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A marvelous idea comes to you in a dream of how to design your course to be cost-effective as well as engaging and relevant to students. When you wake up you unfortunately have no recollection of the idea. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 2
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Against the odds, you have been awarded a research grant that will buy you out one day per week for two years. It is the middle of the academic year, the course documentation will not be finished for four months and there is nobody obvious to take that job over. The project will motivate you and you can see some really interesting applications to final year teaching from it. 1 - 4
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One of your key team members gets a job at the university down the road. Her post is unlikely to be filled for six months. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 2
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You meet with the Faculty Quality Officer to plan the whole approval process. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 2
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The course leader goes off sick after eating a dodgy burger at the VC’s barbeque. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 4
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You receive a small grant to trial a new approach to assessment in the new course. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 4
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A large pile of marking arrives on your desk just as a curriculum planning deadline looms. Bad planning! OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 4
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You win a Students’ Union teaching award for something which you are going to expand in the new course. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 4
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- 4 1 The University is going to change its again VLE this year. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 - 4
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The Dean provides you with five days of teaching cover to plan the programme. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 8
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Impressed by the relevance of your course, a large local employer signs a contract guaranteeing they will send at least five students per year to the course. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 6
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A large local employer signs a contract guaranteeing they will send at least ten students per year to the course. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 10
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You thought that you would be able to recruit five students per year from a particular country but the International office informs you that there are likely to be visa problems in the future. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 4
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You come up with an exciting block mode with distance learning which will allow overseas students to take the course part-time with greatly reduced travel and accommodation costs and no visa problems, but with no loss of quality. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 6
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A colleague offers you support A colleague offers you support. Take a quality star from the person on your right. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1
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You offer support to a colleague You offer support to a colleague. Give one of your quality stars to the person opposite you. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer -1
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A more experienced colleague shares their good practice with you A more experienced colleague shares their good practice with you. Take a quality star from the person who has the most. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1
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The head of depart makes you do marking for a colleague The head of depart makes you do marking for a colleague. Give one of your quality stars to the person on your left. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer -1
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Your expertise has been noted and you are asked to disseminate good practice to colleagues. Give one of your quality stars to the person who has least. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer -1
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You offer support to a colleague You offer support to a colleague. Give one of your quality stars to the person on your left. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer -1
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You miss the deadline for providing updated information for the prospectus. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 4
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You meet with the Faculty Quality Officer to plan the whole approval process. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 8
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You meet with Recruitment and Admissions to explain the new proposals. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 4
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You meet with Faculty administration to explain the impact of the assessment strategy on coursework submissions. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 6
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You arrange a short staff development programme for the team to fill in gaps on technology use and assessment design. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer 1 + 4
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Nobody turns up to the staff development sessions you’ve organised to update the team on key areas. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 4
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Your team turn up enthusiastic and excited to a VLE training session Your team turn up enthusiastic and excited to a VLE training session. You discover they are drunk. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 2
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+ 4 A new lecturer joins your team who is keen and enthusiastic. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer + 4
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- 2 A member of your team gets a new job at a rival institution. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 2
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You leave you laptop on a train and accidentally lose two weeks’ work. OPTION 1 see if you can just rewrite the research to make it clearer - 4