Evaluation of PDP University of Strathclyde

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Evaluation of PDP University of Strathclyde
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Why evaluate PDP now?

• PDP became an entitlement for all first year
  undergraduate students in 2004 and was intended
  subsequently to be rolled out to all years of
  undergraduate study.
• There is now a cohort of students who could have
  been taking part in PDP activities throughout
  their period of study at Strathclyde.

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What exactly do we want to evaluate?

• The implementation of PDP policy and strategy
  across the University
• The current use and effectiveness of PDP
• The student experience of PDP across the
  University

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What are the intended outcomes?Generally

• Monitor the roll out of PDP across the University
• Identify areas of best practice
• Identify any unintended outcomes

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What are the intended outcomes? From the student
perspective

• Understand student perceptions of the
  usefulness/efficacy of PDP
• Understanding of student attitudes to PDP

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Who are the main stakeholders?

• Students
• Staff
• Senior Management

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Evaluation questionsFor Heads of
Department/Course Organisers

• What does PDP mean in your context?
• What is PDP for in your context?
• Is PDP credit bearing in your context?
• Is PDP associated with a particular tool in your
  context?

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Evaluation questionsFor Heads of
Department/Course Organisers

• How did you implement PDP into your courses?
• Has PDP been extended to PGIs/PGRs?
• How does the department support student
  engagement in PDP?
• Has the department undertaken any
  monitoring/evaluation of PDP? If so, what
  conclusions were drawn?

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Evaluation QuestionsFor Students

• What do you understand by the term PDP (or PPD or
  other variant)?
• Have you engaged with PDP?
• Suggest one key improvement to PDP in the
  Department

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How is the evaluation being carried out?

• Jointly by staff from the Governance, Management
  and Policy Team and the Centre for Academic
  Practice and Learning Enhancement
• Evidence gathered from a variety of viewpoints
• Using a mix of methods

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How is the evaluation being carried out with
staff?

• Online questionnaire to Heads of
  Department/Course Organisers

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How is the evaluation being carried out for
students?

• Inclusion of the three questions on PDP in Part 3
  of the online FYE survey
• Inclusion of the three questions on PDP in
  pyramid discussions with second and third year
  undergraduate students

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Initial outcomes

• Implications both for how policy is implemented
  across a devolved management structure
• Implications for staff development
• Possible scope for development of joint PDP
  tutor/Personal tutor/Academic Counsellor role.