Title :
Technology applied to the postgraduate researcher journey: Experiences of using the ‘Skillsforge’ system
Author :
Ward, Anthony E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Univ. of York, York, UK
Abstract :
This paper reviews the postgraduate journey and current situation regarding postgraduate skills development in the UK. It leads on to reviewing some of the common reasons why the journey fails to yield a satisfactory outcome for either the student or institution and then introduces a technological solution, Skillsforge, used at the University of York and other UK Universities, to manage the journey and significantly reduce the risk of these failures. As a system Skillsforge has had 98,794 registered users (students and staff) since its launch across 6 UK Universities. The paper concludes with feedback from students and academic staff on its relevance and advantages.
Keywords :
educational institutions; further education; Skillsforge system; UK universities; University of York; postgraduate researcher journey; postgraduate skills development; Career development; Databases; Educational institutions; Monitoring; Standards; Systematics; Training; Postgraduate career development; Postgraduate professional development; Postgraduate training;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2332-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITHET.2012.6246048
