A practical guide to inductions for improvement of resilience in large cohorts

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Abstract

The department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Strathclyde has year one student intake in excess of 230. These numbers make it challenging to ensure that all students engage and develop social capital autonomously. The return to full on-campus teaching post COVID-19 provided an opportunity to reinvent the induction process to address this. Significant focus was placed on ensuring engaging, interactive sessions to support the building of relationships, consistency in delivery across all groups, and promoting self-help and resilience in students, considered of particular importance, given the large cohort size challenges constant 1-2-1 support. This chapter aims to present a practical guide to developing a similar induction experience for students, applicable to a number of discipline areas. Drivers and benefits will be presented alongside lessons learned to allow the wider field to gain from the work done at the University of Strathclyde.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerspectives on Enhancing Student Transition Into Higher Education and Beyond
EditorsDebra Willison, Emma Henderson
Place of PublicationHershey, Pennsylvania
Pages22-46
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)9781668481998
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • social capital analysis
  • student experience
  • practical guide

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