{"id":554,"date":"2016-10-13T11:52:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T11:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/bscbusinessmanagement\/?p=554"},"modified":"2016-10-13T12:06:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T12:06:20","slug":"diary-co-design-week-1-mark-gatenby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/bscbusinessmanagement\/lectures\/2016\/10\/diary-co-design-week-1-mark-gatenby\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary of Co-Design, Week 1 – Mark Gatenby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Diary of Co-Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Monday 09:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the first day of the new academic year. I enter building 40 amazed to find a long line of Freshers waiting patiently to register for the Opening Conference event. I didn\u2019t expect them to beat me to the venue. And they are also dressed more smartly than me in their business casual wear.<\/p>\n

\"Colleagues<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday 10:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zak Rakrouki, Editor of the business programmes blog for 2016\/17 and member of the business co-design group, opens the conference \u2013 welcoming around two hundred students in attendance.\"2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"3\"<\/a>It is good to see many of the co-design group members from 2015\/16 \u2013 now second years in the School \u2013 to share stories from the summer and talk about what we hope to achieve this year.<\/p>\n

\"4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Monday 14:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a fantastic conference today. Great atmosphere, lots of energy, and the forming of new friendships. There may even have been a bit of romantic friending on Facebook. The launching of the Boeing enterprise fund had to be a highlight! Today is a day of firsts. Who knows what this group of students will go on to achieve over the next 3 or 4 years.<\/p>\n

\"5\"<\/a>\"6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It was great to welcome Tom and Tom back to talk about their conference travels last year. I\u2019m not sure they enjoyed seeing themselves on the big screen as much as the audience did!<\/p>\n

\"7\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday 16:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next up is a session for year 2 business students to get them thinking about \u2018Making your degree Count\u2019. I need to find some energy after the busy day of conference so I have a large coffee and packet of jelly beans. Around a one hundred second years arrive in Garden Court, and I am joined by Riika from the Faculty placements office and Emma from Education and Student Experience office, for a fun session.<\/p>\n

Monday 20:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been a long but rewarding day. The co-design team have done an excellent job delivering our first opening conference for Freshers. The student feedback is really positive. Six of us of (members of the co-design group) go for a curry at Gandhi in Portswood. The food is tasty and fitting for a welcome back celebration.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 10:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

I meet up with some students in my office who are moving between modules and programmes. It is a busy time for the new comers to find their feet. It is sad to see a few students leave so soon but always nice to welcome new faces who have joined us. I am delighted to hear the enthusiasm our new students have this year for joining clubs and societies, and also contributing to our blog.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 13:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is our first Ideas Cafe of the year for MANG1020. Around 70 people are squeezed into our cafe having no idea what to expect. The bossa nova soundtrack kicks in and suddenly everyone relaxes into the conversation. We spend some time talking about the assignments for the module and we are delighted to get widespread approval on the approach. Two more Ideas Cafes to go this week.<\/p>\n

Thursday 13:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

First lecture of the year for MANG1018. We are in the main maths lecture theatre with 200 faces looking at me. Many are now familiar after induction and the conference but it is a large room. I hear one student on the front row saying \u201cI am really looking forward to this module\u201d, an inviting cue to begin. I ask students to think about the items of technology they have already used that morning and I think I hear one shout \u201cfire alarm\u201d. My fridge at home happened to break this morning so I am thinking about how our awareness of technology is amplified when things fail.<\/p>\n

\"8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday 17:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have our first seminars for MANG1020 and we go through the assignment 2 brief. There are some really good questions, it is clear the Freshers have been well trained to sniff out marks on assessment. I meet a student in the seminar who lives in the same small town in Sussex as me.<\/p>\n

Thursday 19:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been another long day and I need some food before driving home. Stefan and I decide to go to the Brewhouse and Kitchen to get some food. We discuss the highs and lows of reinventing business education. The fish and chips fill the gap nicely.<\/p>\n

\"9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 09:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is time for the second and third ideas cafe of the week. The turnout is good and the conversation is flowing again. A student asks me where to find the fresh coffee waiting for him to wake him up, which is a fair question. It is still a time to get to know each other today and plenty of business-like shaking of hands.<\/p>\n

Friday 13:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

I bump into Rochelle in the corridor, a new staff member in the School working on placements. She said she enjoyed the student conference last week. I said it was earlier this week \u2013 it has been that kind of week.<\/p>\n

Friday 14:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have another two seminars for MANG1020. A timetabling clash means that over 100 students have turned up to a room with 30 seats. There is a bit of confusion but fortunately there is a spare room next door and the crowd dissipates. The students look at their assignment 2 briefs and we have some useful discussion around what is required.<\/p>\n

\"10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday 17:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

The week began early on Monday and we have almost reached the end of Friday – time for the second 1018 lecture. The venue is Avenue campus. There was a financial accounting lecture just before on Highfield, but most of the Freshers are here on time. I talk about continuity and change in industrialisation. The lecture is over and I need something to quench my thirst.<\/p>\n

Friday 19:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

I rush back to Highfield campus for a co-design group networking event with Freshers and second year students. It is great to see a friendly group there, lots of conversation, and Tom Davidson kindly buys me a drink. It looks like we will have another fun and productive year. I think it is finally time to drive home. I will meet a friend for dinner and a few drinks. The family have been away for the week so I am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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