Integrating the enhancement of personal skills for professional development into the curriculum.

1. Integrating the enhancement of personal skills for professional development into the curriculum. Dr Rosemary Doyle Personal Development Facilitator

2. Today’s presentation Introduction to the Confident Futures initiative Examples of integration of personal development workshops into modules Lessons learnt along the way

3. Be more successful in their academic studies • Increase their competitive edge with employers • Empower students to achieve their full potential

5. Workshop delivery mechanisms: • New student ‘welcome workshop’ • Open programme of workshops • Collaborations with Careers service • Integration of workshops in modules

6. 2010/11 – Contact with students * Includes 15 workshops still to run in Tri 3

7. Workshops and attendance figures * Includes 15 workshops scheduled in Trimester 3 with no attendance figures

8. Effective Group working: Yr 1, Sports & Exercise Science “subsequent 5.5% increase in average assessment grade – to 60.5%” Retitled: “Working Effectively with your Project Team” Direct link to group project and reflective assessment “Barriers were broken down, relationships formed and effective working relationships were created amongst students assigned to a random group.” Pete Laird, Lecturer

9. Placement Preparation: Yrs 1, 2 & 3 - Adult Nursing Workshop series: Communication Skills for Clinical Practice Professional Body Year 1:“Knowing Yourself & Others” Year 2:“Assertiveness” Compassionate Care Year 3:“Dealing With Setbacks”

10. Networking skills:4th yr + PG film & photography programmes • Scheduled as preparation for ‘Meet the Industry’ event • ‘Real’ networking opportunity • Collaboration with programme staff – ‘Networking in the media industry’ tips

11. 1st Yr Biological Sciences – Effective Group Working There is anecdotal evidence that students are better prepared for the poster exercise, since I have fewer last minute panics and emails explaining group dysfunction” Mark Huxam Lecturer 4th Year: Engineering - Motivate Yourself Into Action: Dealing With Job seeking challenges in the current market Students are more focussed on placements and employment prospects Alan Davidson, Lecturer Feedback from staff 4th Yr Hons Engineering– Goal Setting For Project “The goal setting workshop definitely helped students produce more focused and thought out project proposals.” Martin Askey Lecturer 1st Yr Business Studies – Group Work “Generally improved the standard of the Group work assessment (and fewer problems with group dynamics than in the past). Also they reflected on the usefulness of the Workshop in their Final Assessment.” David White Lecturer 3rd Yr Creative Industries - Defending Ideas “Our students took a very professional approach to the debate. Many students spoke very confidently and were more prepared. Students really enjoyed the change from the normal lecture based classes.” Bryden Stillie Lecturer

12. Student Responses • 98% of students find the workshops useful • 66% find them very useful How much do you think this workshop will help you on your course? 62.8% (4/5) How much do you think this workshop will help you in the workplace? 61.9% (4/5)

13. Integrating workshops successfully • Collaboration with academic staff: • Understanding of learning / subject context • Needs analysis • Capturing students’ attention: • Immediacy; relevance; connectivity • Alignment with module learning outcomes and assessment requirements: • Workshop title • Inclusion of workshop output in assignments • Contextualisation of workshop content: • Subject specific examples / illustrations • Explicit links to learning outcomes and assessments • Logistics: timetable and location

14. Any Questions? www.napier.ac.uk/confidentfutures