Staff need(s) the workshop will address
Do you want to find out more about the challenges students and staff face in the dissertation process?
Are you looking for strategies you can use to enhance your supervision practice and help students make progress?
Who would benefit from this workshop:
All Learning and Teaching Staff
To sign up to a workshop, please book through LibCal here.
How the Workshop will contribute to Learning Practice
Have the opportunity to discuss challenges that your dissertation students may face. These challenges are often typical of students with particular characteristics and understanding typical patterns can help you in providing guidance and support.
Have opportunities to explore what can be done to better support your dissertation students and reflect on strategies that you can take forward in own practice.
By the end of the workshop you will gain practical tips on how to work effectively with dissertation students, whether they’re at UG, PG or PhD level.
How the Workshop will develop specific skills aligned with UKPSF
A2
You will reflect on and develop various aspects of your supervision and student support practice to more effectively support dissertation students.
Core Knowledge
K3
You will explore how dissertation students think and learn and how to better support them through the process.
K6
You will learn what the expectations are for a dissertation or thesis at level 6, 7 and 8.
Professional Values
V1
You will learn how to better support dissertation students from diverse backgrounds through an enhanced understanding of their characteristics and needs.
How the Workshop supports Fellowship D1, D2 & D3
Staff with at least 1 year teaching/support experience. Typically these are staff who do some teaching/student support but not as the main element of their role, such as:
- Career researchers with some teaching responsibilities
- Learning support, demonstrators or technicians with some teaching responsibilities
- Staff experienced in professional areas but with a limited teaching role
D2 – Fellow of the HEA
Staff for whom teaching or learning support is a significant element of their role such as staff with experience as
- Academic or Support staff holding substantive teaching & learning responsibilities.
- Experienced professionals with substantive teaching & learning responsibilities including for example within workplace settings.
D3 – Senior Fellow of the HEA
Experienced HE teaching staff able to demonstrate sustained impact & influence on the L&T practice of others over a number of years, through
- Leading, managing, organising programmes
- Mentoring other staff
- Departmental, School or other University responsibilities