Team Success: transforming the first year learning experience Charmaine Myers (LEAD) Tanya Miles-Berry (DLC) plus large multi-disciplinary team

What is 'employability' in Criminology? equipping graduate capabilities 3 main pillars - specialist topic knowledge; research skills; graduate attributes/ capabilities mix of curriculum based and extra-curricular activities enhancing engagement and active, autonomous learning 270+ students - 3 courses - Crim; Crim/Psych; Crim/Soc AA = 3 year relationship to provide continuity and to build relationships

numerous intended outcomes How does the learning relate to graduate capabilities and employability? Access to the academic discourse - reading/ writing/research Holistic approach encouraging autonomy and ownership 'added value' How does the learning link to the lesson/module theme and subject area? 'brilliance' as defined by academic convention - good degree working with 'people' - social; community; moral reality v media

Extra-curricular - graduate attributes/ capabilities Student Reps Employability Fair (all) Research internships (L5) DLC+ - Hallam Award (all) PALs - Hallam Award (L5 or L6 for L4) Hallam Criminological Society (all)

Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence:   Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence: our team 

Impact grades @ level 4 Skills sessions as part of the TT - engaging with core criminological texts Resource pack (work sheets) to scaffold skills development Reading pack for semester 1 - spend an hour reading, not finding the right reading Explicit links to other core 1st year modules

Impact retention @ level 4 Course year withdrawn % retention Criminology 2015/16 8.7 % 91% 2014/15 14.1 % 85% 2013/14 9.6 % 87% Crim/Sociology 4.2 % 96% 8.3 % 92% 15.7 % 83% Crim/Psychology 4 % 11.8 % 81% 16. 5% 78% Grand total 10.3 % Skills sessions as part of the TT - engaging with core criminological texts Resource pack (work sheets) to scaffold skills development Reading pack for semester 1 - spend an hour reading, not finding the right reading Explicit links to other core 1st year modules

Impact Student experience

@SHULawCrim www.shu.ac.uk/dlc/helena-kennedy-centre The central values of the centre: widening access to justice promotion of human rights ethics in legal practice overcoming social injustice enabling desistance and recovery promoting criminal justice accountability   The centre has the following goals: to impact on policy and provide advocacy to innovate in teaching and education to produce research and scholarship work to support local, national and international projects and events @SHULawCrim www.shu.ac.uk/dlc/helena-kennedy-centre

The Venture Matrix Scheme Developing Graduate Capabilities & Employability Provides an authentic activity for applied learning South Yorkshire Police - Briefing Working with local school children (8 schools & c.280 pupils) Show case students and course Logistics - The Venture Matrix staff team

The Venture Matrix Scheme Developing Graduate Capabilities & Employability Skills Knowledge Application Understanding and interpretation of research findings. Application of theoretical concepts to societal contexts Motivation & Engagement Critique of own practice and action plan for L5 for improvements Attendance 97% (at school event) Social Responsibility Engaged with local community Creative & Critical Thinking Formulated solutions to real & contemporary issues Integrity & Professionalism Safe-guarding training Represented SHU whilst working with SYP and schools Research & Enquiry Expanded their knowledge and understanding through research Digital Literacy Engaged with social media in research phase Used iPads to deliver workshop activities Communication Meaningful interpretation of theory and finding appropriate to pupil audience

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