In today’s rapidly evolving world, the unit BUSS4921: Managing Post-Crisis Through Action Research stands out by offering students a rigorous, hands-on approach to addressing contemporary social challenges. The unit focuses on applying Action Research methodology, where students conduct primary research—including surveys, interviews, and focus groups—to gather first-hand data for their projects. This practical approach isContinue reading “Student action research project: Mental health services for international students “
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Nomadic analysis of belonging
A strong sense of student belonging is often emphasised as essential to higher education. This emphasis is often supported by the positive relationship between belonging and student perceptions of quality (Bridgeman, 2019; MIT Teaching + Learning Lab, 2023). Building on the previous blog Belonging & Learning (Menner, 2023), we aim to discuss alternative concepts toContinue reading “Nomadic analysis of belonging”
Students Fuel Co-design Research
All my friends are surprised that I’m a student researcher at the Business School—they thought I was working on my PhD. My PhD focuses on student cooperation and use of Chinese social media during the pandemic. It explores how students supported each other, their response to the government’s call to action, their digital interaction andContinue reading “Students Fuel Co-design Research”
Helping Students Overcome Social Isolation at University
Have you heard about the recently passed Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2023? It aims to ensure that students have appropriate support, particularly those from underrepresented groups in higher education. For that reason, educators are putting support for students at the centre through early assessment, feedback and personalised communications. It’s also helpful to understand howContinue reading “Helping Students Overcome Social Isolation at University”
Innovative. Responsible. Sustainable: Creating an authentic innovation experience for Dalyell program students
The University of Sydney offers high achieving students enrichment units, mentoring, and development opportunities through the Dalyell Scholars program. The Business School’s program “aims to nurture future leaders ready to create innovative solutions to disrupt the world for good”. In recent years there have been strong calls from industry to develop innovation skills and capabilitiesContinue reading “Innovative. Responsible. Sustainable: Creating an authentic innovation experience for Dalyell program students”
Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 2)
As we discussed in the first part of this blog, the practices of assessment in higher education have been problematic for decades. From a student experience perspective, assessment is the root cause of significant institutional administration burden and stress. It is also at the centre of student angst in the form of appeals, academic integrityContinue reading “Navigating the dissonances of authenticity in assessment: (Re)defining authentic assessment in business education (part 2)”
Meet Sara, a young student researcher at USyd
I am on the Executive Group of the Australasian Council of Undergraduate Research (ACUR Council), a not-for profit member association that promotes undergraduate research opportunities and supports universities in better supporting young research talent. Apart from showcasing undergraduate research work at the Parliament House in Canberra, running colloquia for staff working with UG talent, theContinue reading “Meet Sara, a young student researcher at USyd”
Connecting with industry made easy
Why is it so important to engage with industry partners?To provide authentic high-impact learning and engagement opportunities for our students and academics. As our students have reflected in their feedback, work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences are “invaluable” and “significantly worthwhile in preparing for employability.” In addition to the students learning to apply their developing knowledge and skills,Continue reading “Connecting with industry made easy”
Virtual Agile Processes: a ‘business not as usual’ approach for group projects at scale
During Covid’s summer break at the end of 2020, the great educational buzz was about how to create a sense of community among our online learners and how to better engage and facilitate learning using virtual tools. Moreover, consistent with the Business School’s recent approach to pedagogical developments, solutions to these problems should be ‘atContinue reading “Virtual Agile Processes: a ‘business not as usual’ approach for group projects at scale”
R U OK? The impact of emotional labour on teachers
Managing emotional labour is challenging due to the complexity of antecedents and moderating variables. However, several strategies can be undertaken to help teachers mitigate the negative consequences of emotional labour (Weaver, Allen, & Byrney, 2019; Yin, Huang, & Chen, 2019; Yin, Huang, & Lee, 2017)