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From: Steve Gaskin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 18 March 2004 17:56
To: Steve Gaskin
Subject: LTSN-GEES Postgraduate Swap-Shop
***LTSN Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences***
'Postgraduateness': Skill Development and Vocational Relevance
Thursday 10th June 2004, Graduate School, University College Northampton
An LTSN-GEES swap-shop in association with the RGS-IBG Higher Education Research Group (HERG)
Many HEIs across the UK are developing taught Masters courses in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) disciplines. While there is a lack of national guidance about what taught Master's level courses should include in terms of knowledge and skills, there are also a number of key questions. How can both 'postgraduateness' and vocational relevance be achieved? What differentiates postgraduate study from undergraduate study? What skills should be developed at postgraduate level and how are these best assessed? At the RGS-IBG 2003 annual conference, the Higher Education Research Group (HERG) identified taught Masters level courses and skills development as a key area for research and discussion. In addition, LTSN-GEES is currently funding three small research projects that focus on different aspects of postgraduate learning, including an evaluation of 'postgraduateness in vocational course development' and 'interdisciplinary approaches to the innovative development of key skills at postgraduate level'.
This timely swap-shop provides a unique opportunity for practitioners from GEES departments to collaborate and network on these issues. So, if you have ever wondered how other disciplines and departments are dealing with taught postgraduate issues, this is your chance to learn from their experiences - or to present and showcase your own initiatives!
To register now and for more details, please visit: http://www.gees.ac.uk/pgevent.htm
Kind regards,
Steve Gaskin
Dr Steve Gaskin (ILTM)
LTSN-GEES
Buckland House
University of Plymouth
PL4 8AA
Tel: + 00 44 (0)1752 233535
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Web: www.gees.ac.uk
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