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Performance Snapshot

Welcome to the Student Desk Performance Snapshot page! Here, you'll discover fascinating insights derived from the operations of the Student Desk.

As part of the Customer and Curriculum Operations unit in UCD Registry, the Student Desk provides direct support to current students, alumni, applicants and third parties.

We aim to enhance your understanding of our services through transparent and informative statistics. Explore the numbers behind our interactions, from office visitors to answered calls, and gain valuable insights into our commitment to serving the UCD community.

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Performance Snapshot

Calls answered by the Student Desk (2023)
Average number of visitors to the Student Desk by day (2023).
Total number of visitors to the Student Desk (2023).
Visitors to the Student Desk by type of query (2023).
% of messages to Rua chatbot out of hours (2023).
Which hours do students message Rua chatbot? (2023).
Which days do students message Rua chatbot? (2023).
Rua chatbot conversations by location. (2023).
Which devices do students use to chat with Rua chatbot? (2023).
UniShare interactions by contact type (2023).
Total number of UniShare interactions (2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023)
UniShare interactions by query (2023)

FAQs

UniShare is UCD's online tool for managing interactions with current and prospective students, alumni and staff.

Every student has their own UniShare profile. Each time we speak with you, we log the interaction on your UniShare profile and record any additional relevant information. We can then use this information to better assist you with any future queries that you might have.

UniShare also works as a communication tool between the Student Desk and other areas of UCD. 

More information on UniShare can be found here. 

University College Dublin (“UCD”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal data. We will only use your personal information when we have a legal basis to do so. More information here.

Furthermore, the Student Desk uses a queue manager system called Qminder. Qminder uses data anonymisation which is a process by which is a personal data is altered in such a way that a data subject can no longer be identified directly or indirectly. 

Rua chatbot is designed to answer general queries. To keep your data safe, we ask that students don't tell Rua any personal info, for example: email address, mobile number, student number or full name. Conversations are regularly purged from Rua. 

We use the performance snapshot to identify areas for improvement and we implement strategies to enhance service quality and efficiency.

This includes additional training for team members, process refinements, or adjustments to resource allocation to better meet customer needs.

Additionally, we regularly review the performance data to track progress and ensure continuous improvement in our service delivery to students and the wider UCD community.

You can use this form to submit feedback on your experience with the Student Desk Connector (contact form) as a method of communication between you and the Student Desk. It should only take approximately 1 - 2 minutes to complete. 

Contact the Student Desk

Ground Floor, Tierney Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 1555 | Location Map(opens in a new window)

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