1. Changing … The Way Research Methods are taught Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

2. Individual level Short term Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

3. Avoiding fear of statistics 1. Organise lectures/assignment as practical problem solving missions -Invite people from private sector or invite colleagues from other departments -Let them present a case Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

4. Avoiding fear of statistics - students solve the problem in workgroups - follow up in consultancy-type workshops - students present progress - marking on progress, not on finding the result Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

5. Avoiding fear of statistics 2. Invest more effort in finding places for attachment of students and in finding better ways of supervising them. Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

6. Avoiding fear of statistics 3. Use real world data sets in lectures and in practicals. Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

7. Group dynamics 4. Groups -About 6 persons per group -Each member of the group has to present in term -Group agrees and presents how much each member has contributed to the task -Monitor groups to avoid excesses -Mix students of different levels (grades) Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

8. Confident teaching 5. Lecturers organise small informal workgroups when new lecturers arrive to pass on experiences 6. Ask for feedback from students on the course/ way of teaching / … Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

9. Anti Fraud 7. Mention it very explicit Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

10. Institutional level = Long term Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

11. Institutional -recommend to improve time allocated to the subject (sometimes only 3 hours per week) -Recommend change in marking -More on project, less on exam (lecture) -In a more flexible way Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005

12. Institutional -How to teach a group of 300 people in an innovative way ? -Not possible => more staff needed -Possibility: -Teaching = 1 person -Practicals = group of assistants Teaching Research Methods Resources workshop 31/05/2005