Involving employers in the development of the mathematical sciences curriculum
Introduction
The goal of the workshop is to review the various ways that employers can work with mathematics departments to develop curriculum which motivate and excite the students, and simultaneously improve their employment opportunities. The workshop will have case studies on statistics/data science and pure and applied mathematics. The workshop will be held on Thursday 30th June 2022 at the University of Plymouth.
The workshop will be held in person, but we will use zoom to broadcast the talks. The workshop is free to attend.
Please register here. if you want to attend in person.
Please register here if you want to attend via zoom.
The workshop is supported by the IMA/RSS In collaboration with ESF Smart Specialisation.
There is a short report on the workshop here.
Schedule
The program will be here when the program is finished.
10:00 to 10:30, Craig McNeile, Introduction to the meeting
10:30 to 11:15, Dr. Edmund Chadwick, University of Salford (Manchester), Employer Engagement in Mathematics at the University of Salford". See the video Maths@Work.
11:15 to 11:30, Coffee break
11:30 to 12:00 , Dr. Malgorzata Wojtys (Gosia), University of Plymouth, A case study on employer engagement in coursework.
12:00 to 12:15, Jo Byrne, ESF Smart Specialisation – Employer Engagement and Knowledge Exchange
12:15 to 13:15 lunch
13:15 to 14:00, Tony Mann, University of Greenwich. Employer input into final year mathematics modules – direct and indirect”
14:00 to 14:20, Dr. Jason Truscott, University of Plymouth, Group work. Prerecorded video
14:20 to 14:40, Sarah Littler, Select Statistical Services, Working as a Statistical Consultant – Technical and Wider Skills
14:40 to 15:00, Cofee break
15:00 to 16:00 Panel meeting, Members: Tony Mann, Sarah Littler and Jo Byrne
Questions for the panel
Q1 Do we need to move beyond asking employers for "skills" of graduate applicants to employers and University staff co-designing modules?
Q2 How do we make sure students with academic interests in for example: pure maths or theoretical physics, have the skills that employers want.
Q3 What is the role of the library/careers service in teaching employability skills and how do we get the students to engage?
Resources and background reading for the workshop
It may be helpful to look at the resources below.
A key resource is booklet Employability development for HE mathematics and statistics: case studies of successful practice,
There are many resources at the sigma Network’s Employability SIG
Please email Craig McNeile (craig.mcneile@plymouth.ac.uk) with further suggestions.
How to get to the University of Plymouth
There is information about getting to the University of Plymouth here. The workshop will be held in room 001 in the Rolle building. See the Campus Map
Other workshops
In conjunction with the Royal Statistical Society for 2019/20, the IMA launched its third call for the Higher Education Teaching and Learning Series. This workshop is part of this series.
TBC Making Mathematics Accessible to All, Birmingham
TBC, Effectively teaching small classes as a postgraduate demonstrator, Sheffield .
TBC, Reflection ? Action ? Research: Enhancing Mathematical Research and Scholarship, Cardiff
TBC, Project-based and synoptic modules, Nottingham
23rd June 2022, Assessment strategies for mathematical sciences in the digital era, Glasgow
Local organizing team
The workshop is organized by Craig McNeile and Malgorzata Wojtys, (Gosia),
Please contact Craig McNeile for more information at craig.mcneile@plymouth.ac.uk
