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Employability Symposium 2021: 3E's for Wicked Problems

Session 1

Ann Davidson, Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) and Dr Joy Perkins, University of Aberdeen and Dr Pauline Bremner, Robert Gordon University

The Scottish Innovative Student Award (SISA): Preparing students to tackle wicked problems
29/04/2021
The Scottish Innovative Student Award (SISA): Preparing students to tackle wicked problems View Document

Worksheets from session 1.1: The Scottish Innovative Student Award (SISA): Preparing students to tackle wicked problems

UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGE HAPPENS
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UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGE HAPPENS View Document
BUILDING A FUTURE WORLD
04/05/2021
BUILDING A FUTURE WORLD View Document
Experiencing the Future
04/05/2021
Experiencing the Future View Document
Futuring A New Offering
04/05/2021
Futuring A New Offering View Document

Dr Gary Wood and Dr Ceri Batchelder, University of Sheffield and Dr Princy Johnson, Liverpool John Moores University

Revaluing enterprise education in the twenty-first century: Unifying learning and teaching, research, and knowledge exchange to thrive and succeed in a changing world
29/04/2021
Revaluing enterprise education in the twenty-first century: Unifying learning and teaching, research, and knowledge exchange to thrive and succeed in a changing world View Document

Dr Mircea Scrob and Helen Hook, University of Birmingham

A problem-based, student-led concept for embedding employability skills in the curriculum
29/04/2021
A problem-based, student-led concept for embedding employability skills in the curriculum View Document

Session 2 

Anka Djordjevic and Rae Roberts, University of Exeter

Entrepreneurially equipped and employable: A co-curricular approach to developing graduate attributes fit for tackling the wicked problems faced by our society
29/04/2021
Entrepreneurially equipped and employable: A co-curricular approach to developing graduate attributes fit for tackling the wicked problems faced by our society View Document

Dr Fumi Kitagawa, Layla Mathieson and Jean O'Donoghue, University of Edinburgh and Kirsty Ross, University of Strathclyde

Solving wicked problems in healthcare innovation: Bringing industry and entrepreneurial doctoral researchers together
29/04/2021
Solving wicked problems in healthcare innovation: Bringing industry and entrepreneurial doctoral researchers together View Document

Arti Kumar MBE, Freelance HE Consultant/trainer

SOARing for employability and entrepreneurship
29/04/2021
SOARing for employability and entrepreneurship View Document

Parallel Session 3 - Zoom link 1

Dr Ruth Brooks, University of Huddersfield

An integrated approach to developing global employability
29/04/2021
An integrated approach to developing global employability View Document

Ffion Evans, Professor Kirsten Jack, Elenor Hannan, Professor Claire Hamshire and Professor Alison Chambers, Manchester Metropolitan University

Birley place: An innovation to support learning about the complexities of interprofessional working
29/04/2021
Birley place: An innovation to support learning about the complexities of interprofessional working View Document

Dr Andrea Jiménez Dalmaroni, Cardiff University

Embedding employability explicitly in the undergraduate Physics curriculum  to boost creativity, self-efficacy and leadership
29/04/2021
Embedding employability explicitly in the undergraduate Physics curriculum to boost creativity, self-efficacy and leadership View Document

Dr Michelle Phillips and Hannah McCabe, Royal Northern College of Music

Socially distanced work experience in a Music degree programme
29/04/2021
Socially distanced work experience in a Music degree programme View Document

Parallel Session 3 - Zoom link 2

Dr Iain Stalker and Dr Fredrick Agboma, University of Bolton

Solving wicked problems through transdisciplinary Enterprise Education
29/04/2021
Solving wicked problems through transdisciplinary Enterprise Education View Document

Dr Daniel Marshall, Ester Ragonese and Steve Altham, Liverpool John Moores University

Enterprising students: A values-driven, competency-based framework for embedding enterprise in the HE curriculum
29/04/2021
Enterprising students: A values-driven, competency-based framework for embedding enterprise in the HE curriculum View Document

