Re-Engineering Assessment Practices in Scottish Higher Education
Strathclyde Business School: Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at SU redesigned Introduction to Tourism class (200 students annually) to increase student engagment with course material by providing structured oppourtunities for students to take responsibility for their learning. The course redesign involved a 50% reduction in lectures replacing them with podcasts and regular online tests and the enhancement of the remaining lectures with student, peer and tutor interaction via electronic voting systems. The results of the completed redesign can be found by following the links below:
At a Glance
| Department: | Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management |
| Class/Course: | Introduction to Tourism |
| Students: | 200 |
| Technology: | Podcasts, electronic voting system |
| Assessment Activities: | Regular podcast releases support changes to lectures to include interactive discussion using EVS. |
| Efficiencies: | 50% reduction in lectures (however, lectures delivered twice to smaller groups). Licensing and development costs associated with podcasts (c. £1k per 30 minutes podcast) |
| Learning Gains: | Significant gain in overall exam mark in 2006/07 diet (+12.2%) compared with 2005/06. Significant reduction (-25%) in students receiving non-qualification. |
Initial Planning
- Project Proposal (Feb 2007)
Principles in Practice
- Principles in Practice (June 2007)
Summary Report
- Summary Report (June 2007)
Evaluation Report
- Evaluation Report (June 2007)
Staff Involved
- Dr Karen Thompson [Karen.Thompson 'at' strath.ac.uk]
- Mr Rory MacLellan [L.R.McLellan 'at' strath.ac.uk]