Re-Imagining Post-Graduate Training: Partnering with Businesses

Ferrie, J. and Scott, A. (2020) Re-Imagining Post-Graduate Training: Partnering with Businesses. QAA Scotland's 5th International Enhancement Conference 2020, Glasgow, UK, 3-5 Nov 2020.

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Abstract

Responding to a call for a national level change around the quality of research teaching to identify and meet industry needs, and to this being interdisciplinary, this paper reports on Business Booster Training. Produced with 3 UK universities, intersecting with knowledge exchange and impact teams and with a national Graduate School of Social Sciences, the training took place over 4 days, at 3 sites, and delivered, incrementally, the skills PhD researchers need to engage with industry: event 1 - to build confidence in use of industry-related terminology; event 2 – to practice translating research ideas for industry; event 3 – to pitch research ideas to actual industry partners. Thirty places were available nationwide, and over 100 applicants from across Scotland. Low attrition (from one event to the next) indicates the quality of the training. The paper will reflect on this incremental strategy as a pedagogic innovation, building relationships between the next generation of social scientists and our business communities. Feedback revealed that interacting with other students, engaging directly with colleagues from industry and finding relevance to their own research and research strategies, were highlights of the training. The training succeeded in improving confidence and skills around working with businesses.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item
Keywords:PhD, post-graduate, research training, business, industry, skills.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Ferrie, Professor Jo
Authors: Ferrie, J., and Scott, A.
Subjects:L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences
Published Online:03 November 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The Author
First Published:First published in QAA Scotland's 5th International Enhancement Conference 2020
Publisher Policy:Reproduced with the permission of the publisher
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