M Level Teaching

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M Level Teaching

• Assessment is the problem is the answer
  project management?

Pauline Kneale p.e.kneale_at_leeds.ac.uk Professor
of Applied Hydrology with Learning and Teaching
in Geography Director, White Rose CETL
Enterprise, Leeds
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• Its not our teaching its their time keeping
• Most essays get low marks because they are first
  drafts
• Skills agenda is a bit tired
• Could PM techniques help level 1 and feed through
  by repetition at project, dissertation, M level

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Project management cards
MILESTONE
START
TASK
Time
MILESTONE
TASK
TASK
PEOPLE
Time
TASK
BARRIER
PEOPLE
END
RISK
TASK
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Birthday
Essay Oct 1
Spot Gaps
Read
Think
Swine Flu
Draft 1
Tutor grp discuss
10 days 11-20 Oct
Read
Draft 2
Library staff
Arguments Pro - Anti
Final version
9 days 21-30 Oct
Hand in Nov 1
10 days1-10 Oct
No Printer Ink
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Birthday
Essay Oct 1
Read assessment guidance
Spot Gaps
Read
Re-Read assessment guidance
Think
Swine Flu
Draft 1
Create Reading checklist
Tutor grp discuss
10 days 11-20 Oct
Talk though ideas with ..
Read
Draft 2
Library staff
Arguments Pro - Anti
Final version
9 days 21-30 Oct
Hand in Nov 1
10 days1-10 Oct
No Printer Ink
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Students on Dentistry module
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Job description
Decide number and type of staff Role definition
Explore Advertising options and costs
Find out regulations of specific jobs Decide
qualification Survey salary range
2 weeks
2 months
Advertising
2 weeks

• Nobody applies
• Extend deadline
• Re-advertise

Appointing Staff
Shortlist Interview Select
Appointment letter Contract
Set criteria for short listing References
Sign contract
Candidates unsuitable Selected candidate declines
offer
New staff Start
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Gant Charts
Task / Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Thinking                    
Drafting                    
Reading                    
Thinking                    
First Draft                    
More thinking                    
Re reading                    
Second draft                    
Argument checking and finalising                     
 References                    
Grammar and spell check                    
Final version                     
Printing                     
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Your task

• Create a PM plan to
• Write a paper for Planet
• Personalise your room
• Weeks holiday in October
• Comment as we go -
• Would this work at level 1
• Is this happening already
• Could Project Management be a recurring theme so
  that dissertations and projects are better
  planned?

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• First Draft plans from groups at GEES Conference

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Planning a Holiday
Participants
Summer 2009
Decide on purpose of holiday
1week
List possible destinations
Travel Agents
2 weeks
Assess costs against budget
Decide on destination and timing
Booking
2 months
Organise logistics other preparation
Tickets Arrive
Leave home
Go on holiday 30 Oct
Finance problems Delayed flight
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Planning a Holiday
NOW June
Free up time Fix dates (negotiate leave)
Friends Neighbours
Where to go
Domestic Arrangements Care, kids, watering, Visa,
health
Research, travel agents, online, web brochures
Fall ill Death in family
Picked place, package book
Travel Agents Internet contacts Friends
Pack suitcase etc. in hall night before
Arrive on beach
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Writing a paper for Planet
22 June 11am
Writing Block
Ring Planet to check idea
Complete first draft
31 July 09
Research
1 week
Send draft to colleague
1 month
Complete 31 August 2009
Needs more work / revision
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22 June 2009
Writing a paper for Planet
Decide on Topic
Background research
Send to 3 colleagues for comment
Write Paper (1st draft)
1 July
Comments back by 8 July
IT Problems
No feedback
Revised paper and submission
Deadline 1 August 2009