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Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team. SLN Board Seminar 24 January 2007 Peter Odgers Conor Sheehan. Developing a demand led curriculum. Mapping exercise of TTR provision across Sussex Research into existing curriculum content, organisation and design
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Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team SLN Board Seminar 24 January 2007 Peter Odgers Conor Sheehan SLN - Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team
Developing a demand led curriculum • Mapping exercise of TTR provision across Sussex • Research into existing curriculum content, organisation and design • Consultation with employers, teachers and past students on curriculum expectations and needs SLN - Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team
Identifying the student constituency • Traditional learners at level 4 entry from schools • Industry practitioners CPD for both FdA and MA routes to embrace the widening participation imperative • Recognition of need to further explore perceptions and aspirations of level 3 learners in next research phase SLN - Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team
Creating progression opportunities • Access to FdA from diverse entry points • Access/HE level ‘0’/Progression Accords? • Articulated progression from FdA to top up programmes • Curriculum design to incorporate study skills and research approaches • Addressing preconceived negativity towards FdA’s in both HE institutions and in employers • Progression to Masters awards • Traditional and APL SLN - Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team
Making the partnerships work • Identification of critical success factors (Ref. HEA research : Fds and alignment with WP agenda) • Establishment of specific MOC’s • University resourcing • SSM appointment of FD Programme leader • Issue of liaison tutors SLN - Travel Tourism & Retail Curriculum Team