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Business School ARPD 2008. The University has a new schedule. Undergraduate Student Numbers 2006/7. 2,800 – constant over three years 20% overseas Recruitment 1,050 Part-time causing concern – very few and declining. Postgraduate Student Numbers 2006/7. 800 - was 1050 three years ago
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Business School ARPD 2008 The University has a new schedule
Undergraduate Student Numbers 2006/7 • 2,800 – constant over three years • 20% overseas • Recruitment 1,050 • Part-time causing concern – very few and declining
Postgraduate Student Numbers 2006/7 • 800 - was 1050 three years ago • 65% overseas • Recruitment 357 – down from 428 • Home numbers down 39% over 2 years to 114 new in Sept 2006 • Overseas numbers dipped but steady around 250 new
Remedies • Improve League Table Position – our responsibility • NSS • Degree classification • Retention • Employment rates • Part-time and Flexible provision • Niche products aimed at Executive PG Market • Enterprise activity – eg ACAS
Flexible and Supported Open Learning • Technical • WebCT site maintenance and development • WebCT training • Pedagogy • CELLT • Not ‘text on screen’ • Structure and enhance the learning of all our students
Assessment and Feedback • Change practice including QA to more explicitly look at feedback
Excellent Tutoring • PPD 1,2 and 3 • Appointment of Senior Tutor – Colin Allen • Excellent Tutoring initiative • What does it mean in your Department • Link to NSS and USS questions and results
Retention and Progression • PPDs • Induction • General • Overseas cohorts • Re-sit support • Summer University • Summer guidance and support
Employability • Employment down to 72.8% from 75.9% • Unemployment up to15.8% from 12.3% • Further study down to 13.5% from 14.7%
Employability Undergraduate • Revise GDPP – available to all • Short placements – available on all UG programmes? • PPD2 – preparation for employment • Job search • Interview
Employability Postgraduate • Internships • Work placements
International Collaborations • Currently about 340 – 50/50 PG/UG • Greece, Hong Kong, Netherlands • Malaysia, Singapore, Africa, India, Turkey, Baltic countries • NCC • Recent and future expansion likely to be of Undergraduate Programmes, Move from:- • Flying Tutor eg ABRS To:- • Supported Open Learning – focus on staff and curriculum development and support
Enterprise and Research The four scholarships
Employer Engagement • Increase engagement by a third each year • Teaching and curriculum – mentoring? • Placements – paid/unpaid; f/t or p/t? • Research – KTPs? • Enterprise activity – training; consultancy?
Research • Focus: develop clusters with critical mass • Work and Employment RU (RAE grouping) • Finance and Accountability (RAE grouping) • Business Network Research Group (emerging) • Emerging Markets (RAE grouping) • Public Services International RU (existing) • Business Pedagogy (aspirational) • Implementation • Targeting of funds to clusters, develop ‘Networks’ • Conference venue (with Events Management reputation) • Form research consortia with key commercial/public sector organisations (regional research agendas)
Enterprise • Focus • Specific key corporates in Canary Wharf • Small businesses and entrepreneurship • Local Public Sector • Implementation • Short 1-2 day courses on specialist topics (Corporate market) • General management accredited short courses (SME/Public Sector market) • Short 1-2 day conferences held on key themes • Learning consortia of clients and academics (London Innovation and Knowledge Network) • Placement and recruitment services