Active Learning across Disciplines: Opportunities to Develop Employability Skills and Leadership Potential in Undergraduate Students. A Student and Staff Perspective
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| Title: | Active Learning across Disciplines: Opportunities to Develop Employability Skills and Leadership Potential in Undergraduate Students. A Student and Staff Perspective |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bell, J., Dicker, R., Garcia, M., Kelly, E., Streich, R., Mulrooney, H., Kelly, A. F. |
| Source: | New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences. 2019 14(1). |
| Availability: | University of Leicester Open Journals. University of Leicester Library, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. Tel: +44-116-252-2043; e-mail: openaccess@le.ac.uk; Web site: https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/new-directions |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Job Skills, Skill Development, Employment Potential, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sciences, Student Research, Research Skills, Creativity, Communication Skills, Time Management, Resilience (Psychology), Teamwork, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| ISSN: | 2051-3615 |
| Abstract: | Working effectively within multidisciplinary teams is an important employability skill common in postgraduate working life, but opportunities to develop this are limited in many undergraduate taught programmes. The projects reported here offered twelve level 5 undergraduate students from a range of science disciplines the opportunity to work with each other and staff on a specific research question. This paper explores the experience of cross-disciplinary research from both the student and staff research partners' perspectives. In particular the employability skills gained from such partnership working, the potential for developing and demonstrating leadership skills, and the benefits and disadvantages are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1231848 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Working effectively within multidisciplinary teams is an important employability skill common in postgraduate working life, but opportunities to develop this are limited in many undergraduate taught programmes. The projects reported here offered twelve level 5 undergraduate students from a range of science disciplines the opportunity to work with each other and staff on a specific research question. This paper explores the experience of cross-disciplinary research from both the student and staff research partners' perspectives. In particular the employability skills gained from such partnership working, the potential for developing and demonstrating leadership skills, and the benefits and disadvantages are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3615 |
