staff to contact students and encourage them to attend. Organisation and Increased time allocation for Done course leadership and Management management in the work planning model. Timetabling Scheduling of the sessions Getting students a workable in the timetable seems to timetable early is a priority. have gone well. However, We cannot afford to enter the allocation of students to teaching period without these sessions was less students having a finalised successful with no clear timetable. process in place creating a lot of stress for both staff and students. Learning Resources Providing sufficient learning Ongoing Greater collaboration Law in particular has specific resources for students, between the library and needs in terms of hard copy particularly in areas such as law. departments with LRC resources. attending departmental Encouraging students to make meetings. The introduction of TALIS effective use of learning should help to make a resources. difference but staff will need to think about how to use it to support the learning experience, enhance student engagement in class and maximise the benefits of guided learning time. Personal Increase professional Ongoing and is featuring in Personal development is a accreditation and affiliations the review process strength area for UBBS and Development appropriate. should be further enhanced as a result of embedding the practice based philosophy. Ongoing
staff to contact students and encourage them to attend. Organisation and Management Increased time allocation for course leadership and management in the work planning model. Timetabling Done Scheduling of the sessions in the timetable seems to have gone well. However, allocation of students to these sessions was less successful with no clear process in place creating a lot of stress for both staff and students. Getting students a workable timetable early is a priority. We cannot afford to enter the teaching period without students having a finalised timetable. Learning Resources Providing sufficient learning resources for students, particularly in areas such as law. Encouraging students to make effective use of learning resources. Ongoing Greater collaboration between the library and departments with LRC attending departmental meetings. Law in particular has specific needs in terms of hard copy resources. The introduction of TALIS should help to make a difference but staff will need to think about how to use it to support the learning experience, enhance student engagement in class and maximise the benefits of guided learning time. Personal Development Increase professional accreditation and affiliations appropriate. Ongoing and is featuring in the review process Ongoing Personal development is a strength area for UBBS and should be further enhanced as a result of embedding the practice based philosophy.
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