The application of Neuro-linguistic Programming techniques to facilitate students setting achievable goals in dissertation projects

Heather Skinner, Robin Croft

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    Abstract

    The nature of the undergraduate dissertation has changed over time, as has the nature of the student body with a focus on widened participation in many HEIs. Yet there is little literature on either the changed nature of the dissertation as a learning experience or on the supervision process. In order to address these changes a pilot support package was introduced at the University of Glamorgan, initially targeting students completing dissertation projects on marketing topics within the Business School. Delivered as a series of seven interactive student-centred workshops, the course was designed to draw on and impart a range of techniques including those from Neuro-Linguistic Programming to enable students to assess their own current patterns of behaviour and preferences of working styles in order that they may audit their current strengths and effect development and changes in areas they wish to improve. Unlike modules on Research Methods the focus of this programme was, not on methodology, but on soft skills such as goal setting, time management and motivation, along with practical skills such as those required to take advantage of recent developments in data processing technology. The focus of this paper is to present the Neuro-Linguistic Programming framework for setting well-formed outcomes, offered to students in the initial session of the dissertation workshop support programme. Although presented as a technique to facilitate students setting achievable goals in dissertation projects the technique may also prove useful for students in a wide range of Higher Education contexts, and later, to help set and achieve personal and professional goals throughout life
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationN/A
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2002
    EventBEST Conference 2002 - Edinburgh
    Duration: 1 Jul 20021 Jul 2002

    Conference

    ConferenceBEST Conference 2002
    Period1/07/021/07/02

    Keywords

    • undergraduate dissertations
    • neuro-linguistic programming
    • motivation

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