Supporting reflection on a Professional Education

04 July 2012

Welcome & IntroductionTom Bramald – Senior Teaching Associate

Nicola Charge – Academic Intern

CEG UG – Professional Education

Professional Practice – Engaging, reflecting, professional conduct

Eportfolio – Engaging, reflecting, professional conduct

Background

• Civil Engineering

• Geomatics

UG

• RICS, CICES• ICE, IStructE

Pro Acc • Eportfolio• Employabilit

y• Employment

2012

Professional ContextIncreasing Diversity of roleTechnical Excellence

Sustainability

Governance

Lifelong LearningCPD

Industry Support

Heinrich, E., Battcharya, M. Rayudu (2007). Preparation for lifelong learning using Eportfolios. European Journal of Engineering Education 32(6) 653-663

IPD CompetenciesCivil Engineering

Institution of Civil Engineers

Institution of Structural Engineers

GeomaticsRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors

Steels, H.M. (2011). Initial Professional Development for Civil Engineers. ICE Publishing

Hirst, C. (2011). APC 2012 Your Practical Guide to Success. RICS : London

How it works

Each student has an online space

Subscribe to a skills tree

GSF + Professional

Record “blog” entries

Assign learning outcomes to an entry

System can be viewed by tutor and tutee

What we’re hoping it will do

• Invigorate tutorial system

• Increase professional awareness

• Improve/maintain employability

• USP

• Complement existing activity

Supporting it …• STLC-owned at the moment

• Beta-testing

• Staff education• Start of Academic Year briefing day

• PEARL• Pioneering Education – a resource for

learning• Tablet to each student

Ethics … two ways

Shallow

Recording and reflecting on ethics

Deeper

Professional Responsibility to reflect on professional issues and practice

Concerns• Tutor engagement

• Staff and Students

• It’s yet another system

• T/T meetings: NESS / Eportfolio

• Purge rather than little-and-often

• What we have done won’t suit everyone

• Other subject areas

• Individual students

Summary

In supporting the 2012 offer package, we are trying to increase awareness and stimulate engagement with professional standards.

We see this as part of the student’s professional development, their lifelong learning, and as such a key part of their professional practice.