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Overview
• Questionnaire• How can the Academy help?
FD Questionnaire
• 18 responses– 14 Full-Time basis.
– 7 Part-Time basis
– 3 both Full-Time and Part-Time courses.
• Duration– Each of the institutions that offer Full-Time only - 2yrs to complete.
– Those that offer Part-Time only - vary between 3 & 4 years to complete
– Those that offer both Full-Time and Part-time - 2yrs for Full-Time and 4yrs for Part-Time.
Who does what?
Planning Validation Delivery Assessment
University/HEI 14 16 10 11
FE College 11 10 14 14
Professional Body 3 4 1 3
Sector Skills Council 4 3 1 1
Industrial representative 9 8 3 6
Development Costs
• 15 responses
• HEI only - 4
• HEI and FEI - 9
• HEI, FEI and Skills Council - 1
• HEI, FEI, Skills Council and Professional body - 1
Mode of Study
Mode No. resp Max Min Av
Lectures 16 60 5 22
Seminars/tutorials 17 50 7 18
Self-study 16 54 5 25
Directed on-line study 9 35 5 15
Project Work 13 35 2 14
PBL 6 25 5 16
•Only 1 respondant allocated time to distance learning (5%)
Forms of Assessment Used
Individual assignments 18
Group assignments 17
Work-based assessment 14
Class tests 14
Formal end of module exams (closed book) 16
Formal end of module exams (open book) 9
Skills formally taught and specifically assessed
Communication skills 15
Team working 15
Problem solving 11
Time management 13
Business awareness 9
Student Support
• Regular face-to-face meetings with academic staff.
• E-mail exchanges with academic staff.
• Telephone conversations with academic staff.
• Work based mentors.
• Access to a Virtual Learning Environment.
Support for PDP
• Personal Academic Tutor • One to one tutorials
– Course, year, placement & personal academic tutors, coupled to employer
• Group discussion sessions• Dedicated module (Professional development)• Business and professional development, WBL, project work• Study Skills Unit• Work-Place Facilitator fulfils mentoring role. • Induction• Online personal profile • Life coaching skills • Careers - job application CV etc
Joining the Honours Degree
• 12 respondants said that students would join the Honours Degree in pre final year.
• 6 join in Final Year.• 50% of respondants said that students would be
placed on a bridging programme.
Liaison with Employers
• Profile of the employer(s) engaged in the planning / delivery of the Foundation Degree.– 14 responses– 5 Large regional/national employers.– 8 Local SME – 1 Multi-national employer.
• To what extent were the employer(s) consulted in the course design? – 16 responses– 9 had general discussions only.– 4 had specific input to less than half of the modules. – 1 had specific input to over half of modules. – 2 had specific input into all modules.
Meetings with Employer
monthly 1
once per semester 4
twice a year 1
once per year 3
when the need arises 1
employers act as consultants through review of the course proposal
1
no such meetings occur 6
Work Based Learning
• 14 respondants allocate time to work based learning.– Max 40%
– Min 3%.
– Average 16%.
• ‘split' between work-based learning and academic learning • highest percentage allocated to Work Based Learning - 75%• highest percentage allocated to Academic Learning - 100%.• average allocation for Work Based Learning - 21% ( Academic
Learning - 79%).
Work Placements
• Do participating employer guarantee suitable work placements for the students?– No - 13
– For some - 3
– For all – 2
• No single instance where any form of formal partnership agreement exists with the employer(s)
• “Do academic members of the teaching team have the opportunity to update their (relevant) industrial experience?”– 16 respondes (6 – No, 10 Yes).
Assessment of the Work-based Component
• Who is involved in the assessment of the work-based component? – 17 responses– Mainly academic staff - 11
– Academic staff only – 6
• Are employers given any training in assessment procedures? – Not necessary - 10
– One-off session - 2
– As and when requested - 6
Issues
• Collaboration across sectors– Mutual understanding and appreciation of differences
• Work based learning• Local/access orientation
– Mature students
• Flexible delivery – pastoral care– student support– skills provision
• Progression– HE– employment
FE Issues
• Lack of critical mass– Staff (p/t), students– Resources
• Teaching workload limits time for staff development• HE culture
– Instigating, planning, managing– Recruitment– Delivery– HE level assessment
How can the Academy help?
• Dedicated website• Dialogue
– discussion list (cross sector)
• Staff development– Workshops, regional seminars, on-line
• Case studies of god practice• External examiners• Others?
Any Questions?
Thank you for your attention!
For further information…..
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