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Rosemary BorupPrincipal Lecturer /

Enterprise Reader

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Employer Examples:

British Telecom FD in ICT Top up to Honours

RAF FD in Aero Engineering FD in Aviation Studies

Britvic BSc Hons and MSc ICT for Business BSc Hons and MSc Business ICT

South Staffs NHS FD in Health Informatics

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Understanding Employer Needs

What are the challenges that you face as An organisationA service providerA line manager

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What would your “Ideal Employee” look like?

Technical skills?

Soft skills?

Personality?

Changing Mindsets: Old Model v New Model:

Curriculum Design

Who:

What:

Where:

When:

How:

Assessment:

Outcome:

Old View

Academic in charge

Topic of choice

Campus - Lecture Theatre

1 hr - once a week

‘Talk and Chalk’

Exam

Exam Passed

New view

Employer and Academic

Employer driven

Place of work

Flexible

Blended – Distance / F2F

Work based

Value Added – to individual and to employer

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Resulting in……NEGOTIATED FRAMWORK:

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Employer

UniversityStudent

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The Framework of Awards: Based on CREDITS

HNC FD BSc BScHons PgC PgD MSc PhD

120 240 300 360 60 120 180

Students can STEP ON (entry point) and STEP OFF (exit point) according to their needs / experience

Entry point is determined by Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

Modules studied are based on the needs of employers - directly aligned to strategy for people development / work force planning

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APEL, Entry points and Exit Points Based on previous qualifications, AND experience acquired

at work.

APEL rules – up to 75%, but cannot APEL core modules

Examples – no qualifications, but several years in IT role in HIS – may get APEL for level 1, i.e. APEL worth 90 credits

Graduate in Computing, but not Health Informatics, may get APEL at level 1 and 2, up to180 credits.

Exit point usually negotiated with employer – FD, BSc or BSc Hons.

Post Graduate Qualifications can also include APEL.

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Framework Developed:

Modules

Core / Option CohortNegotiatedRequired by HIS

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How we support the Students

Award Leader – Rosie Borup

Module Leader – Janet Francis

Individual Supervisor -

Learning Support -

Link to Blackboard

Technology!

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Coffee!

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curriculum content (as at now) –will revise depending on student bias / rolesHIS specialisms:

ICT Support Desktop Networking

DatabaseInformation SystemsWebTraining

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Modules: Level 4

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Modules Level 5Module Title Credit

ValueHIS Co-Author SU Module

Author

DECISONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT 15 A Fraser

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 15 C Terry

RESEARCH METHODS 15 A Eardley

SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND ITIL LEVEL 215 D Crick N Decourt

ROUTER SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES15 J Foster C Howard

LAN SWITCHING AND WAN NETWORKS (BLENDED LEARNING15 J Foster C Howard

NEGOTIATED WORK BASED PROJECT (Level 2)30

Teaching Others 2 30

Systems Integration 1 15

Service Management and ITIL 2 (only available if CE02009-4 studied) 15

Information Systems Organisation and Management 15

Project/Risk Management 15

Communication/Social Computing/Web Effects 15

NHS Commissioning/Contracting/Monitoring 15

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Modules – Level 6

Module TitleCredit Value

HIS Co-Author

SU Module Author

HIS PROFESSIONALISM BEST PRACTICE 15 P Hayes H Shah

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MGT 15 C Terry

SYSTEMS & HEALTHCARE DELIVERY (CHANGE MGT) 15 P Hayes A Eardley

NEGOTIATED WORK BASED PROJECT 330

NEGOTIATED FINAL PROJECT60

Teaching Others 3

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Example Totting Up

element credit

to date

experienced member of staff – earned APEL credits

90 90

1st year mandatory module 30

1st year optional module 15

1st year work based project (negotiated) 30 75

2nd year mandatory module 30

2nd year optional module 15

2nd year work based project (negotiated) 30 75

3rd year work based project (negotiated) 60 60

total credits 300

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Negotiated Modules

Example 1 – Single Sign on Solution

Example 2 – Desktop Virtualisation Technologies

Example 3 - Development and Implementation of Storage Strategy

Create your own project

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Feedback

Qualtrics

Regularity of surveys

Relevance of information

Feedback from Students

Feedback from Line Managers

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ROI - Comments from employers we have worked with using the negotiated framework.

Development is effective and focused on the ‘right areas’

Better quality of work in job with less reliance on supervisory guidance

Greater confidence and flexibility in style thereby increasing individual credibility e.g. presentations, meetings, etc.

Broader externally informed thinking demonstrated by bringing ‘new ideas/research’ into work

All students have owned their development and removed dependency on line managers

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Students have displayed increased conviction and strength of opinion

Enables transparency of development conversations across functions, teams and roles

Staff feel a real sense of ownership for their projects so they will sustain the changes they have initiated.

Increased confidence of the staff as they realise their contributions are valid and useful.

Improved knowledge in subject areas, better understanding of how different aspects of the business interact with each other

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Questions?