Foreword; Pauline Kneale Series Editor's Preface; Sally Brown Abbreviations PART I: THE MASTER'S EXPERIENCE 1. Master's Perspectives 1.1. Being A Student And Teacher; Bill Lindquist 1.2. My Masters Experience As Student And Teacher; Valerie Huggins 1.3. Researching The Master's Student Experience; Louise Winfield 1.4. Understanding Students Needs In Theatre Practice; Sue Mayo And Kathleen Low 1.5. Defining Issues For Mastery; Pauline Kneale 2. The Diversity Of Masters Provision; Pauline Kneale 3. Aspects Of Mastership 3.1. Master's Education In China - Danqing Liu; Jinghua Liu 3.2. The Master's Experience In Canada; Celia Popovic 3.3. The Influence Of Bologna On The Student Experience, A Case Study From Portugal; Ana Vitoria Baptista and Ana Cabral 3.4. Exploring The Experience And Support Needs Of Part-Time Master's Students; Julie Anderson, Valerie Huggins and Louise Winfield PART II: TRANSITION MATTERS 4. Transition Issues For Course Designers 4.1. Transition To Postgraduate Study: Overlooked And Underestimated; Jane Tobbell and Victoria O'Donnell 4.2. Principles For Reviewing The Taught Postgraduate Induction Curricula; Julie Rattray and Jan Smith 4.3. Effective Interventions For Maintaining Master's Student Motivation; Michelle Reid, Sonia Hood and Kim Shahabudin 4.4. Issues And Resources For Transition: A Personal Reflection; Pauline Deutz 5. Effective Induction 5.1. Belonging Cube: An Induction Activity To Recognise And Celebrate Diversity; Mark Sutcliffe and Ruth Matheson 5.2. Using Formative Assessment During Induction; Ruth Cross 5.3. Exploring Critical Thinking With Chinese Students During Induction; Rong Huang 5.4. Study Skills For Masters' Level 'Through The Looking Glass' Of Chinese Students; Marina Orsini-Jones, Ying Zhao and Xuemei Wang PART III: EFFECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 7. International Learner Development Across The Business School Curriculum; Gillian Byrne and Halina Harvey Writing Matters 7.1. Supporting Students To Develop Master's Level Writing Skills; Clare Furneaux 7.2. Reflective Writing With Students On An LLM For Practising Lawyers; Jane Ching 7.3. Teacher - Student Experiences Of Collaborative Writing At Master's Level; Emily Beaumont and Ken Gale 8. Integrating University-Wide Support 8.1. Central Support For Masters Student Dissertation Work; Tina Ramkalawan and Emily Danvers 8.2. Employability Skills For Masters Students; Debbi Marais 9. Problem-Based Learning In Practice 9.1. Using Problem-Based Learning In M-Level Computing Module; Chris Beaumont 9.2. 'Real World' Student Experience At Masters Level In Art And Design: Case Studies From Glass And Ceramics; Kevin Petrie, Andrew Livingstone, Jeffery Sarmiento and Cate Watkinson 9.3. Issues For Professional Masters: Bringing The Real World Into The Classroom; Joanna Drugan PART IV: ASSESSMENT 10. Assessing Well At Masters Level; Sally Brown 11. Creative Assessments 11.1. Using Blogs When Assessing M-Level Childhood And Youth Studies Students To Foster Skills And Confidence; Emma Bond and Stuart Agnew 11.2. Using Portfolios To Assess M-Level Music Performance Students; Laura Ritchie, 11.3. Authentic Assessment In An Med Psychology Of Education; Sue Palmer-Conn 11.4. A Group Work Assessment For Distance Learners On An Msc Facilities Management Programme; Chris Garbett 11.5. Patchwork Portfolio Assessment; Mark Sutcliffe and Ruth Matheson 11.6. Managing Student Diversity And Learning Through Group Formative Assessment; Adam Ritchie and Emma Plugge PART V: CURRICULUM DESIGN 12. Curriculum Design To Provide Learning In A Social Practice; Andrew Cramp 13. Lessons Learned From Distance Learning; Helen Durham and Linda See 14. Curriculum Opportunities 14.1. Many Amongst Equals The Challenge Of Teaching And Working In Partnership With Tutor-Practitioners At M Level; Bernard Lisewski 14.2. Embedding Reflective Practice And Creativity To Link A Modular Curriculum; Muireann O'Keeffe and Roisin Donnelly 14.3. Designing A Master's Program In GIS To Meet Professional Expectations In The Workplace; Chris Lukinbeal, Janice Monk and Iris Patten 14.4. Cross Crediting A Master's Programme In UK And Pakistan; Janet Strivens and Ian Willis 15. Rethinking Masters Level Design And Support; Pauline Kneale, Sally Brown and Phil Race Afterword; Pauline Kneale, Sally Brown and Phil Race References
