Reference Material

The University of Sydney

Biological Sciences
      A Guide to Writing Reports - Biology Today
           • An Introduction To Generic Skills
           • Generic Skills Statement
           • Intermediate Generic Skills

Institute for Teaching and Learning
      Generic Attributes
      Research

Academic Board
      Generic Attributes of Graduates of The University of Sydney [PDF]
      First Year Orientation and Transition: Present and Future [PDF]

Environmental Science
      Generic Skills Program
      Contacts

Physiology
      No Frills Generic Skills (not really relevant)

Undergraduate Studies Committee
      Agenda [PDF] (see pages 8-9)

Health Sciences
      Undergraduate Curriculum Reform

Engineering
      Strategic Plan [PDF] (refer particularly to Strategy 3.2)

Faculty of Rural Management (Orange)
      Plan for First Year Academic Orientation and Transition [PDF]
      Careers

Pharmacy
      Enhancing first year for Pharmacy students

Other Sources

      Information Literacy Standards
      ISBN 0 86803 695 1 First edition Canberra, Council of Australian University Librarians, 2001 [DOC]

Published Papers
      Developing English for global competence in international business education
      Developing frameworks to embed graduate attributes in tertiary courses
      Assessing professional skill development at a third year level
      Issues in integrating generic skills into the curriculum
      Teaching and assessing generic skills
      Institutional research into generic skills and graduate attributes: constraints and dilemmas [PDF]
      Mapping and embedding graduate attributes: a timeline for 2002
      Graduate attributes: some questions and some answers
      Grappling with Graduate Attributes and the curriculum in the School of Music
      The UQSES - how well does UQ help students develop graduate attributes
      Encouraging generic skills in science courses
      Web-based Learning and Generic Skills Development
      Communication Skills in University Education Conference
           About SkillCity

Curtin University of Technology
      What are graduate attributes and generic skills?
      Generic skills - embedding these in your units

The University of New England
      UNE Style Guide
      Academic Skills Office

The University of New South Wales
      The Learning Centre
      Why consider graduate attributes?
      Graduate Attributes: Science (Learning & Teaching) Sub Group [PDF]
      Workshops and tutorials and the School of Physics

Griffith University
      The Griffith Graduate
      Generic Skills Overview

The University of Tasmania
      Policy on Generic Attributes of Graduates
      Careers and Employment Service: Career Planning Resources

The University of Queensland
      Graduate Attributes
      Graduate attributes in programs of study for 2003
      Graduate attributes and curriculum review [PDF]
      Mapping and embedding graduate attributes

The University of Adelaide
      Meeting agenda (see Graduate Skills Assessment Test)
      Student learning (see, in particular, Mapping Transferable Skills in the Undergraduate Science Curriculum)

The University of Technology, Sydney
      Identifying graduate attributes
      Case study search grid

Murdoch University
      Graduate attributes

University of Wollongong
      Careers Service UoW

University of South Australia
      Graduate Qualities

Monash University
      Faculty of Science lead site report: Industry Liaison
      Quality and Academic Programmes
      Monash University faculty of Science [PDF]

The University of Melbourne
      Science 101
      (additional related material held by USS, also refer to Huxham, M. and Land, R. (2000) [Abstract held by USS])
      Kickstart Your Career

Australian Technology Network
      What are graduate qualities?
      Generic Capabilities of ATN University Graduates
      QUT: Technological literacy: Building a foundation for flexible delivery
      QUT: Problem-based delivery: a flexible approach to developing generic skills through problem-based learning in introductory science programs

Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
      VUW Learning and Teaching Plan

Learning and Teaching Support Network, UK
      Information & Resources
      Resources database
      Personal Development Planning
      Key Skills in Geography in Higher Education: a survey report
      Employability Related Publications from the University of Exeter
          in particular, Lees, D. (2002) Information for academic staff on employability

UK universities
      University of Bradford: Student self development and key skills project
      Key skills in geography in higher education
      National Student Learning Programme (NSLP) key skills project run by the National Union of Students (NUS)
      University of Nottingham: Embedding key skills within traditional university
      The University of Salford: A strategic approach to undergraduate key skills development
      De Montfort University: Diagnosis, guidance and support and recording achievement of key skills in higher education
      University of Kent at Canterbury: Key Skills at The University of Kent
      University of Kent at Canterbury: Key Skills starter pack [PDF]
      University of Aberdeen: Generic Transferable Skills
      The University of Salford: Transferable Skills
      University of Cambridge: Transferable Skills for Undergraduate Students

US universities
      Florida State University: Graduate Attributes
      University of Arizona: Scientific Report Writing
      University of Washington: Project Alignment - Strategies for Project Teams
      University of Minnesota Duluth: Skill Attainment in Leadership Transferable Skills Proficiency Levels

Background References

Graduate Skills Assessment
      Introduction
      Test Development Process
      Getting Involved

Graduate skills assessment

Submission to the Minister for Education, Science and Training [PDF]

Media Release: Employability skills for the future

The Business/Higher Education Round Table

Skills for the future - an employer perspective

Course Experience Questionnaire Data

The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Books

Boud, D., Keogh, R. and Walker, D. (Eds) (1985) Reflections: Turning experience into learning. London: Kogan Page Ltd.

Godden, J., Brew, A. and Roe, E. (1996) Learning research skills: Programs and issues. Sydney: University of Sydney.

Graziano, A. M. and Raulin, M. L. (1989) Research methods: A process of inquiry. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers.

Oliver, J. E. (1991) The incomplete guide to the art of discovery. New York: Columbia University Press.

Smith, R. V. (1984) Graduate research: A guide for students in the sciences. Philadelphia: ISI Press.

Weimer, W. B. (1979) Notes on the methodology of scientific research. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associate, Publishers.


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