Welcome
International Conference on Enhancement
and Innovation in Higher Education
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow
9-11 June 2015
Nicola Poole & Sophie Leslie
Student Partnership and its role in the
Development of a Quality Enhancement
Process
Learning & Teaching Development Unit
• Who we are
• Aims of the unit – QE & PgC THE & learning environments
• Retention/Student Experience – Induction Projects
The Quality Enhancement Process
Team Intensives & Projects
Student Engagement & Partnership in
the Learning Process
Opportunities for Quality
Enhancement
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Curriculum design
Careers advice
Student representation
Student transition and achievement
Student participation in institutional decision making
Case Study 1 – Speech & Language
Therapy
Case Study 1 – Speech & Language
Therapy
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Purpose: Online student-led journal club
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Design: This journal club evolved from an existing online network for Speech & Language Therapy
students. One student intern developed the idea of an online journal club for SLT students.
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Structure: The interns work alongside the academic members of staff to relate the journals and articles to
themes within the programme. The programme team help to embed the journal club into the programme
making it more sustainable.
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Content: The interns locate the journals or materials, then posts questions relating to them for a 6 week
cycle. Students are required to answer a certain number of questions and then at the end of the ‘cycle’
the students receive a summary sheet from all of the responses provided.
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Dissemination: The journal club is promoted to students in all year groups and by the programme team to
help develop critical thinking and analytical skills.
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Our student intern Amanda who developed this project has just been awarded the regional Student
Employee of the Year award for Wales for her work on the Speech and Language Journal Club.
Quotes from Student Interns
“It has taken a lot of hard work, patience and motivation but the
feedback from students has made it worthwhile. When
something you have done on the network really works and
people use it, it’s quite satisfying. I have enjoyed contributing to
the student experience with something that was not in place
before and that is now hopefully benefiting the students using
it.” - Amanda Evans
“We are trying to develop it into a one-stop shop, with particular
attention being placed on the placement side of things. We know
exactly what is useful to share and what would be of benefit to
the rest of the cohort. My motivation for wanting to work on the
network was to build a resource that students would really
benefit from, that has all the little bits of information that would
take ages to dig out yourself. It has been easy to work on the
network alongside uni because it is so flexible and fits around all
my other commitments. – you just need ideas and enthusiasm”
– Aysha Siddika
Case Study 2 – Architectural Design &
Technology
Case Study 2 – Architectural Design &
Technology
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Purpose: To help support students to develop their skills within specific software packages
requirement for the AD&T programme, as well as promoting interaction between year groups and
providing careers information.
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Design: The network was designed to provide a supportive environment that was intuitive to the
students on the AD&T programme but also accessible and engaging.
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Structure: Two student interns were hired to produce and gather content for the site and worked
closely with the programme team to meet the programme requirements and to help embed the
materials within the programme content.
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Content: The network provides students with video tutorials relating to the software used within
the programme, as well as module information, support and careers information. The video
tutorials were developed by both the student interns and the programme team, as well as inviting
other students to share their own tutorials.
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Dissemination: The network is embedded in the programme content and the programme team
have developed an assessment for students to create their own tutorials and upload them onto the
network.
Case Study 2 – Architectural Design &
Technology - Example video tutorial
Case Study 3 – Accounting & Finance
Case Study 3 – Accounting & Finance
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Purpose: The network will provide the students with a central location tailored to them, for
module & staff information, social events, careers and placements.
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Design: The network has been designed as a one-stop-shop for students on both the
Accounting and the Accounting & Finance programmes.
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Structure: The network content was developed by 4 student interns from the above
programmes, working closely with the programme team to meet the needs of the
programme and its students.
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Content: The network provides students with a range of information but also provides them
with a social element, via a discussion board and social events arranged by the student
interns, to promote interaction between year groups.
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Dissemination: The network and content is available to both the Accounting and the
Accounting & Finance programmes. The network was released for module choice
information in March 2015.
Benefits
• Links with other departments across the university e.g. ISD,
SU – providing a holistic student experience
• Partnerships with students, for both LTDU and the programme
teams
• Student engagement with the QE process and understanding
of Learning and Teaching Methods
• NSS improvements – A&F 100% in 2014
Challenges
• Need for clear presentation of why teams are approached –
not a policing outlook
• How do we measure success?
– NSS Scores
– Module Evaluation
– Course committee
• Time needed for the process to be completed and impact on
future survey scores
• Feedback to students
Further Developments
• Revalidation, review & QAA
• Links with SU
• Documentation of good practice
• Clearer linkage of outcomes to NSS action plans at School and
Corporate Level
• Inclusion of data from other points within the university
• Supporting role of module evaluation
• Cardiff School of Management – introduction of mid-term
evaluation in Autumn Term
Questions?
Contact details:
njpoole@cardiffmet.ac.uk
sleslie@cardiffmet.ac.uk