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Best Practice in HN/degree ArticulationCaroline MacDonald
PVC Student and Community Engagement
SFC review of widening participation policy Learning for All recommended that we should:
Minimise the time it takes learners who wish to progress to achieve their goals (by eliminating unnecessary delay and repetition);
Make transitions between learning environments easier;
Support the development of more effective articulation routes between colleges and HEIs; and
Work collaboratively to match qualifications along the routes learners are most likely to take.
GCU Mission
To provide a high quality accessible, inclusive and flexible learning and teaching environment which is enhanced by curiosity–driven research and which applies its knowledge and skills for the social and economic benefit of the communities it serves in Scotland and around the world.
Key Objectives
To become an international leader in learning innovation
To enhance the student experience and access to learning
To ensure our programmes are designed to enhance students’ employability and their capacity for civic engagement
To ensure our student support services align with our innovative approach to learning and teaching
Articulation is a significant activity for GCU - 1
In 2005-2006
735 students entered GCU on a full time course into year 2 or 3 with an HNC/D or equivalent
Represented 29.3% of total for Scotland
(excludes OU – Data from Articulation for All)
Articulation is a significant activity for GCU - 2
Articulation provides a substantial proportion of our entrants
Entrants to year 2/3 with HNC/D 735
Total full time 1st degree entrants 3766
Articulating students as a % of all 19.5%(2005-06 data from Articulation for All)
Across the sector articulation represents about 7% of entrants to first degrees in Scotland
Key challenges for the sectorMaximise opportunities for articulation that areavailable to students
Ensure staff and potential students are aware ofthe opportunities
Make transition between college and university as
smooth as possible• Curriculum match• Support to students
Improve success rates in terms of percentage ofHN students who graduate with a degree
Approaches taken by GCUMaximise opportunities available
Improve links between colleges and university (College Partnership Board)
Strategic Change Grant project looking at links between city centre colleges and GCU & University of Strathclyde
Audit of links and opportunities being proposed by Articulation Hub Advisory Group
Appointment of Development Officers to work with colleges to identify
opportunities
Call for proposals to develop new routes or enhance existing links
Approaches taken by GCUEnsure staff and potential students are aware of the opportunities
Open Evening for college applicants (20 November 2008)
Special supplement to the prospectus for college students
Staff briefings
Information on web
Approaches taken by GCUMake transition between college and university as smooth as possible 2+2 programmes College staff teach on programmes (interior design) Ensure students understand what university is like before they Come (On-Track project) Support students when they arrive (college mentoring project) Clarity about what support is available – single access point (Saltire Base) Involvement of Students Association Information at appropriate time (just in time not all at once) Specific focus on students with disabilities to understand and enhance their experience
Approaches taken by GCUImprove student success rates
Offer opportunity to come to university to as many qualified students as possible
Track students progress and provide support in form of discipline-specific support (ADTs) and central (Learner Support)
Summer school programme
Enhanced induction
Peer support scheme
What more could be done
More co-ordination between Schools and CentralStudent Services
More flexibility in programme choice
Better formative feedback: Timing, quality, quantity
Learn from good practice elsewhere (QAABenchmarking Project)
QAA Benchmarking project – supporting student success
To consider how best to provide for the needs and expectations of the increasingly diverse range of HE students
To identify key challenges in the provision of student support
To identify and learn from leading international developments and practice
Activities and outputs of project
Workshop in June 2008
Conference in November 2008
Report early 2009
Web resource
Dissemination at QAA conference in March 2009
Listen to Student ViewsInternal module and programme evaluation
National Student Satisfaction Survey
International student views – i-barometer
Act on feedbacke.g. on amount of feedback to students
CommunicateYou said, we did ……
How will we know when we have got better?
Key performance indicators
Number of applications from HN students
Progression, retention and completion rates
Student satisfactionInternal, NSS, i-barometer
EmployabilityDLHEEmployer feedback
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