PowerPoint slides from Business and Leisure Staff Induction event, held in West Highland College UHI in 2013

1. Staff Induction
West Highland College UHI
16th January 2013
Dr Rob Macpherson
Subject Network Leader, Business & Leisure

2. The Scottish Context

3. The Future of Higher Education
in Scotland
1. More flexibility
2. More learner choice
3. Greater focus on the value of study i.e. employability
4. Sustainability in the face of diminishing public funding
5. Greater focus on partnerships and collaborations (between
educators and employers)
6. Barriers to competition
To a large extent this is all synonymous with the concept of ‘Regional
Coherence’, especially in Highlands and Islands
UHI, by its very nature, already was having to think about these areas

4. What is a C21st University?
Vision Governance
Management Shared Services
Regionalisation Fundable Body
Financial T & R Research
Student Voice
Teaching & Learning
Integrated Planning & Delivery
Quality Skills & Capability

5. The University

6.  Thirteen partners
 9 Further Education
colleges
 4 Specialist colleges &
Research institutions
 Over 100 outreach learning
centres
 Linked by technology
What is UHI?

7. History: Development of UHI
 1992 Project established
 1996 Millennium Commission funding – UHI Millennium Institute
 2001 Higher Education Institution (HEI) status (Teaching Funding)
 2002 Research Assessment Exercise (Research Funding)
 2004 Parity of funding for teaching
 2008 Taught degree awarding powers (TDAP)
 2010 Application for University Title
 2011 The University of the Highlands & Islands

8. Executive Office: Inverness

9. Institutional Profile
• 1 institution; 13 colleges
• 100+ learning centres
• covers 50,000 sq km
• 8,000 students (5,000 fte)
• 150+ programmes (ugr & pgt)
• Arts, Humanities & Business;
Science, Health; & Education
• 58% aged 21 or over
• 62% part time
• 54:46 female:male
• 86% students local from Highlands
• £40m turnover p.a.
• £120m partnership turnover p.a.
• awarded university title in 2011
• a developing research portfolio

10. Size Matters: The Partnership
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
TheUniversityofEdinburgh
TheUniversityofGlasgow
TheUniversityofStrathclyde
UHIPartnership
GlasgowCaledonianUniversity
TheUniversityofAberdeen
AberdeenCollege
TheUniversityofDundee
JamesWattCollegeofFurther&HigherEducation
NapierUniversity
AdamSmithCollege
Edinburgh'sTelfordCollege
DundeeCollege
TheRobertGordonUniversity
OpenUniversityinScotland
TheUniversityofPaisley
ForthValleyCollege
TheUniversityofStirling
TheUniversityofStAndrews
Heriot-WattUniversity
StevensonCollege
GlasgowMetropolitanCollege
ReidKerrCollege
MotherwellCollege
LangsideCollege
CardonaldCollege
JewelandEskValleyCollege
UniversityofAbertayDundee
CentralCollegeofCommerce
StowCollege
ClydebankCollege
LauderCollege
QueenMargaretUniversityCollege,Edinburgh
GlasgowCollegeofNauticalStudies
AyrCollege
KilmarnockCollege
AnnieslandCollege
NorthGlasgowCollege
WestLothianCollege
AngusCollege
BellCollege
Banff&BuchanCollegeofFurtherEducation
SouthLanarkshireCollege
CoatbridgeCollege
CumbernauldCollege
DumfriesandGallowayCollege
BordersCollege
JohnWheatleyCollege
GlasgowSchoolofArt
ElmwoodCollege
EdinburghCollegeofArt
TheRoyalScottishAcademyofMusicandDrama
OatridgeAgriculturalCollege
TheBaronyCollege
NewbattleAbbeyCollege
HEIs FTE 2005-6)
FECs FTE (2005-06)
UHI Partnership

11. Vision: A New Generation University
• Tertiary: a seamless combination of further (craft and skills) and
higher (university-level) education
• Lifelong Learning and access
• Research-based but with an applied and vocational focus
• Distributed partnership model – sustaining and enhancing local
communities throughout the region
• Delivering the a university curriculum for the region across
campuses Curriculum for the 21st Century Project….Blended
Learning

12. UHI Mission
To be a distinctive and innovative regional university of
national and international significance; a university with
a pivotal role in the educational, economic, social,
cultural and environmental infrastructure of its
region and which reaches out to the people of the
Highlands and Islands and the rest of the world through
its research and teaching.
.

