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Teaching Enterprise Skills by Stealth
Dr. Millie MockfordUniversity Teacher and Department Employability Lead,
Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
~ Higher Education Statistics Agency's Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey (6 months after graduation)
Working full
time in UK
Further study, training
or research
Part time
/unemployed/
overseas/other
Research / lab technician
Research (commercial / HE)
Lab manager / supervisor
Pharma
Ecologist
Botanical / zoo / nature reserves
Conservation and wildlife organisations
Environmental health / waste management
NGO admin
Teaching (primary / secondary / TEFL /tutoring)
Science communication / media / photography
Museums
Healthcare science consultancy & communication
NHS (lab / management / admin)
Healthcare practitioner
Publishing
Health & Safety
Management, Admin & Business development
IT
Accountancy / tax / audit / insurance / banking
Recruitment / HR
Supply chain / logistics
Sales / buying
Arts
Marketing
Politics / science policy
Armed Forces
Civil service
Webinar/website design
APS recent graduate destinations
QAA Benchmark requirements of bioscience graduates
Good training for the complexities of the world of
employment
Comfortable dealing with uncertainty
Considered critical judgement
Integrity
Communicate
Identify collective goals and responsibilities
Value other’s viewsNegotiating
Perform as an individual AND a team member
Interdisciplinarity
Independent life-long learningTime management
Organisation
Identifying targets
Adaptable Flexible
Impact of intellectual property
Rethinking education systems:
• 65% of children entering primary schools today will ultimately work
in jobs that currently don’t yet exist.
• Most existing education systems at all levels provide highly siloed
training and continue a number of 20th century practices that are
hindering progress on today’s talent and labour market issues.
~from World Economic Forum Global Challenges Report ‘Future of Jobs’ Jan 2016
1. Large scale: New L5 module
Hiding the vegetables…… case studies
2. Small scale: Tutorial exercise
Embedding Enterprise case study 1: Talking the Talk
• Premise and pilot
Student groups will work with professionals from real production
companies to film, edit and produce an original short film that
communicates scientific research in a clear and exciting way
Taking actionTrue collaboration
Authentic problem solving
CreativityRisk-takingInnovation
BiologyCommunication
Embedding Enterprise case study 1: Talking the Talk
• Optional Level 2 module
• Intensive week during Easter
• Based around making a short science documentary
• All designed and taught in collaboration with APS alumni industry professionals
• What the students get: • Application of their biological knowledge in a different way
• Teaching in science communication including pitching
• Workshops on using equipment and editing software (relevant to
industry standards)
• Working to an authentic brief
• Managing logistics, health and safety, facilitation with collaborators
• Portfolio material online for future applications
• Experience of working in a team in an intensive environment in specific
roles
• Full creative immersion and the chance to take risks
• Continuous feedback, advice and networking from professionals
From an academic’s perspective…..
Student development
Links with alumni
Student
career
support
Resources
Selling point for
department
Challenges
Discriminating
Assessment
Money
An already packed
timetable
Benefits
‘Risky teaching’
Embedding Enterprise case study 2: Tutorial exercise
Embedding Enterprise case study 2: Tutorial exercise
• Compulsory tutorial exercise
• Last exercise of the year
• Based around product design - HAS TO COVER DEGREE LEVEL KNOWLEDGE
• One tutorial introducing the idea, instruction in giving a pitch and looking at examples
• What the students get: • Application of their biological knowledge in a different way
• Brief instruction in pitching
• Working to a brief
• Thinking about communication and engagement
• A push toward thinking about marketing
• Portfolio material
• Experience of brainstorming in a team
• Offer of help to develop idea
From an academic’s perspective…..
Student development
Student
engagement
with thinking
creatively Resources
Challenges
‘Risky teaching’
Assessment
Benefits
Good revision
exercise!
Embedding enterprise
• Possible to do at many different levels
• Can take a lot of effort, but can have big benefits
Activity
2. Pick one from your group and work through the canvas on the table
1. Introduce yourself to your group – describe one opportunity/idea
where you could see the potential for embedding enterprise