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1. Student Projects and the Goldilocks Principle Dr Ray Stoneham
Dr Mary KiernanSchool of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
University of Greenwich
3. The Challenge How to ensure
All students get the necessary support in a timely and appropriate manner - no "ghost students"
All supervisors provide the necessary support to all their students – no "rogue supervisors"
Administrative systems can manage the volume of data
Problems are identified early so the project coordinators can take any necessary action
Managers get Quality Assurance
4. The Scope 307 Greenwich Undergraduate project students
Regular project lectures throughout year
Single hand-in date (March) + resit (August)
480 Greenwich Postgraduate project students
Focussed project lectures at beginning
Hand-ins Sept, Jan, April, August
5. The Resources Supervisors at Greenwich typically have 10 project students per year
Intranet site contains supporting material
An active discussion forum
An undergraduate coordinator and postgraduate coordinator manage the process with minimal administrative support
Technical support by CMS Technicians
6. The Early Stages Student applies for a supervisor and suggests an outline topic
Supervisor is allocated
Student keeps online blog (diary)
Supervisor records meetings
eSupervision system used to record communication (not email)
At any stage a student can use the Enquiries system for a general project enquiry
7. The Late Stages Student uploads documents
Project proposal, must be accepted before continuing
Ethics approval documents, if required, which must be approved
Initial report
Interim report
Final report (PDF + ZIP)
Students does demonstration /viva
Supervisor and second marker record comments and grade
Moderation panel record decisions
8. The Process Email used to notify student or supervisor whenever there is an upload or entry
Reminder emails sent to student/ supervisor
All interaction is visible to CMS staff as part of the CMS Staff Intranet
Student sees all their own details as part of the CMS Student Intranet
Staff have a summary page for their project students
9. The Evaluation Positive feedback from external examiners
Positive feedback from students and staff
Online evidence is extremely useful when dealing with complaints
Constant feedback is required
Summary pages for supervisors
Automated email reminders
Exception reports for Coordinators
Volume means more traditional approach is not viable
10. Future development A university "Dragon's Den" project led by Dr Mona Ghassemian
Use Skype to interact with students
Record the conversation as an MP3 file
Store in the eSupervison system
Streaming the output
Add Meta data (key words, etc.)
Speech to text conversion?
Eliminating silences