DocumentCode :
2644321
Title :
Special session - enhancing graduate attributes through Research-Teaching Linkages
Author :
Cairncross, Sandra
Author_Institution :
Edinburgh Napier Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fYear :
2009
fDate :
18-21 Oct. 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Employability has long been a key concern for engineering faculty and educators and the importance of developing transferable skills including communication, time management, teamwork, problem solving and decision making, is now well established. However consensus on how best to develop these skills in graduates is less well established, with difference emerging the relative merits of using stand-alone modules for initial development against embedding in subject-specific modules. Employability is increasingly seen by some as going beyond general skill sets associated with employment to encompassing higher order skills, which can be better characterized as graduate attributes. Participants in this highly interactive special session will be able to explore these and related issues, share examples from their home institution and reflect on their own practices. An innovative extension of the "world Cafe¿ technique", known as dialogue sheets will be used to facilitate discussion. The use of research-teaching linkages to enhance graduate attributes has recently been the focus of one the quality assurance agency (QAA) in Scotland enhancements themes. Key findings and case studies emerging from this theme will be used to set the context for a wider discussion on preparing graduates for the 21st century.
Keywords :
employment; engineering education; quality assurance; teaching; Scotland enhancements themes; decision making; dialogue sheets; educators; employability; engineering faculty; graduate attributes; home institution; quality assurance agency; research-teaching linkages; subject-specific modules; world Cafe¿ technique; Context; Couplings; Decision making; Employment; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Portfolios; Problem-solving; Quality assurance; Teamwork; dialogue sheets graduate attributes; research-teaching linkages;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4715-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2009.5350783
Filename :
5350783
Link To Document :
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