Teaching Enterprise Skills by Stealth

Dr. Millie MockfordUniversity Teacher and Department Employability Lead,

Department of Animal and Plant Sciences

~ Higher Education Statistics Agency's Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey (6 months after graduation)

Working full

time in UK

Further study, training

or research

Part time

/unemployed/

overseas/other

Research / lab technician

Research (commercial / HE)

Lab manager / supervisor

Pharma

Ecologist

Botanical / zoo / nature reserves

Conservation and wildlife organisations

Environmental health / waste management

NGO admin

Teaching (primary / secondary / TEFL /tutoring)

Science communication / media / photography

Museums

Healthcare science consultancy & communication

NHS (lab / management / admin)

Healthcare practitioner

Publishing

Health & Safety

Management, Admin & Business development

IT

Accountancy / tax / audit / insurance / banking

Recruitment / HR

Supply chain / logistics

Sales / buying

Arts

Marketing

Politics / science policy

Armed Forces

Civil service

Webinar/website design

APS recent graduate destinations

QAA Benchmark requirements of bioscience graduates

Good training for the complexities of the world of

employment

Comfortable dealing with uncertainty

Considered critical judgement

Integrity

Communicate

Identify collective goals and responsibilities

Value other’s viewsNegotiating

Perform as an individual AND a team member

Interdisciplinarity

Independent life-long learningTime management

Organisation

Identifying targets

Adaptable Flexible

Impact of intellectual property

Rethinking education systems:

• 65% of children entering primary schools today will ultimately work

in jobs that currently don’t yet exist.

• Most existing education systems at all levels provide highly siloed

training and continue a number of 20th century practices that are

hindering progress on today’s talent and labour market issues.

~from World Economic Forum Global Challenges Report ‘Future of Jobs’ Jan 2016

1. Large scale: New L5 module

Hiding the vegetables…… case studies

2. Small scale: Tutorial exercise

Embedding Enterprise case study 1: Talking the Talk

• Premise and pilot

Student groups will work with professionals from real production

companies to film, edit and produce an original short film that

communicates scientific research in a clear and exciting way

Taking actionTrue collaboration

Authentic problem solving

CreativityRisk-takingInnovation

BiologyCommunication

Embedding Enterprise case study 1: Talking the Talk

• Optional Level 2 module

• Intensive week during Easter

• Based around making a short science documentary

• All designed and taught in collaboration with APS alumni industry professionals

• What the students get: • Application of their biological knowledge in a different way

• Teaching in science communication including pitching

• Workshops on using equipment and editing software (relevant to

industry standards)

• Working to an authentic brief

• Managing logistics, health and safety, facilitation with collaborators

• Portfolio material online for future applications

• Experience of working in a team in an intensive environment in specific

roles

• Full creative immersion and the chance to take risks

• Continuous feedback, advice and networking from professionals

From an academic’s perspective…..

Student development

Links with alumni

Student

career

support

Resources

Selling point for

department

Challenges

Discriminating

Assessment

Money

An already packed

timetable

Benefits

‘Risky teaching’

Embedding Enterprise case study 2: Tutorial exercise

Embedding Enterprise case study 2: Tutorial exercise

• Compulsory tutorial exercise

• Last exercise of the year

• Based around product design - HAS TO COVER DEGREE LEVEL KNOWLEDGE

• One tutorial introducing the idea, instruction in giving a pitch and looking at examples

• What the students get: • Application of their biological knowledge in a different way

• Brief instruction in pitching

• Working to a brief

• Thinking about communication and engagement

• A push toward thinking about marketing

• Portfolio material

• Experience of brainstorming in a team

• Offer of help to develop idea

From an academic’s perspective…..

Student development

Student

engagement

with thinking

creatively Resources

Challenges

‘Risky teaching’

Assessment

Benefits

Good revision

exercise!

Embedding enterprise

• Possible to do at many different levels

• Can take a lot of effort, but can have big benefits

Activity

2. Pick one from your group and work through the canvas on the table

1. Introduce yourself to your group – describe one opportunity/idea

where you could see the potential for embedding enterprise