1. SHIFT 2017 Deborah Sims BSC MSC FCIHT CENG PGCertHE FHEA
Annual conference of learning and teaching
#uogshift

2. themes
Practices that lead to improving teaching and learning and assessment outcomes
How to engage students as more active partners in their journey of academic discovery
how to evolve curriculum and programme design enable students to make an impact on the worlds' greatest challenges

3. Keywords Real life Practical Industry Employability Teamwork
Responsibility
Time management
Risk management

4. Working with industry
using the considerate constructors’ scheme as a learning environment for civil engineers

5. What is the Considerate constructors scheme (CCS)
Non-profit-making, independent organisation founded in by the construction industry to improve its image.
Construction sites, companies and suppliers voluntarily register with the Scheme and agree to abide by the Code of Considerate Practice, designed to encourage best practice beyond statutory requirements.
Scheme is concerned about any area of construction activity that may have a direct or indirect impact on the image of the industry as a whole. The main areas of concern fall into three categories: the general public, the workforce and the environment.

6. CCS Care about Appearance … sites appear professional and well managed
Respect the Community
… give utmost consideration to their impact on neighbours and the public
Protect the Environment
… protect and enhance the environment
Secure everyone’s Safety
… attain the highest levels of safety performance
Value their Workforce
… provide a supportive and caring working environment

8. Why include this in a final year civil engineering assessment?
Engages students with industry
Focusses on 5 key areas of site life (Community, Safety, Appearance, Workforce, Environment)
Provides site experience for CV
Develops independent working, teamworking, communication, professional behaviour, presentation skills, report writing, timekeeping
Risk assessment and planning for safety
Preparation for constructionarium

9. Assignment Activities
Form a team of no more than 5 students
Find a site & arrange a site visit
Research CCS and prepare a CCS monitor report checklist
Identify key activities on site
Carry out a risk assessment before the visit
Obtain PPE necessary for the visit
Attend site visit and conduct mock monitor’s report
Report back to site team; innovations, best practice and areas for improvement
Ask site manager to complete a feedback form
Prepare and present brief presentation to classmates
Prepare and submit group report on visit
Complete and submit an individual or group participation log

10. Role of ccs monitor – Malcolm viccars
Provides an overview/introductory lecture
Provides contacts for sites to visit and acts as an intermediary for student groups
Attends the presentations and gives the students feedback on their reports and issues raised.

11. Learning benefits Content of the scheme
Innovations in the construction industry
Professional conduct on site
Health and safety behaviours on site
Situated learning enables students to contextualise their learning

12. Employability benefits
Teamwork
Organisational skills
Links to employers
Enhancement to CV
Report writing

13. Future improvements?
Students to advise their chosen site in advance to check suitability/health and safety etc.
Students to only visit CCS approved sites (to ensure minimum standard of H&S etc.)
Write to local sites advising them of the assessment and inviting local contractors to participate.
Contact past students to see if they can offer sites/ chaperone students

14. summary Assessment has been running successfully for three years
Has been cited as best practice by CCS and recommended to other universities by senior CCS monitors
Provides students with an ‘excuse’ to make contact with a site of interest and arrange their own visit.
Enables students to identify the 5 elements of the CCS and to learn more about how it operates in practice
Much appreciated by students who are often apprehensive before the site visit but come back full of confidence and enthusiasm for their chosen career
Opportunity to develop employability skills, enhance CV and talk about graduate employment.

15. Application to other disciplines
Where will your students be working?
Are there any external assessment or accreditation schemes applicable to that workplace?
Can you develop an assessment based on one of those schemes?
Can you cultivate a monitor or auditor to provide a launch lecture or help with the assessment?

16. Questions?