Early reflections from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Writing about web page go.warwick.ac.uk/eeeThe last two weeks have seen the start of a new masters degree in WMG called Engineering Enterprise Excellence or EEE. My colleagues and I have been workiing...
View ArticleEarly reflections (continued) from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Writing about web page go.warwick.acuk/eeeThe first module in the EEE programme has finished. Practices and Principles of Excellence (PPE) deals with the concepts that underpin the European Excellence...
View ArticleLifeboat leader from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Yesterday the participants on the Leadership and Excellence module took part in an exercise named 'Lifeboat Leader'. They worked in groups of 4–6 and the scenario was a cruise ship that was expected to...
View ArticleLeadership definitions from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Yesterday the groups working in the Leadership & Excellence module presented their definitions of leadership. I was impressed by the effort that had been put into this task, which was reflected in...
View ArticleLeadership & Excellence module from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Yesterday was a very intensive day of seminars and presentations and today was only slightly less intense. I am most impressed by the commitment to learning consistently demonstrated by the...
View ArticleFeedback on EEE degree from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
I had an interesting discussion today with one of the Chinese students on the EEE Masters degree programme which has given me much food for thought. The conversation started with the student saying...
View ArticleLeadership module from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Last Friday (8 Dec 06) saw the end of the Leadership and Excellence (LE) module, one of the core modules for the EEE masters degree and an elective module for the 5 students from other streams. This...
View ArticleEnriching the learning environment from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
I have submitted a bid for funding research and development of the EEE MSc learning environment. The idea is to develop a synchronous conference environment. Nothing new in that you might say,...
View ArticleDeveloping reflective practice from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Had a conversation today about reflective practice and blogging. As stream leader of the Engineering Enterprise Excellence (EEE) MSc programme I have encouraged the use of blogs as a tool that assists...
View ArticleDeveloping reflective practice from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
This entry follows on from my last in which I considered whether I should make blog entries part of the summative assessment for my modules. I have decided to do so.Thus, in their first module, the EEE...
View ArticleMBE class of 2008 from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
This week saw the start of a new postgrad academic year with enrollment on Monday and induction starting on Tuesday. So far there are 24 students enrolled on Management for Business Excellence (MBE)...
View ArticleGood wet weather gear from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
I went walking today in the pouring rain, taking my two dogs on a forest track. After about two hours I returned home and apart from spots of rain on my glasses, I was completely dry. So I thought that...
View ArticleWhat is leadership? from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
The Management for Business Excellence course started last week with registration and induction and the intake of 24 started the first module, Creating Business Excellence on Monday. Organized into 4...
View ArticleWhen have you researched enough? from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Writing about When do you know you have researched enough? from Lila's blogLila raises some interesting points about when have you done enough research. My thoughts on this for the Management for...
View ArticleObsession with targets from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
Writing about web page http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7948162.stmWhen will organizations and (especially) governments learn that the use of arbitrary targets is a fundamentally flawed practice?...
View ArticleThe start of a new academic year from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
A new academic year has started and there are 45 students on the Management for Business Excellence (MBE) masters programme. There were 47 originally, but two left, one after the first 90 minutes of...
View ArticleAngry and ashamed from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
On Wednesday 20 October a student on the Management for Business Excellence masters was attacked by thugs on his return to his accommodation in Coventry after a day studying on campus. He was severely...
View ArticleWelcome to MBE 2012 from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
A warm welcome to everyone in the new Management for Business Excellence (MBE) intake--32 students of 14 nationalities. Today saw the start of the Creating Business Excellence module, the first of six...
View ArticleAn alumni's view of MBE from Paul's blog by Paul Roberts
I post this reflection on his time in MBE with permission from the author. If you have any comments or questions that arise after reading this piece, please ask them here and I will respond.Hello...
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