADOW COUNCILLORS, ELECTIONS AND IDEAS OFFICERS WHENINTERPRETING RULES, GUILD PRESIDENT WHEN INTERPRETING LEGAL MATTERS OF THECONSTITUTION.
HOW MEETINGS ARE HELDCHAIRING AND PROCEDURESUPPORT FROM STAFFALWAYS OPEN MEETINGSRECORDING OF MEETINGS - GOPRO CAMERA; AS PER STUDENT IDEARECORDING OF VOTES/ATTENDANCE AND ACTIONS
FOCUS FOR EACH COUNCIL GROUPHOW DO YOU REPRESENT STUDENTS?HOW DO YOU SUPPORT STUDENTS?HOW DO YOU CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS?WHAT CARE, RESPITE OR SOCIAL DUTIES DO YOU HAVE?
WWW.EXETERGUILD.COM/CHANGE/THEYREPRESENTYOU/DUPLICATES THE MOST POPULAR FEATURES OF HANSARDS ONLINE (THEY WORK FORYOU.)
2014 REVIEW
UNCLEAR STRUCTURE
CONFUSING EXECUTIVE
NO OWNERSHIP
2015
WORKING GROUPS
SHADOW COUNCIL
2016
SEPARATION OF POWERS
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
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OUTSTANDING CHANGES
TRAINING, HELP AND SUPPORT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED CONTINUOUSLY FROM THE2014 DEMOCRATIC REVIEW...
THE EASE-OF-USE AND UTILITY OF THE ELECTION SYSTEM HAS FALLEN INTOQUESTION AFTER 3 YEARS OF CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE PARTICIPATIVEDEMOCRACY SYSTEMS.THE IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE MADE HAVE BEEN BASED ONBETTER TRAINING AND SUPPORT, ALONGSIDE CONSISTENT BRANDING ANDPUBLICITY.
WE NOW HAVE THE BEST STUDENT IDEAS SYSTEM IN THE SECTOR - WE OWE IT TOOUR MEMBERS TO DEVELOP THE BEST REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY TOO.THIRDPLACE IS NO LONGER GOOD ENOUGH.
AS STATED LAST YEAR, EVEN 60% DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT IS NOT ENOUGH -EVERY SINGLE STUDENT AT EXETER HAS A VOICE, AND AT LEAST ONE THING THATTHEY WANT HEARD. OUR SYSTEMS MUST REFLECT ALL OUR STUDENTS, NOT JUSTSOME OF THEM.
2014 DEMOCRATIC REVIEW
HARD TO USE
HARD TO NAVIGATE
PROBLEMS
WITHDRAWALS
LACK OF MANIFESTO
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VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016
WELCOME TEAM: STATISTICSWELCOME TEAM 2015…
23 SENIORS.
47 INTERNATIONAL
WELCOME TEAM MEMBERS.
150 STUDENTS ON THE
GUILD WELCOME TEAM.
197 STUDENT MEMBERS OF
WELCOME TEAM.
TOTAL HOURSVOLUNTEERED: 4,580AVERAGE HOURS/STUDENT: 30.5
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16
VOTED
DID NOT VOTE
1,9861,054
POTENTIAL VOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT3,0991,483
679279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,7061,728
3,7132,057
3,7511,476
763470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERSTOTAL STUDENTS 18,418TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
12
VERIFIED IMPACTSWE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TOIMPROVE,AND NOW HAVE GAMEDESIGN COUNCIL TO GET DIRECTFUN ENGAGEMENT IDEAS DIRECTFROM ELECTED STUDENTS.
MOST KEY METRICS ARE UP, WE'RELOOKING TO MAKE FURTHERCHANGES TO INCREASEPARTICIPATION.
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