Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Research (SHEER) Project

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Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Research
(SHEER) Project

• Ginny Saich
• Educational Development Co-ordinator
• University of Stirling
• (email v.a.saich_at_stir.ac.uk, tel. [phone])

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Project Team

• Members of the Educational Development
  Sub-Committee of Universities Scotland
• Professor Bob Matthew (University of Glasgow)
• Dr Lorraine Walsh (University of Dundee)
• Professor David Ross (University of Paisley)
• Ms Jan McArthur (Napier University)
• Ms Ginny Saich (University of Stirling)
• Dr Colin Mason (University of St Andrews)
• External advisor (on behalf of the HEA)
• Professor Ray Land (University of Strathclyde)

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Project Aim

• To establish a baseline of activities supporting
  implementation of the Quality Enhancement
  Framework (QEF) in Scotland at the subject level.
  
• To gain an understanding of the role played by
  Educational Development Units, in conjunction
  with HEA Subject Centres, in implementing the
  quality enhancement agenda at subject level.

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Project-related Subject Centre Areas

• Biosciences
• Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance
• Psychology
• English
• Health Sciences and Practice
• Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

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The Methodology

• Scoping Study at the Subject Centre Event
  (Glasgow, March 2006)
• Semi-structured interviews with staff at each of
  the six institutions represented on the project
  team
• Focus group discussion with students in each of
  the subject areas (time/logistics permitting)

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Interview Participants

• Vice-Principal Learning and Teaching (or
  equivalent)
• Head of QA (or equivalent)
• Head of Educational Development/PGCert
  Co-ordinator (or equivalent)
• Subject Centre Contact(s)
• Academic(s) from each of the six subject (centre)
  areas

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Timetable

• Approximately 6 months, ending in November 2006.
• Dissemination event at the University of Glasgow
  (on 22nd November 2006), targeting
• all education development unit colleagues in
  Scotland
• representatives from all the Project Subject
  Centres
• subject centre institutional contacts

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Outcomes

• Brief scoping study report from Subject Centre
  event in March 2006
• Report to the HEA, describing the project
  methodology and outcomes, including
  recommendations (where applicable)
• Dissemination event on 22nd November 2006 and
  brief report on the outcomes of the day

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Any Questions?
Project Manager Professor Bob Matthew
(email R.Matthew_at_admin.gla.ac.uk, tel.
0141 330 3197)