ASSESSMENT FRIEND OR FOE David Gibson Senior Teaching
ASSESSMENT -“FRIEND OR FOE? ” David Gibson Senior Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship. Queens University Belfast 1 st National Teaching Fellow in Enterprise Education 2007
DO YOU KNOW WHO I In charge of Enterprise Education at Queens. AM? National Teaching Fellow 2007 Curricular approach. 100% embedded. 24000 students Involved in assessment in over 50 Disciplines External examiner in Entrepreneurship Huddersfield/Edinburgh Napier Author of “The E Factor”
THE ELVIS MODEL ntrepreneurial Risk Taking Required inked to Academic Assessment System erify your Outcomes Need Proof nnovative Pedagogy = Innovative Assessment tudent Centred-Only way students engage during assessment(Formative and Summative)
WHAT SHOULD THE STUDENTS LEARN? Start Up Secrets Knowledge Entrepreneurial Behaviours Entrepreneurial skills Creativity & IP Entrepreneurial Attributes
The E Factor (Gibson, 2006) Pearson Education 8 Enterprise Skills Innovative/creative Self management Personal branding Leadership/teamwork Personal influence Negotiation/assertion Focused action Financial savvy
Assessing Enterprise Skills Innovative / Creative • Creative problem solving/Brainstorming exercises • 48 hour project (e. g. turn £ 5 into £££’s) • Mind mapping Self Management • Reflective learning logs/diaries • Shadowing entrepreneurs & reporting back • Local entrepreneur interviews Personal Branding Leadership / Teamwork • Poster presentation • Networking exercises • Elevator pitches • Group Project / Group Presentation • Peer evaluation & assessment
Assessing Enterprise Skills Contd… Personal Influence Negotiation/ Assertation Focused Action Financial Savvy • Sales Pitch • Business Simulation • Student Consultancy • Role Play Exercise • Live Case Studies • Scenario planning /Risk management • Feasibility Study Assessment • Business Plan Assessment • Dragons’ Den Scenario
How should they learn/be assessed? Innovative Pedagogy = Innovative Assessment Innovation & Creativity skills METHODS Reflective Learning Making it happen
How do you assess ? What are the generic outcomes? What activities have you planned? Express statement of method(Brown) Panel assessment/peer/self/reflection/ business achievement /portfolio evidence
Interdisciplinary/ New venture Based Learning? Ma in Interdisciplinary Arts Business Simulation Assessment New Venture Based Learning(MSC in Enterprise) v No Dissertation v Assessed on running own Business v Work Based learning for Entrepreneurship v Its Scary!!!
Conclusions MAKE ASSESSMENT YOUR FRIEND!!! Innovative Assessment is best HEA practice Skills/behaviour focus Get an understanding from an external/champion Student feedback/engagement will make it sustainable
By EN T E RPR I SE SKI LL S F OR L I F E David Gibson david. gibson@qub. ac. k Questions
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