Summary to show that cannot look at discreet elements, but the whole picture and the impact on each. However, only influential directly and in the short term are within production and presentation activities. Some of the proposals from these may also impact on other income and costs.
Currently, the only source of suitable data is from PLR review. Appreciate there are limitations, but it is one which everyone should be familiar with and able to interpret and interrogate for the sample of courses
As a summary of costs – use to compare at a high level, why are there differences in amounts and proportions? Tolerance bands etc? How much variation should we expect?
View 2 Course map Five components of any structured learning provision Guidance & support Evidence & demonstration Communication & interaction Information & experience Thinking & reflection
Guidance & support Evidence & demonstration Information & experience Communication & interaction Thinking & reflection
Course map/At a glance representation Guidance and support “ Learning pathway” Course structure and timetable Course calendar, study guide, tutorials Information and experience “ Content and activities” Could include course materials, prior experience or student generated content Readings, DVDs, podcasts, lab or field work, placements Communication and interaction “ Dialogue” Social dimensions of the course, interaction with other students and tutors Course forum, email Thinking and reflection “ Meta-cognition” Internalisation and reflection on learning In-text questions, notebook, blog, e-portfolio, Evidence and demonstration “ Assessment” Diagnostic, formative and summative Multiple choice quizzes, TMAs, ECA
Information & experience PDF resources Links to e-journal articles and other websites Evidence & demonstration 6 TMAs – submitted online (505 of overall score) 3hr examination (50% of overall score) Thinking & reflection Activities throughout learning guides (4-7 per guide) 5 website ‘interactives’ Journal space in MyStuff Core questions, thinking points and summaries in course books Communication & interaction Course-wide Café forum Tutor group forums with sub-forums for each block F2F tutorials near beginning, middle and end of course (some regional variation) Guidance & support Study planner 20 Learning guides General assessment guidance TMA questions Course guide Study calendar KE312 Working Together for Children 60pt course over 32 weeks 3 blocks/20 learning guides Whole weeks devoted to TMAs Consolidation week (week 22)
Practice related
Aligned to latest prof framework for mult-agency working
Rich case studies
Read – relate to practice – reflect – write
3 co-published course books (21 chapters/ 960pp) DVD – videos of 3 practice settings + interviews (XXmin) Plus own experience and practice Tutor support – 1:20; 21 contact hrs; band 7 Course map example
View 3 Cost effectiveness
Relationships between:
Income
Student numbers
Production activities
Presentation activities
Central (non IUPC) costs
Comparison with other similar courses / models and norms
Market driven, external influences CAU, LTS and SS influences Internal, central allocations
Current data sources
Post launch review process
General ledger
RPT
LTS IUPC analysis
SS IUPC analysis
PLANET (for student numbers)
TRAC (for staff resource)
CL
Example – K208 Effective practice in youth justice CL
Comparison of course costs CL
View 4 Course performance - basic
Derived from IET student survey data
Course performance – basic plus
‘ View 5’ Supporting narrative and good practice principles
Under development. Some examples below:
Design decision variable Example Production/pedagogical approach
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