The Importance of Engagement for Teaching about Standardization. Newell Hampson-Jones, Education Sector Representative, BSI

Tuesday, 29 June 2011

Higher Education in the UK

Political

Economic

Social

Technological

• Higher Education (HE) regulated via government department (BIS).

• New laws on Higher Education in UK expected…this week…• Funding controlled by independent funding councils, but answerable to BIS.• Great changes to funding models shifting the immediate burden of funding from government to student.

• Widening participation & social mobility key socio-political issues affecting UK HE.

• Management of Online Learning Resources (OLR) and “blended learning” key to many universities. • OLRs can improve student experience and reduce hidden course costs, both encouraged by National Union of Students (NUS).

The Story so Far…

NUS National Conference

Fringe Event: Standardisation Empowering Students &

Unions?

1 to 1 meetings• Academics• Student representatives• Administrative Staff• Policy Groups Lectures &

seminars• Middlesex University• University of Leeds• University of Bradford

Social Network Engagement

• Twitter• Academia.edu• LinkedIn

Policy group activities

•CEN/CENELEC Joint Working Group – Education about Standardisation•The Bridge Group

“The physical and opportunity costs of involvement in

committees makes the idea unattractive to academics in the

current funding climate”“Students can benefit from

BSI. Teaching standardisation could

improve graduate employability and

standards can be used by universities to improve the

student experience.”

Reaction from the Sector

“Teaching standardisation looks very interesting and

relevant to discussions universities are currently

having.”

“Some academics are not confident teaching

standardisation as there is little reference material”

There is still a lot more work to do…

Teaching• Best examination of standardisation education is in a 2002 Henk de Vries paper• Some courses do include standards…

• …but they are mostly referred to, not studied• Could increasing the breadth of standardisation education be the answer?

Source: De Vries, Henk J., Standardisation Education (22 2002, 10). ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2002-82-ORG. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=371032

Research

We need to…Engage & communicate…• That standards are crucial in the take off phase of technology• Publicly Available Specifications could be a solution for getting new research to marketPromote success

stories…• Like Moving Pictures Experts Group• Or University of Bradford funded Dementia Care Mapping PAS, PAS 800

Get researchers asking…• Could standards or standardisation be relevant to current research?• Blind and Gauche appear to believe so…

Research

Source: Blind, K.., Gauche, S., (2007). “Standardization Benefits Researchers.” Wissenschaftsmanagement Special, 2007 (2), pp. 16-17

Management

Could universities benefit from standards compliance?• ISO 9001• ISO 14001• EN 16001• ISO 50001• ISO 26000• ISO 31000 • BS 25999

Could universities benefit from demanding compliance to standards from suppliers?• BS ISO 29990• BS EN 15733 • BS EN 14434

Working Together

Begin creation of an Education Partners Network, similar to BSI’s Consumer & Public Interest Network

Key to all is engagement and collaboration

Thank You

Name: Newell Hampson-Jones Title: Education Sector Representative

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8996 7227 Email: newell.hampson-jones@bsigroup.com

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