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“Superhighways into the Curriculum and Employability: A Three-Way Collaboration”
Serengul Smith• Learning and Teaching Strategy
Leader
Paula C. Bernaschina• Academic Writing and
Language • Learner Development Unit
Vanessa Hill – Liaison Librarian – Learning Resources
Adam Edwards– Learning Resources– Liaison Manager
– A need for academic and professional development amongst our students
– Many students more interested in what will happen after university (jobs) than what is happening at university (academic work)
The Beginning
– Weak consultation and collaboration between academics, the Learner Development Unit (LDU) and the Library Resources (LR)
– LDU and LR academic and professional development activities are carried out during the first six weeks of the term
• not enough continuity
– Some of these activities overlapped or repeated or were missed within a programme
– Some students saw no clear link to a module’s assessed work
Anecdotal evidence
– Through discussions it became clear embedding employability was an effective way to engage students
– CBI* employability guidelines were mapped onto LDU and LR academic and professional development activities
– Many of the skills were already being developed in an academic context
* Confederation of British Industry
Coming together
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“Embedding Employability Attributes into the 1st year Curriculum”
11 April 2023Slide 5
CBI* employability guidelines
Mapping carried out by LR
Mapping carried out by LDU
* Confederation of British Industry
– The integration has been carried out at a programme level
– to avoid any overlap between modules of a programme
– to ensure all students receive consistent standards of academic and professional development
Embedding skills
Steps of Employability Integration Process
11 April 2023Slide 7
EIS Programmes BIS1200
Split into
clustersModules selected
7 Programme Clusters formed
8 Modules selected
BIS1200
BIS1211
CMT1300 CCM1418
CMT1314
CCM1416
CCM1412 hrm1110
Clustered Programmes and Modules
11 April 2023Slide 8
Cluster 1Sharing the same 1st year Modules
BIS1200
BIS1211
CMT1300
Not Includ
ed CMT1312
Cluster 2Sharing the same 1st year Modules
BIS1200
BIS1211
HRM1110
Not Includ
ed MKT1
112
Cluster 3Sharing the same 1st year Modules
BIS1200
CCM1418
CMT1314
Not Includ
ed LAW1999
1. Forensic Computing1. Business Information Systems & Management
1. Business Information Systems2. Business Information Technology3. Information Technology &
Business Information Systems
Clustered Programmes and Modules
11 April 2023Slide 9
Cluster 4Sharing the same 1st year Modules
BIS1200
CCM1418
CMT1300
Not Includ
ed CMT1312
1. Information Technology and Networking
1. Interactive Systems Design2. Information Technology3. Multimedia Computing
Cluster 5Sharing the same 1st year Modules
BIS1200
CCM1418
CMT1300
Not Includ
ed CMT1314
Cluster 6Sharing the same 1st year Modules
CCM1416
CCM1418
CMT1300
Not Includ
ed CMT1314
1. Computing Graphics and Games2. Internet Application Development3. Computer Science
Clustered Programmes and Modules
11 April 2023Slide 10
1. Computer Communications and Networks2. Network Management & Security3. Computer Networks
Cluster 7Sharing the same 1st year Modules
CCM1412
CCM1416
CCM1418
Not Includ
ed CMT1314
Module leaders identified relevant and appropriate
–Lab and seminar activities–Assessed work
This was done to carry out seamless integration
Collaboration between LR and EIS
11 April 2023Slide 12
Collaboration between Module leaders and LDU/LR Professionals
11 April 2023Slide 13
Bigger Picture
Collaboration between Module leaders and LDU/LR Professionals
11 April 2023
Modules HoursCCM1418 28 HRM1110 3 CMT1300 12 PDE1300 4CMT0010 13CCM2426 22PDE2251 3BIS3322 2BIS3328 12CMT3320 2CMT3342 4
PDE3253 1BIS4430 2CCM4901 10NCPM@TP 1PDE4230 1.5
Slide 14
TOTAL HOURS
122.5
LR
11 April 2023
Modules HoursBIS1200 30BIS1212 10CCM1416 15PDE1300 5CMT2326 15CMT0010 7BIS3328 12CMT3320 2CMT3340 7CMT3331 9PDE3223 8
CCM4901 10
Slide 15
TOTAL HOURS
130
LDU
• Creating awareness amongst students of the link between their academic work and future professional work
• 1st year students have two challenges
– Becoming university students (academic literacies)– Thinking about preparing themselves for the future
Academic Writing and Language
Areas focused on so far:
– Report writing
– Teamwork
– Reflective writing
– Reading
2011-2012 First year students
Teamwork
Seminars
– Students took part in a team building exercise (Marshmallow challenge)
Lecture
– Tuckman's model of team development
– Belbin's team role theory
– Communication issues
Discussion – Reflection in our lives
– How to reflect
– Importance of reflection in computing field
Writing– Students wrote a reflection on their role in the team building exercise
Reflective writing
Library perspective
Issues
• Inconsistent provision
• Progressive programme
• Bad timing
• Lack of information skills
• Teaching methods
Co-ordination
• School plan
• Structure
• Menu
Methods
• Presentation
• Problem based
• Interactive
• Flexible
• Appropriate
Teaching & learning: basic ideas
• Less is more• Cloning• Discussion• Learning by doing• Learners, not the taught
http://advedupsyfall09.wikispaces.com/Sara+Woodard
Interactive
• Who we are and what we do• Thinking about resources• Keywords• Hands on try it out • Evaluation
Thinking about keywords
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/
PDE 1st years
Materials Room @ Hendon
Marks
• Survey of CCM2426 students • 66 attendees, 22 non-attendees
Marks Attendees Non-attendees
Commonest mark 65% 50%
Highest mark 90% 75%
Lowest mark 40% 40%
Bibliography commonest mark
7/10 5/10
40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 900.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
AttendeeNon attendee
Mark %
% o
f stu
dent
s
What they used and why
Search tools used Attendees Non-attendees
Google 68% 63%
Wikipedia 38% 27%
Summon 68% 40%
Library catalogue 30% 59%
Evaluation criteria Attendees Non-attendees
Current 89% 59%
Relevant 76% 59%
Academic authority 67% 41%
Easy to read 24% 45%
Things to consider
• Good students
• This time next year
• Impact
• Non-attendance
Taking it forward
• Roll-out framework
• Develop activities
• Eye to the future
• Improve
attendance
Conclusions
• Successful framework• Changes have worked• Teaching is more fun• But we can now say...
...Library training gets you better marks!
08/05/12
More fine grained approach to programme design and development
– Integration at programme and module level
– Spiral development of knowledge, skills and experience via LR/LDU academic and professional growth
Future Plans
Any questions?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/milagraceari/4618671983/