13. Collaborations and Partnerships
What are the institutional drivers at present,
and which of these are relevant to todays
discussions?
– Growth in student numbers
– Income generation
– Enhancement of learner opportunity/experience
– Regional coherence
– Fulfilment of mission

14. Regional core: potential
Available within 30 miles of
the majority of the region’s
population...
• Twenty degrees
• Ten Masters programmes
• Local provision*
• Niche*
* Exact programmes will be location dependant

15. The missing 10,000 students
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
0to4
5to9
10to14
15to19
20to24
25to29
30to34
35to39
40to44
45to49
50to54
55to59
60to64
65to69
70to74
75to79
80to84
85to89
90andover
Age Group
2001Population
HIE Area
Scotland
Pro-Rata

16. Citius, Altius, Fortius
Act Faster; Aim Higher; Grow Stronger

17. The Faculties

18. UHI
Faculty of Arts,
Humanities &
Business
Faculty of
Science, Health &
Education
Business & Leisure
SN
Management School Computing & IT SN
Argyll NorthHighland
West Highland
Lews CastleInverness
ShetlandPerthOrkney
Moray

20. The Subject Network

21. “the aim of subject
networks is to improve
collaboration and
enhance the student
experience”
At inception:

22. Through:
 communication
 strategic and operational planning
 organisation
 management
 leadership
 team building and staff development
 motivation

23. 5
16
25
13
5
29
Network Staff
4
7
6

24. 9
42
148
87
37
171
Network Students 1
4
78

25. Rob Macpherson
Subject Network Leader
(Scheme Leader)
Alice Clifford, Inverness College UHI Isobel Grigor, Calman Trust
Catherine Barron, Lews Castle College UHI Issy Grieve, Orkney College UHI
Catherine Etri, Perth College UHI Jackie Andrews, Moray College UHI
Dorothy Budge, North Highland College UHI Jane Nichols, Argyll College UHI
Euan Black, Management School, UHI Jenny Currie, North Highland College UHI
Georgina Morrison, West Highland College UHI Kirsten Grant, Inverness College UHI
Gill Berkeley, Moray College UHI Marie Scott, Executive Office UHI
Irene Peterson, Shetland College UHI Rachael Bews, Subject Network Student Officer
Tina Riddell, Perth College UHI
Subject Network Committee
Margaret Little
Subject Network Clerk

26. Rob Macpherson
Subject Network Leader
(Scheme Leader)
Jenny Currie
Degree Leader – Golf Management
Degree Leader – Hospitality Management
Degree Leader – Tourism Management
Matt Groves
Degree Leader – Adventure Tourism Management
Nicola MacDonald
Degree Leader – Business and Management
Degree Leader – Business and Management (with Enterprise)
Degree Leader – Business and Management (with Finance)
Degree Leader – Business and Management (with Marketing)
Degree Leader – Business and Management (with Human Resource Management)
Degree Leader – Business and Management (with Administration and Office Management)
Kirsten Grant
Degree Leader – Sports Management
Diane Ross
Degree Leader – Equine Business Management
Network Executive Scheme Committee

27. Rob Macpherson
Subject Network Leader
(Scheme Leader)
Adam Robertson, West Highland College UHI Issy Grieve, Orkney College UHI
Alice Clifford, Inverness College UHI Jackie Andrews, Moray College UHI
Anne Frew, North Highland College UHI James Macaskill, Lews Castle UHI
Anne Hill, Orkney College UHI Jane Freeman, Moray College UHI
Billy Mackinnon, Lews Castle College UHI Jane MacIntosh, North Highland College UHI
Catherine Barron, Lews Castle College UHI Jane Nichols, Argyll College UHI
Catherine Etri, Perth College UHI John MacLuckie, Argyll College UHI
Catriona Macaulay, Lews Castle College UHI Kelly McLaren, Moray College UHI
Chris Newlands, Moray College UHI Mandy Smith, Orkney College UHI
Diane Ross, North Highland College UHI Marian Forgan, Perth College UHI
Dorothy Budge, North Highland College UHI Marie Scott, Executive Office UHI
Euan Robertson, Shetland College UHI Paula White, West Highland College UHI
Fiona Williams, Inverness College UHI Rena MacDonald, Argyll College UHI
Garry Rendall, Moray College UHI Rosemary McCormack, Moray College UHI
Georgina Morrison, West Highland College UHI Stephanie Sparkes, Moray College UHI
Iain MacSween, Lews Castle College UHI Steve Hughes, Shetland College UHI
Ian Gibb, Perth College UHI Tina Riddell, Perth College UHI
Irene Peterson, Shetland College UHI Tracy Matheson, West Highland College UHI
Isabelle MacCallum, Shetland College UHI Vanessa Williamson, North Highland College UHI
HN Executive Network Committee
Margaret Little
Subject Network Clerk

