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Preview Days 2012-2013

Preview Days 2012-2013. Briefing Event – 18 th June 2012 Dr Peter Starie , ADS, FHSS. Preview Days 2012-2013. Briefing session Key University messages for 2013 recruitment activity – Peter Reader What did we learn from last year? Key findings from the First Year Student Survey

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Preview Days 2012-2013

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  1. Preview Days 2012-2013 Briefing Event – 18th June 2012 Dr Peter Starie, ADS, FHSS

  2. Preview Days 2012-2013 • Briefing session • Key University messages for 2013 recruitment activity – Peter Reader • What did we learn from last year? • Key findings from the First Year Student Survey • What changes have we made to the Preview Day programme for 2013? • Student Finance matters for 2013 • Student Accommodation matters for 2013 • The Faculty’s messages for Preview Days

  3. Preview Days 2012-2013 • Changing market • We need to ‘sell’ our courses even more • We need to have consistency and coherence in our messages (at Faculty, dept and subject level) • We need to emphasise the distinctive characteristics of our provision (headline points) • We need to have the best presenters • We need to have engaging taster talks

  4. Preview Days 2012-2013 • Changing market • Demonstrate how we provide ‘value for money’ • Raise the bar: talk about how we are continuously improving our provision • Deliver on our promises

  5. Preview Days 2012-2013 • The Faculty’s message • We are continuing to invest in improving the student experience (online course developers and VLE, learning support tutors, new academic staff, improved buildings and infrastructure)

  6. Preview Days 2012-2013 • The Faculty’s message • We are improving the curriculum as a result of changes to the academic year (Curriculum 2012) • All academic staff are involved in teaching • Research-informed teaching (mention RAE/REF if relevant)

  7. Preview Days 2012-2013 • The Faculty’s message • We are continuing to enhance the support and guidance that we provide to students (academic and pastoral care) • We are continuing to provide more opportunities for students to develop as professionals (employability-enhancing activities within and outside the curriculum)

  8. Preview Days 2012-2013 • The Faculty’s message • We have consistently scored very highly in the National Student Survey (reflecting the care and attention that we put in to all of the above points) • We need to consistently and constantly reinforce this message – we care!

  9. Improving the Student Experience • We have invested heavily in the VLE and E-Learning • Integral and blended (not an add-on) • High quality, interactive, multi-media online resources linked to the curriculum • Each department has specialist technical team of online course developers

  10. Employability 1 • Faculty target of at least 20% students doing volunteering, internship, work placement type activity • Part-time work opportunities in Portsmouth • Learning from Experience unit (includes learning from research) • Employability skills in the curriculum – at all levels

  11. Employability 2 • We develop graduates who can: • Communicate with confidence • Undertake presentations • Work in teams and independently • Analyse information • Write reports • Write briefing papers • Produce targeted CVs • Produce a portfolio of their professional development

  12. Graduate Outcomes • We produce graduates who have • A really positive experience • Studied carefully designed courses that offer choice and progression • Strong academic credentials • Skills and experience that employers seek • In other words, academic, professional and personal development

  13. Preview Day talks – suggested format • Range of degrees (single and combined honours) – please don’t neglect Combined Honours • NSS scores – our students are highly satisfied • Structure of curriculum – 2 x 12 teaching weeks and 6 weeks post-Easter • Research-informed curriculum (couple of examples of staff research and how it feeds into teaching) • Teaching and learning – how • Assessment – types, balance • Employability – within and outside the curriculum • Student support – PT, tutorials, office hours, PDP, central support (ASK, Library, ASDAC etc) • Independent learning, research, dissertation (all supported by tutors) • Contact: quality and quantity • Online, mobile learning • What careers do your students go into? • Taster of the subject: examples, case-studies

  14. Preview Day talks • Remember that we will still need to maintain a differentiation between the Preview Day talks and the Open Day talks (in Feb-April) • We will need to revisit this

  15. Questions/Comments

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