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Skills progression in practical science within the Life Sciences

  • Janet Haresnape

    • Employability is an increasingly important concern in contemporary Higher Education (HE).

    May 2017 to March 2022

    Using peer observation within a Mathematics and Statistics community of practice in Scotland

  • Sally Crighton

    • This project stemmed from the first named author’s continuing interest in developing scholarship in a community of Open University (OU) Associate Lecturers (ALs) living in Scotland and teaching Mathematics & Statistics (M&S) modules.

    May 2017 to September 2019

    Framing Professional Competencies for Systems Thinking in Practice

  • Martin Reynolds

    • The eSTEeM project was a 12-month inquiry beginning March 2017 building on an initial eSTEeM project (2014-2016) entitled ‘Enhancing Systems Thinking in Practice in the Workplace’ reported on in Reynolds et al (2

    May 2017 to June 2018

    Measuring qualification effects of a new pedagogy which embeds learning and assessment activities within each student’s rich professional context of practice

  • Lucia Rapanotti

    • We report on the outcomes of an eSTEeM project focused on a pedagogical approach implemented in three post-graduate modules for a recently introduced Computing qualification (F66 MSc in Computing), where the students’ own professional context of practice, rather than fictitious case studies, is u

    January 2016 to May 2017

    Impact study of the taught MScs in Technology related subjects on students’ employability

  • Daphne Chang

    • Initial scoping of the literature on employability shows that certain aspects of employability such as motivations for study/outcomes of postgraduate studies have been documented and discussed to some extent.  However, there seem to be little discussion/debate on medium to long-term impact of PG

    May 2016 to December 2021

    Investigating the careers of Staff Tutors in STEM for Athena SWAN

  • Rachel Hilliam

    • Staff Tutors within the STEM Faculty form a large part of the academic workforce and are described as the glue between central academics and students, however the role is varied and complex.

    December 2014 to June 2016

    Enabling Mathematics and Statistics Associate Lecturers to achieve their potential

  • Rachel Hilliam

    • In the School of Mathematics and Statistics Associate Lectures (ALs) work across a wide range of modules both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. This study was undertaken before the faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology (MCT) merged with the faculty of Science.

    December 2014 to March 2017

    Enhancing Systems Thinking in Practice at the Workplace

  • Martin Reynolds

    • The eSTEeM project was an 18-month systemic inquiry beginning January 2014 initiated by a core team of 5 academics associated with the production and presentation of the postgraduate programme in Systems Thinking in Practice (STiP).

    December 2013 to August 2016

    E-Ambassadors and E-Portfolios: Exploring innovative methods to embed employability in practice based STEM distance learning

  • Nigel MasonClem Herman

    • This project investigated the use of online technologies for the delivery of careers and employability advice to distance learning STEM students with the aim of informing the future development of careers and employability provision.

    December 2012 to July 2013

    Online Presence for Learning and Employability: students' use of profiles in social networking environments

  • Karen Kear

    • The widespread use of social network sites means that ‘online presence’ is becoming increasingly important for social, educational and employment purposes. The most obvious examples of users’ online presence can be found in the personal profiles on sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

    August 2011 to January 2014

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