28. Its Management:
Subject Network Committee
(3 per year) AP Senior Managers
Network Executive Scheme Committee
(4 per year) Programme Leaders
HN Executive Scheme Committee
(4 per year) AP Section Leaders
Network Quality Monitoring
(1 per semester) Representative Programme & AP Section Leaders
Scheme Development Days
(1 per semester) Programme & Module Leaders
HN Development Days (Micro-networks – Business, Sport, Hospitality, Admin & IT, Law)
(1 per year) All Micro network members
Student Liaison Forum
(1 per semester) SNSO, UHISA, Class Reps
Module Team Meetings
(1 per semester minimum) Module Teams (arranged by module leader)

29. Its 3 Strategic Goals:
We are currently preparing students for:
• jobs that do not yet exist
• for technologies not yet invented
• to solve problems not yet known
The Top 10 jobs in demand in 2010 did not exist in 2004
“managerial, financial, customer care and social skills...are not
only derived from university experience, but instead, from the
wider experience out of the classroom”
James Fraser, “Developing Graduates for the C20th”
GOAL 1:
To provide the opportunity for all [Business and Leisure]
students to engage in experiential learning by the end of 2013

30. Its 3 Strategic Goals:
“[we must] enable UHI to deliver its programmes on a
networked basis to as many of its potential students as
possible, using our video and IT technology in a manner
dictated by our blended-learning pedagogy.”
James Fraser, “Developing Graduates for the C20th”
EMBRACE “30 WITHIN 30” CONCEPT
GOAL 2:
To deliver all key elements of the Business and Leisure
Scheme, to Honours level, in – at least – nine academic
partners by the end of 2014

31. Its 3 Strategic Goals:
GOAL 3:
To consult and collaborate on a wide range of joint awards
across all subject networks and in both faculties; and
encourage institutional change to facilitate their widespread
adoption by the end of 2014
YOU are a key part of this goal

32. Management School

33. Business and Leisure
• Mainly undergraduate
curriculum
• Strongly linked to the
economic needs of the
region
• General and niche
provision
• Solid business core

34. Business and Leisure
• Business, Accounting,
Office Administration,
Human Resources,
Conveyancing, Finance
• Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
• Face-to-face, online
and distance learning

35. Business and Leisure
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Heritage, Golf and
Outdoor Adventure
• Training Hotel
• Industry-focused,
experiential learning

36. Food and Drink
Tourism
Hospitality
Leisure, Sport and Fitness
ManagementBusiness Administration
Marketing
and PR
Accounting
Events
Travel
Golf
Food and Drink
Golf
Enterprise/Experience/Employability

37. TourismManagementBusiness Administration
Human
Resources
Outdoor
Adventure
Enterprise/Experience/Employability
Public Sector
Volunteer
Quality
Retail
Legal/Paralegal
Interpretation
Outdoor
Adventure

38. Scheme

39. HEALTH and WELLBEING COURSES
Post Graduate taught:
• MA Health and Wellbeing
• MSc Infection Prevention
and Control
• MSc Medical Device
Decontamination
CPD:
• Self Management
• Diabetes
• Child and Adolescent
Mental Health
Undergraduate:
• Health and Education Scheme:
– BA (hons.) Health Studies/Health and
Welfare/ Rural Health Studies
– BSc (hons.) Psychology (BPS)
– BA (hons.) Child and Youth Studies
– BA Childhood Practice (SSSC)
• BSc Oral Health Science (GDC)
• Diploma of Higher Education in Dental
Technology (GDC)
CPD:
• Leading and Managing Care Services (3 x
SCQF 9: accepted by SSSC)

40. HEALTH and WELLBEING COURSES
PDAs:
(SCQF 10)
• Practice Learning Qualification
(SCQF 8)
• Childhood Practice (no longer delivered)
(SCQF 7)
• Health and Social Care Supervision
• Health and Social Care: Administration of
Medicine
• Oral Health Care: Dental Managers
• Counselling Addiction
• Promoting Excellence in Dementia Skilled
Practice (Jan 13 delivery)
• PDA in Brief Interventions for Substance
Misuse (13/14 delivery)
HNs:
• HNC Social Care
• HNC Health care (due to be replaced in
12/13 by HNC Care and Administrative
Practice)
• HNC Early Education and Childcare
• HNC/D Beauty Therapy
• HNC/D Complementary Therapy
• HNC Hairdressing
SVQs (level 4 / SCQF 7):
• Health and Social Care (Adults)
• Health and Social Care (Children and
Young People)

41. Definitions
A Networked Delivery Scheme
Delivery of a course/module or unit by staff from more
than one academic partner to students from more than
one academic partner. Will involve the use of technology
(e.g. VLE, VC)
A Blended Delivery Scheme
A considered approach that selects from a range of e-
learning technologies and traditional face-to-face
methods to facilitate student engagement, develop
independent learners and enhance the learning
experience

