Embedding Employability into the Curriculum: An Enterprise Based Module for the Biosciences

Authors

  • Pauline Fitzgerald Leeds Beckett University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i2.205

Keywords:

Graduate attribute, employability, group working, peer assessment

Abstract

Leeds Beckett University identified three interlinking graduate attributes which, during a curriculum redesign, were embedded into every course at all levels. This paper describes how a final year module was designed to develop enterprise and employability skills. The students worked in self-selected small groups to devise a new biotechnology product or social enterprise scheme. The assessment comprised a group presentation (which was peer reviewed), an individual report and a written reflection of the process.

Author Biography

Pauline Fitzgerald, Leeds Beckett University

Pauline Fitzgerald is a microbiologist, and is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Having worked in the NHS before becoming an academic she is particularly enthusiastic about developing employability skills in undergraduates, and she won a University Excellence in Employability Award in 2010.

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2015-11-02

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