Leading Strategic Programme Redesign: Part Two (12-14 May 2024)

Led by: Dr Tom Parkinson/University of Kent and Prof Aysha Divan/University of Leeds

“Face-to-face collaboration is essential to having a sense of being a team.”

Dr Rebecca Bryant, Universitiet Utrecht

Main Workshop Aims

• To consider strategic benefits and challenges associated with programme redesign at the institutional level and fit with longer-term goals of the institution;

• To develop core principles that inform programme architectures and redesign for application institutionally, in alignment with European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) guidelines;

• To apply these core principles in the redesign of a subset of undergraduate programmes within the institution.

Key Learning Outcomes

• Identified benefits and proposed solutions to the challenges associated with programme redesign at the institutional level.

• Developed and agreed a set of core principles to inform programme design institutionally in alignment with ECTS standards.

• Applied the principles to identified programmes taking into account, and reflecting on, disciplinary norms, resourcing and student experience.