Dr Andrea Macrae, Oxford Brookes University

A cross-disciplinary humanities and social sciences entrepreneurship module: what we did and what we’ve learned
29/04/2021
A cross-disciplinary humanities and social sciences entrepreneurship module: what we did and what we’ve learned View Document

Marcus Simmons, University of Central Lancashire

Increasing student problem-solving, self-confidence and enjoyment through entrepreneurial activity
30/04/2021
Increasing student problem-solving, self-confidence and enjoyment through entrepreneurial activity View Document

Parallel Session 3 - Zoom link 3

Jane Hartley, University of Central Lancashire

Sharing a theoretically informed ‘image’ of teaching creativity
29/04/2021
Sharing a theoretically informed ‘image’ of teaching creativity View Document

Keith Herrmann, Higher Ed Research and Heidi Hazeu, University of Surrey

Reflecting on the 3Es: Developing students' reflective practice on placement
29/04/2021
Reflecting on the 3Es: Developing students' reflective practice on placement View Document

Emma Thatcher and Richard Sant, University of the Arts London

Creative business accelerator
29/04/2021
Creative business accelerator View Document

Dr Pauldy Otermans and Dr Sofia Barbosa Boucas from Brunel University London

Increasing Employability of Psychology UG Students
04/05/2021
Increasing Employability of Psychology UG Students View Document

Parallel Session 4 - Zoom link 1

Joanne Morrissey, Dr Beatriz Acevedo and Marcia Baldry, Anglia Ruskin University

To be or not to be enterprising? An interdisciplinary approach to Enterprise Education
29/04/2021
To be or not to be enterprising? An interdisciplinary approach to Enterprise Education View Document

Mr Dev Aditya and Dr Pauldy Otermans from Otermans Institute

Upskilling a generation using soft skills and transferable skills training - our employability vision
04/05/2021
Upskilling a generation using soft skills and transferable skills training - our employability vision View Document

Kirsteen Aubrey, Manchester Metropolitan University

Successful transitions: Engaging students to build, manage and sustain a creative career beyond graduation
29/04/2021
Successful transitions: Engaging students to build, manage and sustain a creative career beyond graduation View Document

Parallel Session 4 - Zoom link 2

Angela Dalrymple and Angela Ellermeier, London South Bank University

Transforming social capital through reimagining 3Es in the curriculum - London South Bank University Business School
29/04/2021
Transforming social capital through reimagining 3Es in the curriculum - London South Bank University Business School View Document

Lucy Squire, University of South Wales

Enabling authentic community-facing employability opportunities in a pandemic? Host a music festival!
29/04/2021
Enabling authentic community-facing employability opportunities in a pandemic? Host a music festival! View Document

Dr Victoria Wilson-Crane and Dr Diane Dale, Kaplan International Pathways

Developing networks at all stages of the international student's learning journey
29/04/2021
Developing networks at all stages of the international student's learning journey View Document

Jane Hartley, University of Central Lancashire

Embedding a student-centred approach to ‘employability work’ in subject studies
29/04/2021
Embedding a student-centred approach to ‘employability work’ in subject studies View Document

Parallel Session 4 - Zoom link 3

Caroline Nouvellon, Sheffield Hallam University

Enterprise residency: Enterprise and entrepreneurship education at the heart of the curriculum
29/04/2021
Enterprise residency: Enterprise and entrepreneurship education at the heart of the curriculum View Document

Dr Matthew Aldrich, University of East Anglia

Student research projects: Bridging academic learning and the wider student experience
29/04/2021
Student research projects: Bridging academic learning and the wider student experience View Document

Dr Shirley Shipman and Dr Andrea Macrae, Oxford Brookes University

A toolkit for diversifying assessment and developing skills literacy
29/04/2021
A toolkit for diversifying assessment and developing skills literacy View Document

Lauren Moriarty, Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University

Co-designing graduates
29/04/2021
Co-designing graduates View Document