Karen Soulby

1. Putting Students in the hot seat
Using a viva as an asessment
tool
Karen Soulby
k.soulby@shu.ac.uk

2. BSc Tourism Management
Tourism Industry Experience Module
Drivers -
Student engagement -How are you going to get a
job?
Employability
Preparation for Placement search
Inclusive practice
SBS target - electronic feedback

3. Over to you approach
• Structure based lectures
only - no seminars
• Fieldtrip - World Travel
Market
• Presentation from
existing students and
recent graduates re work
experience
15 minute Viva - NO TECH
no pens, no powerpoint,
minimal notes, no prompting
from lecturer, no written
work submitted.
On going feed forward and
back
Mock assessments -
videoed for reflection
Feedback - verbal, instant,
recorded and attached to
the grade for future review.

4. Results
Student engagement - outstanding
Employability - focussed and timely,
opportunity to be in the interview hot seat.
Preparation for Placement search -
recognition of the importance of experience
Inclusive practice - little need to adapt for
students with learning contracts
SBS target - electronic feedback - check

5. Student Feedback
• That was tough...........but I'm so pleased I did
it.
• I thought that would be easy - talking about
myself! Hardest thing I have ever done!
• I really enjoyed this module - so useful, I
worked harder than I usually do.
• Thanks for helping me, the comments after
the mock helped. I didn't get it before but I do
now.

6. • https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive