A study by Souta and Turner (2002) indicates that the four most important determinants of university preference were course suitability, academic reputation, job prospects and teaching quality, and this has significance for the way that education managers develop their marketing strategies.
Since the introduction of the UCCA system in the 1960s (Universities Central Council on Admissions, now UCAS, Universities and Colleges Admission Service), admission panels have been able to read free text, unstructured references or statements of each candidate's academic ability and suitability for medicine, usually written by the student's head teacher.
The final version was also reviewed by a health promotion officer and 4 academics using the Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM) questionnaire and was deemed to be of a 'superior standard' [ 31].
The university team that looks after the students abroad and exchange programmes also liaises with academic staff on the suitability of a period of exchange for students.
Employers look for other personal attributes and skills, beyond academic credentials, when assessing candidates' suitability, for instancecreativity, a collaborative approach and an entrepreneurial spirit are as important as aptitude and experience.
Mr. Roland-Adams said that the students were accepted on the basis of academic and vocal potential and "suitability," meaning boys who would enjoy a residential school housed in a single building in Midtown Manhattan that revolves around medieval church singing.
A pilot study was undertaken during academic year 2002 2003 to check suitability of the questions for the study population.
"You can draw on any element of your experience – paid or unpaid, academic or practical – to evidence your suitability for the role," says Lis McGuire, CV writer and founder of Giraffe CVs.
We therefore require a decision-making framework within which we can judge the suitability of activities for our academic purpose in relation to the external framework which will judge the suitability of the outcomes as professionally impactful architecture, urban design, etc.
Last week, the American Council on Education (ACE) announced the launch of a project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to evaluate the suitability of courses in moocs for academic credit and then how to award such credit when students have paid for and completed an invigilated assessment.
Auto-generated concept maps were rated from 'good' to 'very good' by the academics on evaluation factors such as coverage, accuracy, and suitability as a pedagogical tool.
