Another month came to an end and with it we got to the final stage of the project. The qualitative analysis of focus groups with NVivo was finished and findings discussed with the team. Then came the time to draft the Final Review report and after all of the team reviewed it, we are […]
Continue reading →Easter has now gone and having had another month to delve deeper into this study, I dare to say I am all caught up! This has been a very intense month. My team met to discuss the analysis already conducted on the survey and develop further our reasoning behind it, trying to agree on […]
Continue reading →I joined the Institute of Learning and Teaching (ILT) as a research assistant at the end of the year, to work on another project, and I felt so welcome that I could not pass on the opportunity to take on this project when the opportunity arose. But I had a lot to catch […]
Continue reading →Update so far … We are now coming to the end of the recruitment for Phase 2 of the UMF Review Evaluation project. We have carried out 5 focus groups in total, all of which have provided some really interesting and useful information. We will be sharing this information, along with the key findings from […]
Continue reading →Update of progress so far … Focus Groups We have now conducted four focus groups since running our first group at the end of December 2018. The focus groups have, so far, provided in-depth information around staff perceptions on the impact and value of the UMF Review for undergraduate programmes. We are in the process […]
Continue reading →Update of progress so far … Phase 1 Survey Phase 1 of the project, which took place over the Summer, involved carrying out surveys with academic staff, to explore their perceptions on the impact of the UMF Review and the usefulness of the COGS Learning Outcomes Toolkit. Using the data collected in this survey, I […]
Continue reading →Firstly, I would like to introduce myself after gladly joining the Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT) as a research assistant. After working in a health-related research role for the last three years and completing a Health Psychology MSc, I am very excited to be delving into a completely different research area. […]
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During 2017-18, all UG programmes at the University were aligned with the provisions of a revised University Modular Framework designed to enable increased innovation in assessment practice and reduce the assessment burden on students through a rationalisation of learning outcomes and a clear focus on constructive alignment. The purpose of this project is to evaluate […]
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