University College Cork

30 September 2009

Bologna Symposium - Integrating generic competences in the curriculum

Location: Aula Max, University College Cork.
Date: September 30th.

Opened by Minister for Lifelong Learning, Deputy Seán Haughey, the Bologna Symposium "Integrating generic competences in the curriculum"  focussed on examining national and international examples of how generic competences could be integrated, taught and assessed in Higher Education Institutes in Ireland. The proceedings of NAIRTL’s 4th Bologna Symposium will contribute to the formation of a more robust definition of generic competences suitable to the Irish Higher Education sector.

Presentations:

Dr Gillian Armstrong, University of Ulster: Embedding competences in MSc curricula – Case Insights from Business Development and Marketing Course Provision

Dr Peter Jordan, Waterford Institute of Technology: Tuning the Undergraduate Programme in Art Education

Dr Fiona Smyth, Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC): Assessing the impact of higher education and training on learners – pilot research introduction and overview

Pamela Devins, NUI Galway: Integrating transferable skills into the Bachelor of Commerce Degree

Dr Kay MacKeogh, DCU: Research competence and skills: techniques for improving the quality of the undergraduate dissertation

Dr Tom O'Mahony, Cork Institute of Technology: Designing project-oriented learning experiences

Professor George Francis, University of Bergen, Norway: Designing ”Coursework” for Third Cycle (postgraduate) Degrees

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