Improving Groupworking Skills in Undergraduates Through Employer Involvement

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ID19379705
AuthorsJudy Goldfinch (a Napier University , Edinburgh, Scotland), Phyllis Laybourn (a Napier University , Edinburgh, Scotland), Lucy MacLeod (0000-0002-2180-7028, a Napier University , Edinburgh, Scotland), Sheila Stewart (a Napier University , Edinburgh, Scotland)
Year1999
Volume24
Issue1
Pages41-51
Publication date1999-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAssessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0260-2938 • E-ISSN: 1469-297X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0260293990240104
OpenAlexW2090337391
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited4

Frequently undergraduate project work involves students working in groups. Such groupworking is often problematic owing to poor groupworking skills on the part of the students involved, yet ‘teamwork’ is one of those generic skills highly prized by employers. This study describes a pilot project to involve employers in the development of groupworking skills in undergraduate students, with the aims of increasing student awareness of group dynamics and processes and of promoting more effective groupworking. Students worked in small groups over a period of six to eight weeks on a problem associated with the module being studied. Employers observed students working in their groups and provided feedback to the students on their groupworking skills. The reactions (extremely positive) of students, staff and employers are presented. The procedures and methods used in the pilot are described and evaluated

Higher education · Management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Teamwork · Transferable skills analysis · Engineering · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development · Higher Education and Employability · Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development · Medicine · Psychology

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