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Group Assignment Marking

Finbarr Sheehy

Current and Future Skills in the Science Industry

There are more and more changes in the workplace


taking us out of our comfort zones.
Global connectivity, smart machines, new media
and big data
We need a greater ability to adapt to our environment.

Pure academic technical skills are not sufficient for the


future.
Education
cannot stop at

EmploymEnt

Obvious Technical Skills for the Industry


Science
Manufacturing
Quality
Regulations
Documentation
Maintenance
Calibration
Business Improvement
HR / Finance / Training
SAP / Planning / MRP
Validation

Project Management
Engineering
Facilities / Utilities
Science
Debugging
Software Development
Software Systems
Environmental Skills
Safety
Technology Transfer
Sales

New Skills - Ability to Make Sense of our Environment

The ability to make sense of what is


expressed / presented - connect things
together to create new ideas.

Translate vast amounts of data into


meaningful analysis

Discriminate and filter information for


importance using different tools, techniques
and technologies

New Skills - Ability to Work with Others in Different Ways

Operate in different cultural settings


Work productively, drive engagement, and
achieve results as part of a virtual team

Work in multiple roles and demonstrate


multiple competencies

Apply creative thinking to solve problems


Apply a Get things done attitude and
solve complex problems.

New Skills - Ability to Work Across Many Disciplines

Proficient at thinking and coming up with


solutions and responses beyond what we
learned in the past - memorised or rule-based

Understand concepts and have knowledge


across multiple disciplines

Soft Skills, Coaching, Facilitation


Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Lean Sigma
Originally Job Roles
roles

now Competencies across many job

Skills needed for the future knowledge worker


Current Scientific / Academic Skills

Science
Manufacturing
Quality
Regulations
Documentation
Maintenance
Calibration
Business Improvement
HR / Finance / Training
SAP / Planning / MRP
Validation
Project Management

Engineering
Facilities / Utilities
Science
Forensics
Debugging
Software Development
Software Systems
Environmental Skills
Safety
Technology Transfer
Sales

Future Proofing Skills

Sensemaking
Social Intelligence
Novel Adaptive Thinking
Cross Cultural Competency
Computational Thinking

New Media Literacy


Work across Disciplines
Design Mindset
Manage Workload
Virtual Collaboration

How do you assess these new skills?


We obviously need some mechanism to move away from the following

Solely working on their own


Assessing Individual Knowledge
Assessing purely Technical / Analytical skills

Assessing skills within a single/limited discipline

We need a mechanism to encourage and assess the following

Contribution/Participation

Individual Accountability and Responsibility


Sense Making Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Presentation Skills

Inter cultural Skills

Version 1 Everyone Gets the Same Grade


E.g. Group of Three Students
Each student gets the same grade
based on the overall submission of the
group assignment

Grade

Advantages

Grade reflects overall result


Easy to correct

Disadvantages

Does not reflect individual contribution


Does not reflect interaction
Does not reflect ability to resolve interaction
issues
Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Version 2 Assess Overall & Individual Contribution


E.g. Group of Three Students
Grade is divided into two sections

Portion for overall Submission Same for everyone

Grade

Portion for Individual Contribution Different for each


student assessed by Lecturer

Advantages

Grade reflects overall result


Grade reflects individual contribution
Individual Result

Disadvantages

Overall Result

Does not reflect interaction


Does not reflect ability to resolve interaction
issues
Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Version 3 Assess Overall, Individual and Peer


Contribution
E.g. Group of Three Students
Grade is divided into three sections

Portion for overall Submission Same for everyone

Portion for Peer Review Different for each student


assessed by Peers in the Group

Grade

Portion for Individual Contribution Different for each


student assessed by Lecturer

Advantages

Grade reflects overall result

Peer Review

Grade reflects individual contribution

Individual Result

Grade reflects the contribution of each


participant in the group

Overall Result

Disadvantages

More complex to measure But worth it!


Student 1

Student 2

Student 3

Example
Group of Three Students
Grade Distribution 100% Group Assignment

40% Overall Final Submission

Grade

30% Individual Contribution based on agreed


expectations

90

30% Peer Review of Group Members

70

The group identified and documents roles,


responsibilities, actions, deadlines amongst
themselves.
All Three Students get the same percentage for
the overall result- e.g. awarded 30% (out of 40%)
Student 1 Good Individual Section & Good
Participation

Student 2 Poor Individual Section & Poor


Participation

Student 1 Excellent Individual Section &


Excellent Participation

80

Individual Grade

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Peer Review
Individual Result
Overall Result

Student 1
20
20
30

Student 2
10
10
30

Student 3
25
25
30

Sure, We were all Great!


Group of Three Students
Grade Distribution

40% Overall Final Submission

Grade

30% Individual Contribution based on


agreed expectations

70

30% Peer Review of Group Members

60

The group identified and documents roles,


responsibilities, actions, deadlines
amongst themselves.
All Three Students get the same
percentage for the overall result- e.g.
awarded 20% (out of 40%)
Student 1 Poor Individual Section &
Strong Peer Review

Student 2 Poor Individual Section &


Strong Peer Review

Student 1 Poor Individual Section &


Strong Peer Review

Individual Grade

50
40
30
20
10
0
Peer Review
Individual Result
Overall Result

Student 1
30
15
20

Student 2
30
10
20

Student 3
30
15
20

There is something wrong here!

But I contributed More!


Group of Three Students
Grade Distribution

40% Overall Final Submission

80

30% Individual Contribution based on


agreed expectations

70

30% Peer Review of Group Members


The group identified and documents roles,
responsibilities, actions, deadlines
amongst themselves.
All Three Students get the same
percentage for the overall result- e.g.
awarded 30% (out of 40%)

Student 1 Good Individual Section &


Strong Peer Review

Student 2 Good Individual Section &


Poor Peer Review

Student 1 Good Individual Section &


Strong Peer Review

Individual Grade

Grade

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Peer Review
Individual Result
Overall Result

Student 1
30
20
20

Student 2
10
20
20

Student 3
30
20
20

There may be grounds to review

How to be Successful
The best Individual result is obtained by striving for the best Group result
Focus on striving for the success as a group rather than trying to highlight issues with the
other group members

Success is achieved

Agree the overall strategy to answer the assignment

Agree the sections/actions that are required to research, assess, analyse, present and collate the assessment

Agree which individuals will do these actions

Document these actions

Work as a team / Collaborate

Be open and honest It is ok to challenge / agree / disagree

Use technology / skype / dropbox / tools to share information

Group Assessment Agreed Roles


Group Members: Joe Bloggs, Mary Grimes, Michael Wilson
Joe Bloggs

Mary Grimes

Michael Wilson

Agreed Actions

Agreed Actions

Agreed Actions

Complete primary research on


.

Develop research questionnaire

Post and collect Research


questionnaire.

Complete data analysis on


primary research

Develop findings and

data

assumption.

Participate in weekly meeting

Collate chapters and maintain


current revision of assignment

Collate bibliography / reference

listing

Participate in weekly meeting

Develop visualisations for

Participate in weekly meeting

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