employability and problem- solving in physics at salford
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what we are trying to do…
Bridge the gap between school and industry
Develop skills (and mindsets) that will make students more employable
Make students aware of potential career directions
Provide enjoyable break from traditional lectures and labs
Make Salford students better physicists…
the skills we hope to develop…
experimental skills- observation- measurement- analysis- design- construction
employability skills- business awareness- CV, interview- company research
(market, industry, competitors)
transferable skills
- leadership
- teamwork (people management)
- communicating ideas to a grouporal (presentation,
teaching)written (report, logs, notes)
- Information gathering
- problem solving
- applying knowledge
- project planning/organisation
employer talks
Dr Katy Szczepura (University of Salford / NHS)Dr Jill Tipping (Christie NHS Foundation Trust)Medical physics Tom Talbot (AREVA)Nuclear energy Jo Gwillim (Centre for Alternative Technology)Green technology Dr Hywel Owen (Cockcroft Institute / University of Manchester)Particle accelerators Dr Neil Boag (Nanoco Technologies)Quantum dots
Prof Bob Cywinski (ThorEA / University of Huddersfield)Alternative nuclear energy James Leach (Mewburn Ellis LLP)Intellectual property law Stuart Lucas & Andrew Paterson (EADS Astrium)Aerospace Col David Thornycroft & Lt Rob Swift & Sgt Mick Hill Armed forces
Dr Tim Needham & Dr Roger Clark (University of Leeds)Geophysics
*University of Salford graduates
activities: research questions
Explain the explosion
“Teach” an aspect of physics to the rest of the class
the skills we hope to develop…
experimental skills- observation- measurement- analysis- design- construction
employability skills- business awareness- CV, interview- company research
(market, industry, competitors)
transferable skills
- leadership
- teamwork (people management)
- communicating ideas to a grouporal (presentation,
teaching)written (report, logs, notes)
- Information gathering
- problem solving
- applying knowledge
- project planning/organisation
activities: Energy Research Project
Come up with an innovative research idea to reduce energy demand in (pre-1940s) buildings
the journey…
Not all students enjoy this style of teaching / learning…
Am I doing it right?
Can’t you just tell me the answer?
What physics is this supposedto be teaching me?
the journey…
… but many really benefit from it…
It was interesting not intuitively knowing the answer and having to fathom out what was
going on – the outcome was surprising.
This has really helped me understand things that never even occurred to me before.
the future…
First YearTweaking and improving activities
Integrating business and science project research
the future project structure…
Assessment
Idea Generation
The Company & The Industry
The Market &The Competitors
Transferrable skills