42. Experiential
Education
Job
Shadowing
Simulations
Study
Abroad
Work
Placement
Summer
Schools
Internship
Field
Trips
Research
Projects
Volunteering
Service
Learning
Guest
Lectures
Clinical Practice
Co-operative
Education
Capstone
Course
Case Studies
Community
Engagement

43. So why do it?

44. Benefits
Student Benefits
• Increased reported learning and motivation to learn
• Deeper understanding of subject matter and complex social issues
• Ability to apply material learned in class to “real world” issues
• Opportunity to learn from classmates experiences
• Gain hands on skills related to academic and professional area of
interest
Staff Benefits
• Addition of new areas for research and publication, and increased
opportunities for professional recognition and reward
• Improved student discussion and participation
• Enriched approach for delivering subject matter
• Increased opportunity to engage students of all learning styles
• New relationship with students and community members
• Improved understanding of how learning occurs
• Greater awareness of social issues as they relate to academic areas
of interest

45. Benefits
Community Benefits
• Additional energy, enthusiasm and resources for addressing issues
• Improved relationship with university and access to university
resources
• Increased awareness of and support for community organizations
and issues
• Opportunity to impress upon students the importance of
participation in service
• Opportunity to recruit and nurture future volunteers, interns, coops,
and full employees or advocates
University Benefits
• Increased opportunity to engage students of all learning styles
• Opportunity to be a model Service-Learning program for other
universities
• Improved student retention and school to work transition
• Access to community partners as potential co-teachers
• Improve awareness of universities commitment to the community

47. Its HN Activities:

48. HN Network Support
Purpose – to support practitioners with the
delivery and assessment of HN Frameworks
by:
– providing information
– facilitating workshops
– encouraging networking

49. SQA Update
Support Materials
• Assessment Exemplars
- status report
- centre feedback form
- security aspects
- plans for 2012/13
• Prior verified assessments – plans for sharing
• Understanding Standards and Quality

50. • e-Assessment Support
- formative and summative
• Qualification Support Team
- future plans
• Scotland’s Colleges - update
• Operational Issues
- credit transfer/charges
- PDAs
SQA Update

51. Your Responsibilities

52. Professional Duties
o Engage with those involved in unit provision, ensuring that they are delivered
effectively, efficiently and consistently
o Contribute to decisions affecting frameworks using your unit
o Liaise with internal and external verifiers
o Ensure unit results are entered in SITS
o Develop links with external contacts such as other educational bodies,
employers and professional bodies as appropriate
o Work as a team with peers and colleagues, particularly new members of the
delivery team
o Resolve problems affecting the quality of unit delivery and student progress,
referring more serious matters to the subject network leader, scheme
executives, PAT as appropriate
o Ensure cross-partner teams work together as effectively as appropriate
o Exhibit good practice in own teaching

53. Teaching, Assessment & Scholarship
o Lead the design, development and delivery of your unit/s
o Review on a regular basis unit content and materials, initiating updating when
required
o Lead the application of innovative and appropriate teaching techniques for
networked/blended delivery within your unit
o Ensure that unit design and delivery comply with UHI’s/SQA’s current
academic regulations and those of professional bodies
o Ensure that unit design, delivery and review embed equality and diversity
best practice
o Develop/use appropriate and agreed assessment methods
o Participate fully in HN progression exam boards (from 2013)
o Engage in appropriate CPD activities, including scholarship, intended to
enhance your own and the student experience
o Actively evaluate, and respond to, the level of student satisfaction for
students on your unit/s

54. Planning, Quality Assurance & Quality Enhancement
o Be responsible for the identification of unit resources
o Contribute to the development of frameworks that seek to utilise your unit
including, as appropriate approval/reapproval processes
o Be responsible for quality, audit and other external assessments within the
context of your unit including, in particular, the framework Self Evaluation
Document (SED)
o Brief PATs on unit specific issues
o Share best practice collaboratively with cross-partner unit teams and
framework colleagues, other academic peers and appropriate subject
network/faculty members

55. Your Contacts

56. Helpful Contacts
o Dr Rob Macpherson
Subject Network Leader, Business and Leisure
rob.macpherson@uhi.ac.uk
01847 889372
o Margaret Little
Business and Leisure Subject Network Clerk
margaret.little@uhi.ac.uk
01847 889381
o Marie Scott
Arts, Humanities and Business Faculty Officer
marie.scott@uhi.ac.uk
01463 279402
o www.uhi.ac.uk
O www.blackboard.uhi.ac.uk/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp