Thanks for the Guardian link Ruth,
Very timely, since at Leeds I'm designing a curriculum strand called 'personal and professional development' that gathers together elective modules from across the University. It allows students to take linked modules beyond their core subject each semester, and to fuse 'skills' development with academic development. It is part of our Curriculum Enhancement Project.
http://curriculum.leeds.ac.uk/broadening/broadening-strands
Keele seem to be doing something similar, so it is a valuable comparison as I draw it all together,
Rafe
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Subject: Re: High Fliers research 2013 + Guardian article
With the Guardian link this time!
Hello everyone
The annual report on the graduate recruitment market from High Fliers is available now http://www.highfliers.co.uk/download/GMReport13.pdf
It’s a very tough market.
And an interesting article in the Guardian about extra curricular activities needing to be co-curricular. http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/jan/22/student-development-university-curriculum-design
It’s something I have argued here and am really glad to see this. I want to raise the level of the crowd rather than simply encourage those who already stand out from it to move even further away.
Best wishes
Ruth
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