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Full time study, part time work: undergraduate’s learning from employment.

Full time study, part time work: undergraduate’s learning from employment. Joanne Blake. University of Huddersfield Sept 2007. The Research Project. 2 Year WBL Assessment and Credit Project Survey of full time student’s part time work Development of WBL module on undergraduate programmes

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Full time study, part time work: undergraduate’s learning from employment.

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  1. Full time study, part time work: undergraduate’s learning from employment. Joanne Blake. University of Huddersfield Sept 2007

  2. The Research Project • 2 Year WBL Assessment and Credit Project • Survey of full time student’s part time work • Development of WBL module on undergraduate programmes • Academic credit for sandwich placements • Employer Engagement • Progression to HE from non-traditional routes

  3. Incidence of Student p.t term time work • 40% 2004 (Mori & Unite) • 53% 2005 (UUK • 50% increase between 1996 and 2006 (TUC)

  4. HUBS Students at work 343 completed questionnaires • 226 (66%) work in term time 92% 6 hours + 34% 10 – 14 Hours 30% 15 hours +

  5. Employer Types

  6. ‘Other’ categories • Hospitals and NHS departments • Sports organisations • Estate Agency • Banks and financial institutions • Govt depts eg immigration, Revenue & Customs • Marketing • Accountancy practices

  7. Skills Developed

  8. The Student View • 72% of respondents would like to be able to gain academic credit for p.t work • 70% of respondents thought their work was not worthy of academic credit • However, through student interviews comparability of learning was comprehended.

  9. Student interviews • Time management, self management and working under pressure; • How to prioritise work and organisational skills • Working with others, how to deal with people and social skills • Dealing with difficult situation, conflict • Self monitoring skills, patience, remaining calm and not being “hot headed.

  10. HEI’s WBL modules Contact with 34 Business Schools • 60% of business schools contacted have work based learning on traditional 3 year undergraduate degrees. • WBL modules of varying credit value (between 15 and 30) at all levels and sometimes being a compulsory element for those students who had not undertaken a sandwich degree.

  11. The Proposed Module Pilot module with small cohort of students • Intermediate PD & WBL • 5 hours part time work p/wk • Paid or un-paid • PD reflective portfolio • Project in term 2

  12. The next step • Monitoring and evaluation of pilot scheme • WBL at other levels • WBL within post –graduate courses • How make avail in HUBS • Effect on other aspects of the curriculum

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