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Enhancing computing student employability skills through partnership working in STEM outreach

Turner, S. J. (2015) Enhancing computing student employability skills through partnership working in STEM outreach. Paper presented to: 11th China - Europe International Symposium on Software Engineering Education (CEISEE 2015), Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (WHZ), Germany, 2015-04-30.

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Abstract:
Student volunteering is growing in the UK and elsewhere, and there is an ongoing debate about whether it is really “self-evidently a ‘good thing’” or whether there is a greater need for reflection of whether this is true (Holdsworth and Quinn, 2010). This paper presents a personal reflection of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) volunteering as a potential route to increasing Computing student’s employability. This paper looks at an approach at the University of Northampton that involves: - Linking but not combining a local STEM volunteering scheme to the National STEM Volunteers (STEMNet 2015) - Creation of a STEM Steering Group that has representation across all parts of the university. Three brief case studies of computing student volunteers at different stages will be presented and end with a personal reflection based on observations over a ten year period.
Creators:
Turner, S. J.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Science and Technology Research in Pedagogy
Research Centres > Science and Technology Research in Pedagogy
Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Computing
Date:
30 April 2015
Date Type:
Publication
Journal or Publication Title:
11th China - Europe International Symposium on Software Engineering Education (CEISEE 2015)
Event Title:
11th China - Europe International Symposium on Software Engineering Education (CEISEE 2015)
Event Dates:
2015-04-30
Event Location:
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (WHZ), Germany
Event Type:
Other
Language:
English
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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