School of Systems Engineering

Report for School Meeting 20/12/05Dr Richard Mitchell

Director of Teaching & Learning

ThanksTeaching & Learning PlanPlanned Initiatives

Thank You

Thanks to all for your hard workThanks in particular to those involved with

admissions - we did very well- however it looks as if applications are down - so we have to work hard at visit days

Thanks also to those involved in the new Part 1 modules- hopefully we will improve our retention rates

Thanks as ever to Glennys and Helen for their support of Students

Teaching & Learning Plan

Just submitted a plan for next few yearsPlanned slight increase in numbers (partly as we can have a Mech Eng Teaching post to help in some degrees)Done Review of Undergraduate Teaching, and have new degrees, still to review later parts of some degreesNow doing review of Postgrad Teaching

New Chair may mean MSc in Signal ProcessingNeed to monitor all degreesMonitor agreements with external UniversitiesMonitor Foundation Degrees

Planned Initiatives

Monitoring Student ProgressDraft Part 1 Monitoring system not quite right

[But will have info for tutors for next Part 1 PAR]Improved system for next year

Use of BlackboardAll School modules to have presence, but will have review to see good practice, etc.

Technical Support and Access to School ResourceBuild on ERASER system … for better student access

Review of Part 2 Modules which include CMS and Presentation skills