david gibson senior teaching fellow in entrepreneurship. queens university belfast 1 st national...
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David Gibson
Senior Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship. Queens University Belfast
1st National Teaching Fellow in Enterprise Education 2007
In charge of Enterprise Education at Queens.
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”
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)
Entrepreneurial skills
Creativity & IP
Start Up Secrets
Entrepreneurial Attributes
Knowledge
Entrepreneurial Behaviours
The E Factor (Gibson,2006) The E Factor (Gibson,2006) Pearson EducationPearson Education
8 Enterprise Skills8 Enterprise SkillsInnovativeInnovative//creativecreativeSelf managementSelf managementPersonal brandingPersonal brandingLeadershipLeadership//teamworkteamworkPersonal influencePersonal influenceNegotiationNegotiation//assertionassertionFocused actionFocused actionFinancial savvyFinancial savvy
Assessing Enterprise SkillsAssessing Enterprise Skills
Assessing Enterprise Skills Assessing Enterprise Skills Contd…Contd…
How should they learn/be assessed?
Innovation &
Creativity skills
Reflective
Learning
Making it happen
Innovative Pedagogy
=
Innovative Assessment
METHODS
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) No Dissertation Assessed on running own Business Work Based learning for Entrepreneurship Its Scary!!!
Entrepreneurial Learning (Harrison and Leitch 2008) (see paper Gibson et AL)
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
Have to take risks!!!!
E N T E R P R I S E
S K I L L S
F O R L I F E
ByDavid Gibson david.gibson@qub.
ac.uk
Questions