‘the sky’s the limit’ – the impact of graduate attributes on students

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‘The Sky’s the Limit’ – The impact of Graduate Attributes on students

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‘The Sky’s the Limit’ – The impact of Graduate Attributes on students. A little bit about me…. Graduate, War Studies. Course Rep in third year Elected as Academic Vice President, UWSU GA Project Worker. What work are we doing on the Graduate Attributes?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: ‘The Sky’s the Limit’ – The impact of Graduate Attributes on students

‘The Sky’s the Limit’ – The impact of Graduate

Attributes on students

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A little bit about me…

• Graduate, War Studies.

• Course Rep in third year

• Elected as Academic Vice President, UWSU

• GA Project Worker

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What work are we doing on the Graduate Attributes?• Consulting students and academic staff, from all

departments and services.

• Student questionnaire

• Facilitating ‘Expert Panels’ and working groups.

• Liaising with other HEIs

• Encouraging academic ownership of the GAs

• Developing online resources and tools

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Graduate attributes on a local and national level

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Towards Graduate Attributes: Student Research

• Project: Graduate Attributes Project (GAP)

• Methodology: Qualitative and interpretive

• Source of data: 52 students face-to-face ‘clipboard’ questionnaire

• Followed up by 6 in-depth videos

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What did we find out?

• Students are already aware of the Graduate Attributes, even though they are not formally in the curriculum yet.

• “University giving you the correct skills to go out into the wider world and prepare them for real world experience”

– Level 2 student, SEBE

• “To ensure that graduates have the necessary skills to showcase to potential employers and also to develop themselves personally and professionally in order to succeed in an ever-changing and turbulent society”

– Graduate 2009, LSSC

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“I’m going on my placement next year, so I’ll end up with work

experience in a real business, which is vital”

- Level 3 student, SCIT.

Knowledge AND Enterprise

TOWARDS…

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“Feel proud of mastering IT skills, I didn’t know anything about

computers”

TOWARDS…Digital literacy

- Level 2 student, SEBE.

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“The people you meet – sharing cultures and knowledge. The wide variety of people from

different backgrounds”

TOWARDS…Global citizens

- Level 3 student, SAS.

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What else did students say?

• Valued the sense of community amongst the student body; cross cultural dialogue broadened horizons.

• Importance of employability and work experience key to success post-university

• Not just coming into HE for subject specific knowledge anymore

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Contact:

[email protected]

• www.wlv.ac.uk/graduate

• www.wlv.ac.uk/ILE