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Promoting equity and employability using live briefs

SRHE

How live briefs are usually used A live brief is defined as “a type of design project that is distinct from a typical studio project in its engagement of real clients or users, in real-time settings” (Sara, 2006, p. Ranked based on perceived equity and employability status. The same clients often come back year after year.

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New evidence on the challenges and consequences of precarious work for university students

SRHE

Based on findings from the project ‘Learning from Labour: Critical Pedagogy for Working Students’ carried out at Middlesex University in 2022-2023, the study explores the educational and employment challenges faced by working students in UK post-92 universities ( MDX News, 2023 ).

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Developing students’ career resilience – a university wide approach?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

The first phase of the primary research involved a series of focus groups held with students (drawn largely from Edinburgh College of Art), supplemented by contextual interviews with relevant professionals and key university staff. References: Haushofer, J (2016): ‘CV of Failures’. Stefan, M (2010): ‘A CV of Failures’. 32(3): 251–264.

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Career Development Planning

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Students have always been required to submit an individual career action plan but this year I changed my approach to feedback on this assessment and I introduced a new assessment, a group labour market project. 2010): Motivating students to learn 3rd edition London: Routledge Gibbs, G. So what was the result? References: Brophy, J.

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Reflections of an Edinburgh Award tutor

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Since academic year 2011-12, when the Edinburgh award was launched, I’ve always asked the students in my award classes whether they agree with a statement from a paper by Simon Barrie, 2006; “ …. Neil Speirs Dr Speirs works on a number of Widening Participation projects as a practitioner and researcher. The certificate?

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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

It evaluates a range of factors, including the institution's governance and administration, academic programs, faculty, and student services, to determine whether the institution should receive accreditation. This helps students, employers, and other stakeholders make informed decisions about the quality of HEIs and their programs.

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Chemistry: from Concept to Consumer

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

It’s easy enough for them to get a feel for academic research while they are in the university environment but harder for them to envisage how chemistry can be used beyond this setting. She works mostly with Chemistry and Chemical Engineering students and graduates. They often ask: (a) What jobs could a chemist do? (b) Patricia R.