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Making the Most of Masters

Providing opportunities for masters students to undertake work based projects. Dr Neil Lent, University of Edinburgh. Making the Most of Masters. Opportunities for PGT students to undertake work based projects as an alternative to the traditional dissertation.

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Making the Most of Masters

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  1. Providing opportunities for masters students to undertake work based projects.Dr Neil Lent,University of Edinburgh.

  2. Making the Most of Masters • Opportunities for PGT students to undertake work based projects as an alternative to the traditional dissertation. • Funded by the Scottish Funding Council as part of the Learning to Work 2 initiative. • Project is a collaboration between:

  3. What we do • Support • developing/maintaining employer links. • local and international WBPs. • networking events. • tailored to specific needs. • Resources • WBP manual. • WBP data management system. • Educational support. • Network of colleagues. • Advice • Employer engagement. • Assessment. • Evaluation. • Resourcing.

  4. Achievements • Greater understanding. • 575 projects agreed with industry. • With around 300 organisations. • With 82 programmes in MMM HEIs. • And research pool programmes.

  5. Benefits • Enhanced employability for students. • Real world projects. • Academic enhancement. • Quality enhancement of PGT programmes. • Enhanced links between universities and organisations.

  6. The Challenges… • Each project is different. • Organisations are different. • Perceived risks. • ‘Management’ of the experience. • Challenges traditional dissertation format. • Don’t know how performance is enhanced. …or Advantages?

  7. Meeting challenges • Programme ownership: adaptability. • Embedding resources and practices: at what level? • Sustaining activity: building a nodal network of practice.

  8. The Network

  9. The next steps… • Finalise support resources. • Pilot the network. • Learn to sustain and develop network. • Mainstreaming: wider connections • Discover…

  10. Thank you for listening

  11. To Learn More For more information about the project visit our website www.mastersprojects.ac.uk And to keep up to date with the latest news join us www.linkedin.com/groups/Making-Most-Masters-4100224 Follow us on twitter @LTW2_MMM

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