Mark Carver
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
05 April 2018
Our Ref: FOI 2018/79 – F0981014
Dear Mr Carver,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 13 February 2018 timed
16:05 hours, requesting the following information:
I am interested in any relationship between language proficiency scores and final
degree classification for overseas undergraduates who may or may not have taken a
pre-sessional programme. I would like to analyse this at student level so please
anonymise each individual’s data but do not provide aggregates (e.g. if there are 5
management students who entered with IELTS 7.0 and got a 2.1 degree, I want this
listed with a line for each).
For each student enrolled in the 2012/3 year I would like to know:
Nationality
Gender
Programme title (JACS code)
Language requirement IELTS band for the programme IELTS band (or TOEFL/PTE
score if applicable) attained on entry
Whether the student enrolled on a pre-sessional programme or entered their
undergraduate programme directly.
Pre-sessional grade (if applicable).
Final degree classification (or, if available, average percentage from modules in each
year of study) or alternative outcome, e.g. withdrawn from studies, transferred
university, etc.
University’s Response
We apologise for the delay in responding to your request.
DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICE
University of Glasgow, Tay House, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Data Protection: Telephone: 0141-330-3111
E-Mail: xx@xxx.xx.xx
Freedom of Information: Telephone: 0141-330-2523
E-Mail: foi@gla.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401
In accordance with section 9 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and in order
to proceed with your request above, the University of Glasgow hereby issues a notice in
writing requesting a fee of
£31.25.
The issue of this Fees Notice will 'stop the clock' for the response to this information request
until payment is received. This fee must be paid within three months of receipt of this notice –
if the University does not receive payment within three months, your request will be treated as
withdrawn. On receipt of the payment, the University of Glasgow will respond to your
information request within the statutory timescale. No information will be provided until the
Fee has been paid.
The fee requested has been calculated in accordance with the published Fee Regulations that
accompany the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The Fee Regulations state that:
The first £100 of costs will be waived
Projected costs include the cost of staff time involved in locating, retrieving and
providing the information; however the cost of staff time must not exceed £15 per hour
per member of staff. Where staff costs are lower than £15 per hour, they must be
charged at cost.
For projected costs that exceed £100, the University may charge 10%, unless the
costs reach the £600 prescribed cost limit.
The University does not have to fulfil any request that will exceed £600 in costs.
Projected costs
The estimated costs likely to be incurred in answering your information request are as follows:
Item
Details
Cost (£)
Staff costs (£15 per hour)
To identify and
External Relations
record individual
£262.50
sub-tests IELTS
scores for
international
students= 17.5 hrs
To identify degree
Planning and Business Intelligence
classification for
£150.00
those students
identified by
External Relations
= 10 hrs
Total Projected Costs
£412.50
Minus initial £100 costs
- £100.00
£312.50
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Chargeable amount
10% of costs
£31.25
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Please send a cheque made payable to the
University of Glasgow to the Freedom of
Information Office at the above address.
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multiple copies, publishing or otherwise distributing the information to other individuals and the
public). The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order
2004 ensured that Section 50 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”)
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Yours sincerely,
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office
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