p1 RJM 20/12/05Teaching & Learning Report – Dec 05 Meeting © Dr Richard Mitchell 2005 School of Systems Engineering Report for School Meeting 20/12/05 Dr Richard Mitchell Director of Teaching & Learning Thanks Teaching & Learning Plan Planned Initiatives

p2 RJM 20/12/05Teaching & Learning Report – Dec 05 Meeting © Dr Richard Mitchell 2005 Thank You Thanks to all for your hard work Thanks in particular to those involved with admissions - we did very well - however it looks as if applications are down - so we have to work hard at visit days Thanks also to those involved in the new Part 1 modules - hopefully we will improve our retention rates Thanks as ever to Glennys and Helen for their support of Students

p3 RJM 20/12/05Teaching & Learning Report – Dec 05 Meeting © Dr Richard Mitchell 2005 Teaching & Learning Plan Just submitted a plan for next few years Planned slight increase in numbers (partly as we can have a Mech Eng Teaching post to help in some degrees) Done Review of Undergraduate Teaching, and have new degrees, still to review later parts of some degrees Now doing review of Postgrad Teaching New Chair may mean MSc in Signal Processing Need to monitor all degrees Monitor agreements with external Universities Monitor Foundation Degrees

p4 RJM 20/12/05Teaching & Learning Report – Dec 05 Meeting © Dr Richard Mitchell 2005 Planned Initiatives Monitoring Student Progress Draft Part 1 Monitoring system not quite right [But will have info for tutors for next Part 1 PAR] Improved system for next year Use of Blackboard All School modules to have presence, but will have review to see good practice, etc. Technical Support and Access to School Resource Build on ERASER system … for better student access Review of Part 2 Modules which include CMS and Presentation skills