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High Expectations? Why not ! A generic framework for achieving high quality in a student’s performance Abstract: High school students are used to a certain way of working in a protective school environment, closely supervised by their teachers. The collaborative partnership between Mediterranean College and the University of Derby involves a transition to the more demanding academic environment, which requires certain skills and specific ways of operating and working. This includes the need to discover and acquire knowledge, but also to critically evaluate all the information that is offered to them and it demands a well-defined working framework. As students themselves begin to understand the academic demands of the modules, the role of the academic tutor is vital in showing the way to these students and helping them progress, up to the level where their work can even become part of the academic community by publication in a conference or journal. If these requirements are met, we can definitely have high expectation from nearly all of them. This workshop is led by Mediterranean College and involves participation by a Programme Leader and a group of students studying Business and Computing undergraduate and post graduate programmes. Disclaimer & Copyright: University of Derby Mediterranean college Langkos Spyros

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UNIVERSITY & ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

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Personal ReflectionFads: clothing, music, TV

Trying to do crazy & cool things to fit in

Young, naive, not inspired, neglected

1st step: identify what you like & what can change!

Nurture like-minded student thinking

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High school mentality

Excessive non-practical knowledge

Limited importance for future work

General education

Educational system needs change

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Knowledge in depth

Multiple models of teaching

Access to a variety of content

Several events for every interest

College mentality

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Staff & professors of high caliber with knowledgeable background and career track

Eager to help & mentor, always friendly, solution-oriented

Provide materials and procedures necessary for guidance

Maintain a good level of communication with students

Support student’s academic excellence in extra curriculum activities & networking events

Academic Relationships

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Provide Moodle eLearning platform (mc-class)

Interactive learning: videos, case studies, academic visits, ebooks, group projects, self-reflection practices, teaching evaluation

Presentations & collage/posters of our academic work

Demanding & up to date modules: goal-driven, deadlines, team building

Learning process

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REPORTS & WORKSHOPS

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Decide where to find information

Don’t wait. plan your paper a step ahead

Set your own deadline

Make a proposed reading list

Decide search terms

Most professors give a handout that includes the details of assignment

Take notes about the requirements

Analyzing the project

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Creativity & critical thinking

Working good with others

Communication skills

Decision making & self-governance

Task persistent

Organizational skills

Student Skills

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REFERENCES & REFFERAL

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Quote from previous research

What are you adding? Make it clear

Use recent academic work to cite

Self citing – only when relevant

Any work that is not your own MUST be referenced

www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/guides/write/literature.htm

Reference…don’t copy

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH

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Citations:– Faculty news, – UDEL(resource based learning)– Mendeley, ResearchGate – Academia.edu, LibGen , Scholar– Twitter, Slideshare, Google+

Post-publication comments:– Faculty – Mendeley

Be Future Proof:• Publish Open Access• Comment on Mendelay, Papers, etc

Tips for research

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Demanding environment

Field experience & practice Program context Curriculum activities Peer student competencies Diversity & philosophy of People Qualified faculty Qualitative aproach

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ACADEMIC WRITING

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In academic writing, the sources you’ve found in your research will be the basis of your thesis

Rely on expert publications to support your arguments and conclusions

Stay away from our own opinion and editorials. Avoid first-person perspective

Reference all of your research, either through direct quotation or paraphrasing

Learn the language of your discipline

Don't use complex words to appear smart if you don't know their meaning

Don't make huge conclusions from small tests

Advise when writing

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Be consistent

Exploit a plethora of sources to prepare your work

Presenting professional content

Decide professional career

Accomplishments

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ACADEMIC PUBLISHING

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Write a letter that entices the editor to publish your article

Look at each of your academic activities as an opportunity to publish

Take one publication and rewrite it to fit other fields who could benefit from your research

Join with another author to create a publication that uses both of your competencies

Follow the instructions required by the journal as far as formatting requirements, etc

Getting published

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Submit a paper

Basic requirements met?

REJECT

Assign reviewers

Collect reviewers’ recommendations

Make a decision

Revise the paper

[Reject]

[Revision required]

[Accept]

[Yes]

[No]Review and give recommendation

START

ACCEPT

Author Editor Reviewer

Michael DerntlBasics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf

Editor(s) do an initial read to determine if the subject matter and research approach is appropriate for the journal (approx. 1 week)

Editor(s) identify and contact two reviewers (approx. 1 week)

Reviewers usually have 6-8 weeks to complete their reviews

Editor(s) assess the reviewers' comments and recommendations and make a decision (approx. 2 weeks)

Expected time from submission to review feedback: 3-3.5 months

Publishing review

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CRITICAL THINKING

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Consider…not memorize

SLAP UP #1: 6 Critical Questions

http://cta.hostei.com/?p=19

http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/the-critical-thinking-muslim

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INFORMATION SEARCH

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Be worried of most websites unless you can prove the site’s credible authorship

Academic sources - peer-reviewed journals and articles found in academic databases

Limiting your dates to the past 5 years

Discovering content

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Academic Index: http://www.academicindex.net

Academic Earth - Thousands of Video Lectures From the World's Top Scholars: http://academicearth.org

Archives Portal Europe: http://www.archivesportaleurope.eu

BPubs.com - The Business Publications Search Engine http://www.bpubs.com

BlogScholar - Academic Blogging Portal and Directory http://www.blogscholar.com

Academic Search engines

Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A., Executive Director – Virtual Private Library http://www.teachthought.com/technology/search-engines-for-modern-academic-learning

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ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK

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Professionalism model

http://www2.derby.ac.uk/response/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&pop=1&page=1&Itemid=36

Understand more about the environment in which they work, the job they do and how to do it better

Professional knowledge as a practitioner in a particular discipline

Accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Staff are updating their subject knowledge on a regular basis to maintain their credibility as professionals

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Student expectationsThe NCREL, enGauge 21st Century Skills

guiding framework: http://pict.sdsu.edu/21st.html

JISC Study into the Evolution of Working Practices: http://ewds.strath.ac.uk/work-with-it/EffectivePractice.aspx

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Academic Tutoring Talk via webcam or instant messaging with course tutors

Experts in their respective fields and specialists in online learning

Provide feedback and support to the very highest levels Regular academic, personal attention & collaboration with your fellow learners

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REFERENCES

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Text and Academic Authors Association(TAA): http://www.taaonline.net http://www.journalprep.com/FILES/How_to_Write_and_Publish_an_Aca

demic_Research_Paper.pdf http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/pbailey/sigir-paper-writing-t

ips.aspx?1702280376 http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/paper.html Gaafar K. (2010). “How to write a scientific paper”, Presentation, URL: http://www.ece.uprm.edu/~domingo/teaching/ciic8996/How%20To%20

Write%20A%20Scientific%20Paper_1.ppt Cardoso J. (2012). “The points your paper should address”, Technical

Notes,URL: http://http://eden.dei.uc.pt/~jcardoso/ForStudents/students.html

Paiva R. P. (2013). “How to Write Good Scientific Project Proposals: A Comprehensive Guide”,Tutorial: http://rppaiva.dei.uc.pt/publications/Tutorials/goodProjectProposals.pdf

http://www.slideshare.net/donruca/how-to-write-good-scientific-papers-a-comprehensive-guide

http://www.slideshare.net/kedavisn/finding-evaluating-academic-research

http://www.slideshare.net/maxharing/the-future-of-science-publishing-max-haring

Google image search

Research sources

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Langkos Spyros, M.Sc Marketing Management

Kamakaris Vasileios, B.Sc Computer Science

Hatzidimitriou Efstathios, B.Sc Computer Science