School of Systems Engineering

Report for School Meeting 22/06/05Dr Richard Mitchell, Director of Teaching &

Learning

ThanksDevelopments This Year

Teaching Review …. Changes to Part 1 … New Degrees

Changes for Next YearSome University InitiativesInternal Thoughts

Thank You

Thanks to all for your hard workThanks in particular to those involved with

examinations – the External Examiners seemed happy!

Thanks to Lucy, Glennys, Adri, et al, and to Kate of KTP for the ‘party to finalists’

Thanks to Glennys and Helen, in particular, for their help to students

Teaching Review

Main results from thisReorganisation of material mainly in Part 1 Simplified set of fewer modules …. All coded SE1gi5

g = subject group (S C E T); i an identifying letter Some changes are needed for Part 2 (some Part 3)

We hope this will improve retention/pass ratesBeancount system … To inform decisions on allocating teaching & admin Anticipates University requirement for all Schools

Degree Course Information

New degrees will start next yearSystems EngineeringRoboticsMSc Informatics

The University has agreed that we can use some Mechanical Engineering modules

A MSc in Systems Engineering, involving ME, has not been approved, but we may try again.

There is a good increase in EE and Cyb firm acceptances, smaller in CS. Thanks to all helping at School Open/Visit days, in particular the admissions tutors.

For Next Year

University has reviewed PAR and Personal Tutoring Systemresults not yet available, but possible changesMore emphasis that PAR is student’s Personal Academic Record … student responsible for itTutor-tutee meetings will not be so much of a ‘tick box’

There is now a Staff Portal on to RISIS, so you can all access information on your tutees, get class lists, etc.

The University’s centralised timetabling system should be working … may be teething problems!

School Plans

Will continue development of School Web pagesWill investigate best way of presenting ‘current

student’ informationWill pursue School Intranet – having two parts

Information Provider … simple web pagesInformation Sharer … so interested parties can share files / modify them, etc.I hope to enhance the pages on Teaching & Learning

Teaching Review needs to continue, to address Part 3 / 4, the overlap on AI between CS and CY, the MSc provision.