Enhancing Student Experience in International Higher Education
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDEN4009 | School of Education and English | 4 | 30 | Spring China |
- Code
- EDEN4009
- School
- School of Education and English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
Enhancing student experience is critical to institutional success in higher education today. The student experience encompasses all aspects of student life (academic, social, welfare, support), with the academic and learning experience at its heart. In this module, you will consider what makes a 'good' student learning experience in international higher education, and how this might differ across various locations, types of student, modes of 'delivery', etc. You will explore how internationalisation - as it currently exists and as a possible future goal - does and should influence student experiences. You will examine the relationships between culture and learning from various intellectual traditions, discuss the meaning and significance of intercultural competence in enhancing student experience, and explore how to promote it in international higher education. You will also discuss the spread and impact of quality management initiatives such as quality assurance processes, qualifications frameworks, outcomes-based learning, rankings and league tables, and their impact on student life.
Please note this module is assessed at the end of Spring semester. First sit/ Resit exams are scheduled normally in the summer and can take the same form as the missing/ failed component of the assessment (exam, essay etc.) or other form, as decided by the School.
Target Students
Level 4 students enrolled in MA International Higher Education
Classes
- One 1-hour-30-minute seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 10 weeks
The module is offered through face-to-face teaching.The module includes (i) self-paced study for approximately 100 hours guided by set tasks, reading and on-line interest and reading groups and (ii) 30 hours face-to-face teaching and discussion and (iii) further peer collaborative and interactive activities facilitated by module tutors.
Assessment
- 20% Coursework 1: Group project equivalent to 3000 words
- 80% Coursework 2: 4000 words essay
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
By the end of the module participants should:• have an understanding of the major themes, issues and debates in relating to student learning experience in international higher education;• have explored the interface between policy, scholarly research and practice in relation to student learning experience in international higher education;• be prepared to challenge and question policy, practice and research;• be confident about constructing arguments about student learning experience in international higher education based on evidence and theory.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and Understanding
•A student who completes the module should be able to:
•map and know about the conflicting perspectives that bear on culture and learning in students
•experience of international higher education
•grasp the implications of learning theory for aspects of the academic experience of both home and international students
•evaluate the main technical, political and academic debates about the purposes of international higher education and about teaching, learning, and assessment.
B. Intellectual Skills
•A student who completes the module should have improved the following intellectual skills:
•undertaking critical analysis and evaluation of both educational research literature and policy documents
•making reasoned choices about professional practices, strategies and policies on the basis of satisfactory evidence
•conducting rigorous and well-informed investigations in professional settings
•knowing how to develop written and oral arguments about educational matters.
C. Professional and Practical Skills
•A student who completes the module should have developed the following professional and personal skills:
underpinning work relating to supporting and enhancing student experience with a sound knowledge base
•understanding how to engage colleagues in well-informed debates about decisions relating to supporting and enhancing student experience.
D. Transferable Skills
•A student who completes the module should have improved the following transferable skills:
communicating with colleagues from diverse backgrounds about pedagogic matters
•understanding the influence of values on policy and practice
•reflecting critically for the purpose of improving personal and professional practice
•working collegially and in teams with a variety of colleagues
•integrating personal research findings with professional practice
Conveners
- Dr Zhen Li