Career transitions to paid employment: At what point does training placement provision move between up-skilling to exploitation?
Presentation / Conference
O'Neil, J., & Ivancheva, M. (2024, April)
Career transitions to paid employment: At what point does training placement provision move between up-skilling to exploitation?. Paper presented at 42nd International Labour Process Conference 2024 (ILPC 2024), Göttingen
Precarious work that becomes a ‘stepping stone’ to decent work (McGuiness and Wooden 2009, Nunley et al 2017; Munoz-Comet and Steinmetz 2020) is the bargain struck for many le...
Stamp IT - Simple solutions to assessment in Design Education
Presentation / Conference
Cochrane, R. (2020, June)
Stamp IT - Simple solutions to assessment in Design Education. Presented at Fusion Cities of the Future, London
Cochrane, R. (2020, June). Stamp IT - Simple solutions to assessment in Design Education. Presented at Fusion Cities of the Future, London.
Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students
Presentation / Conference
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2017, December)
Placement or practicalities? Barriers and disincentives to work experience, as reported by computing students. Paper presented at Society for Research Into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Conference, Newport, Wales
Having relevant work experience, such as a placement or internship, is valued by employers in the technology sector and can improve employment outcomes for computing graduates...
Taking education for granted: the role of placement in computing science
Presentation / Conference
Smith, S., Smith, C., Taylor-Smith, E., & Gemma, W. (2017, June)
Taking education for granted: the role of placement in computing science. Presented at Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland
The importance of placements and internships was highlighted in the 2016 Shadbolt Review of Computer Science Degree Accreditation and Graduate Employability – indeed the secon...
“How am I doing? A record of skills development at Edinburgh Napier University
Presentation / Conference
Campbell Casey, S., & MacCallum, J. (2017, March)
“How am I doing? A record of skills development at Edinburgh Napier University. Poster presented at 5th Annual Gearing up for Transitions conference, Edinburgh University
Skills Passport for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves
Presentation / Conference
MacCallum, J., Campbell Casey, S., Durkin, P., & MacNab, A. (2015, June)
Skills Passport for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves. Poster presented at 5th Assessment in Higher Education Conference
Making internships work: a practical workshop to getting started... and getting it right.
Presentation / Conference
Caddell, M. & Boyle, F. (2015, June)
Making internships work: a practical workshop to getting started... and getting it right. Presented at QAA Enhancement Theme Conference, Edinburgh
Making internships meaningful: the challenge of encouraging reflection and skills articulation.
Presentation / Conference
Caddell, M. (2014, December)
Making internships meaningful: the challenge of encouraging reflection and skills articulation. Presented at SRHE Annual Conference 10-12 December 2014, Newport, South Wales
In recent years considerable emphasis has been placed on embedding employability and skills development in core university curriculum content as well as providing additional s...
Implementing flexible curricula.
Presentation / Conference
Caddell, M. & Chatterton, P. (2014, July)
Implementing flexible curricula. Presented at The Academic Practice and Technology (ATP) Conference: 'Conncected Learning in an Open World'., London
Learning enhancement on action - the Open University in Scotland's DSC overview
Presentation / Conference
Caddell, M., & Tudor, R. (2014, June)
Learning enhancement on action - the Open University in Scotland's DSC overview. Presented at 11th QAA Enhancement Themes Conference