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Co-Creating Teaching Excellence in Curriculum Design Through Leadership and Entrepreneurship

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This research showcases student-teacher co-creation of learning activities as part of a student-staff partnership. This research highlights the importance of practice-based assessment and student engagement in a transnational institute. The primary research aim was to explore how students and teachers work together to develop students’ capabilities and experience. The student-teacher interaction harnesses student engagement with curriculum material and results in increased grades, student satisfaction and better employment options after graduation. We conducted a qualitative study to explore the main research question via in-depth interviews with graduates before and after an intervention known as LEAD (leadership, entrepreneurship, ability, development). This study found evidence that the LEAD programme developed students’ theoretical and practical skills.

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    Jashim Khan, Tang Yuqing, Yuan Yue & Zhang Yuheng

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  1. Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

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  2. Surrey Institute of Education, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

    Laura Barnett

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Appendices

Appendix 1: LEAD Brochure

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Appendix 2: Research Guide

Discipline: Business Management.

Research question(s): How can student-teacher partnerships and co-creation of learning activities inside and outside the classroom result in student satisfaction within a HEI (higher education institute) and employment after graduation?

Rationale: The research adopts the theoretical lens of marketisation of higher education in the UK focusing on student satisfaction with HEIs and employment after graduation. Marketisation of education entails co-creation and student-teacher partnership of learning activities. Within this framework, the research showcases how students applied taught theories within their chosen industries.

Link between research question(s) and topic of excellence: The research question posed in this book chapter measures the effectiveness of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Ability, Development (LEAD) programme in Surrey International Institute (SII). The core area of assessment was to map students who participated in LEAD and those who did not on satisfaction, grades, employment and master’s experience.

Methods: Qualitative and quantitative methods were utilised to triangulate data and enhance reliability of findings.

Ethics: The research utilised self-assessment governance and ethics form (SAGE) checklist to assess ethical concerns of the research.

Challenges: The potential challenge of this project was that the participating students were senior students and graduated soon after they finished the excellence book chapter.

Solutions: To involve students who are studying in their 2nd or 3rd year of their bachelor’s degree.

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Khan, J., Yuqing, T., Yue, Y., Yuheng, Z. (2021). Co-Creating Teaching Excellence in Curriculum Design Through Leadership and Entrepreneurship. In: Heron, M., Barnett, L., Balloo, K. (eds) Exploring Disciplinary Teaching Excellence in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69158-5_10

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