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Curriculum Mapping: Skills Matrices and Edinburgh Award

Teaching Matters Student Employment

These matrices provide the cornerstone of the Business School’s MSc Edinburgh Award in Professional Development. The MSc Edinburgh Award in Professional Development now has 216 students actively participating, making it one of the most successful versions of the Award currently offered within the university.

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Musical Pathways

Teaching Matters Student Employment

They brought together students, staff and external professionals and resulted in the creation of important new resources including updated, practical links to current services and freely available resources for music industry professional development.

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Helping students with their studies

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post I will introduce and talk about four mechanisms which we have developed and use to support students who encounter difficulties during their studies. The four mechanisms are: Note of concern Student welfare week Student Leadership Award Professional Development course.

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Excellence in Doctoral Education and Career Development Programme

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The Excellence in Doctoral Education and Career Development Programme is made up of three interrelated work streams: supervisor training and support, mentorship and wellbeing and personal and professional development record. From late May, discussion groups with postgraduate research students will be held across the institution.

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Steps to success: Connecting careers to student support

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Susan has over 13 years’ experience in careers guidance working with students of all disciplines. A graduate from Aberdeen and Edinburgh Napier universities, her background includes medical underwriting, product development within an SME, and Careers Information Manager. Oct 27, 2022

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A Transformative PhD Experience: Edinburgh Local GRADschool

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Vitae launched this intensive and highly rewarding professional development course in 1968, and GRADschools have taken place across the UK since then (2017). The Institute for Academic Development explains that GRADschools are “a unique experience [which] makes them difficult to describe” (2017). Further Course Information.”

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

The question is how to measure and quantify—and ultimately justify and act upon—the value of non-STEM majors to students, employers, and the governments that fund much of higher education. Such information can inform a college or university’s curriculum choices, hiring, and, yes, marketing strategy.