1. David Gibson Senior Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship. Queens University Belfast 1 st National Teaching Fellow in Enterprise Education 2007

2. In charge of Enterprise Education at Queens. National Teaching Fellow 2007 Curricular approach.100% embedded. 24000 students Involved in assessment in over 50 Disciplines External examiner in Entrepreneurship Huddersfield/Edinburgh Napier Author of “The E Factor”

3. ntrepreneurial Risk Taking Required inked to Academic Assessment System erify your Outcomes  Need Proof nnovative Pedagogy = Innovative Assessment tudent Centred-Only way students engage during assessment(Formative and Summative)

4. Entrepreneurial skills Creativity & IP Entrepreneurial Attributes Entrepreneurial Behaviours Knowledge Start Up Secrets

5. The E Factor (Gibson,2006) Pearson Education 8 Enterprise Skills Innovative/creative Self management Personal branding Leadership/teamwork Personal influence Negotiation/assertion Focused action Financial savvy

6. Assessing Enterprise Skills Assessing Enterprise Skills Innovative / Creative Creative problem solving/Brainstorming exercises 48 hour project (e.g. turn £5 into £££’s) Mind mapping Self Management Reflective learning logs/diaries Shadowing entrepreneurs & reporting back Local entrepreneur interviews Personal Branding Poster presentation Networking exercises  Elevator pitches Leadership / Teamwork Group Project / Group Presentation Peer evaluation & assessment

7. Assessing Enterprise Skills Contd… Assessing Enterprise Skills Contd… Personal Influence Sales Pitch Business Simulation Student Consultancy Negotiation/ Assertation Role Play Exercise Live Case Studies Focused Action Scenario planning /Risk management Feasibility Study Assessment Financial Savvy Business Plan Assessment Dragons’ Den Scenario

8. How should they learn/be assessed? METHODS Innovative Pedagogy = Innovative Assessment Making it happen Reflective Learning Innovation & Creativity skills

9. How do you assess ? What are the generic outcomes? What activities have you planned? Express statement of method(Brown) Panel assessment/peer/self/reflection/ business achievement /portfolio evidence

10. Interdisciplinary/ New venture Based Learning? Ma in Interdisciplinary Arts Business Simulation Assessment New Venture Based Learning(MSC in Enterprise)  No Dissertation  Assessed on running own Business  Work Based learning for Entrepreneurship  Its Scary!!! Entrepreneurial Learning (Harrison and Leitch 2008) (see paper Gibson et AL)

11. Conclusions MAKE ASSESSMENT YOUR FRIEND!!! Innovative Assessment is best HEA practice Skills/behaviour focus Get an understanding from an external/champion Student feedback/engagement will make it sustainable Have to take risks!!!!

12. E N T E R P R I S E S K I L L S F O RL I F E By David Gibson david.gibson@qub.ac.uk Questions