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The Innovation Bank: Project Group Formation and Much More

The Innovation Bank: Project Group Formation and Much More. Gill Harrison, Stephen Griffin and Linda Broughton Leeds Metropolitan University. Introduction. Final-year group projects in Innovation North (Faculty of Information and Technology) of Leeds Met Using Web technology for

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The Innovation Bank: Project Group Formation and Much More

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  1. HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  2. The Innovation Bank: Project Group Formation and Much More Gill Harrison, Stephen Griffin and Linda Broughton Leeds Metropolitan University HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  3. Introduction Final-year group projects in Innovation North (Faculty of Information and Technology) of Leeds Met Using Web technology for Formation and subsequent support of groups Involvement of employers Pilot this year, much improved for next year Available to other institutions HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  4. Final-year group projects How are your groups formed? (a) self-selection (b) tutor-directed (c) randomly? HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  5. Final-year group projects How are your projects generated? • tutor suggestions • student suggestions • employer suggestions HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  6. Supported by CETL ALiC (Active Learning in Computing) HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  7. Introduction More than 700 students Previously • publicising of projects • formation of project groups • involvement of employers were supported by large face-to-face “networking” events, plus paper (e.g. post-its) Could technology help? HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  8. Northern Technology Institute Commercial offshoot of Innovation North NTI - collaborator and supporter NTI and Faculty together initiated a student project called the “Innovation Bank” HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  9. User requirements – to link: Staff Students Projects Groups Employers HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  10. Stakeholders • Faculty academics • NTI • Developers (student project group) • Students • Employers HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  11. What the stakeholders wanted Academics • Advertise projects • Form groups and record membership • Track non-engagement NTI • Promote employability • Foster links with employers Developers • Provide tools for project management and social networking HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  12. What they got HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  13. What they got HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  14. Built using Drupal - Open-source content Management System based on PHP and MySQL HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  15. Feedback from • Staff • Developers • Students • Employers at a Focus Group meeting HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  16. Focus Group meeting Stephen Griffin Linda Broughton HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  17. Feedback summary Staff Did publicise projects Aided group formation but this was not entirely satisfactory Developers Tools and facilities not much used after initial stage Employers Ease of use vital Employers should be able to track projects and people Students and developers Other facilities, e.g. a profile and links to sites like LinkedIn HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  18. Plans for the future New version of Innovation Bank: • To address the feedback points • To be used in 2009-10 at Leeds Met • To be available to other universities HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  19. The future has come The improved Innovation Bank HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

  20. Conclusion Useful support tool for running group projects, with lots of potential for adaptation and improvement HE Academy ICS Conference 2009

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