High Expectations? Why not ! A generic framework for achieving high quality in a student’s performance Abstract: High school students are used to a certain way of working in a protective school environment, closely supervised by their teachers. The collaborative partnership between Mediterranean College and the University of Derby involves a transition to the more demanding academic environment, which requires certain skills and specific ways of operating and working. This includes the need to discover and acquire knowledge, but also to critically evaluate all the information that is offered to them and it demands a well-defined working framework. As students themselves begin to understand the academic demands of the modules, the role of the academic tutor is vital in showing the way to these students and helping them progress, up to the level where their work can even become part of the academic community by publication in a conference or journal. If these requirements are met, we can definitely have high expectation from nearly all of them. This workshop is led by Mediterranean College and involves participation by a Programme Leader and a group of students studying Business and Computing undergraduate and post graduate programmes. Disclaimer & Copyright: University of Derby Mediterranean college Langkos Spyros

1. UNIVERSITY
& ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

2. Personal Reflection
Fads: clothing, music, TV
Trying to do crazy & cool things to fit in
 Young, naive, not inspired, neglected
 1st step: identify what you like & what
can change!
Nurture like-minded student thinking

3. High school mentality
Excessive non-practical knowledge
 Limited importance for future work
 General education
 Educational system needs change

5.  Knowledge in depth
 Multiple models of teaching
 Access to a variety of content
 Several events for every interest
College mentality

6.  Staff & professors of high caliber with
knowledgeable background and career track
 Eager to help & mentor, always friendly, solution-
oriented
 Provide materials and procedures necessary for
guidance
 Maintain a good level of communication with
students
 Support student’s academic excellence in extra
curriculum activities & networking events
Academic Relationships

7.  Provide Moodle eLearning platform (mc-class)
 Interactive learning: videos, case studies,
academic visits, ebooks, group projects, self-
reflection practices, teaching evaluation
 Presentations & collage/posters of our
academic work
 Demanding & up to date modules: goal-
driven, deadlines, team building
Learning process

8. REPORTS & WORKSHOPS

9.  Decide where to find information
 Don’t wait. plan your paper a step ahead
 Set your own deadline
 Make a proposed reading list
 Decide search terms
 Most professors give a handout that includes the details
of assignment
 Take notes about the requirements
Analyzing the project

10.  Creativity & critical thinking
 Working good with others
 Communication skills
 Decision making & self-governance
 Task persistent
 Organizational skills
Student Skills

11. REFERENCES &
REFFERAL

12.  Quote from previous research
 What are you adding? Make it clear
 Use recent academic work to cite
 Self citing – only when relevant
 Any work that is not your own MUST
be referenced
www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/guides/write/literature.htm
Reference…don’t copy

13. ACADEMIC RESEARCH

14. Citations:
– Faculty news,
– UDEL(resource based learning)
– Mendeley, ResearchGate
– Academia.edu, LibGen , Scholar
– Twitter, Slideshare, Google+
Post-publication comments:
– Faculty
– Mendeley
Be Future Proof:
• Publish Open Access
• Comment on Mendelay, Papers, etc
Tips for research

15. Demanding environment
 Field experience & practice
 Program context
 Curriculum activities
 Peer student competencies
 Diversity & philosophy of People
 Qualified faculty
 Qualitative aproach

16. ACADEMIC WRITING

17.  In academic writing, the sources you’ve found in your
research will be the basis of your thesis
 Rely on expert publications to support your arguments and
conclusions
 Stay away from our own opinion and editorials. Avoid first-
person perspective
 Reference all of your research, either through direct
quotation or paraphrasing
 Learn the language of your discipline
 Don't use complex words to appear smart if you don't know
their meaning
 Don't make huge conclusions from small tests
Advise when writing

18.  Be consistent
 Exploit a plethora of sources to
prepare your work
 Presenting professional content
 Decide professional career
Accomplishments

19. ACADEMIC PUBLISHING

20. Write a letter that entices the editor to publish your
article
 Look at each of your academic activities as an
opportunity to publish
Take one publication and rewrite it to fit other fields
who could benefit from your research
Join with another author to create a publication that
uses both of your competencies
Follow the instructions required by the journal as far as
formatting requirements, etc
Getting published

21. Submit a
paper
Basic requirements met?
REJECT
Assign
reviewers
Collect reviewers’
recommendations
Make a
decision
Revise the
paper
[Reject]
[Revision required]
[Accept]
[Yes]
[No]
Review and give
recommendation
START
ACCEPT
Author Editor Reviewer
Michael Derntl
Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing.
http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
 Editor(s) do an initial read to
determine if the subject matter
and research approach is
appropriate for the journal
(approx. 1 week)
 Editor(s) identify and contact
two reviewers (approx. 1 week)
 Reviewers usually have 6-8
weeks to complete their reviews
 Editor(s) assess the reviewers'
comments and
recommendations and make a
decision (approx. 2 weeks)
 Expected time from submission
to review feedback: 3-3.5
months
Publishing review

22. CRITICAL
THINKING

23. Consider…not memorize
SLAP UP #1: 6 Critical Questions
http://cta.hostei.com/?p=19
http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/the-critical-thinking-
muslim

24. INFORMATION SEARCH

25. Be worried of most websites unless you
can prove the site’s credible authorship
 Academic sources - peer-reviewed
journals and articles found in academic
databases
 Limiting your dates to the past 5 years
Discovering content

26. Academic Index: http://www.academicindex.net
 Academic Earth - Thousands of Video Lectures From the
World's Top Scholars: http://academicearth.org
 Archives Portal Europe:
http://www.archivesportaleurope.eu
 BPubs.com - The Business Publications Search Engine
http://www.bpubs.com
 BlogScholar - Academic Blogging Portal and Directory
http://www.blogscholar.com
Academic Search engines
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A., Executive Director – Virtual Private Library
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/search-engines-for-modern-academic-learning

27. ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK

28. Professionalism model
http://www2.derby.ac.uk/response/index2.ph
p?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&po
p=1&page=1&Itemid=36
Understand more about
the environment in which
they work, the job they do
and how to do it better
Professional knowledge
as a practitioner in a
particular discipline
Accredited by the Higher
Education Academy (HEA)
Staff are updating their
subject knowledge on a
regular basis to maintain
their credibility as
professionals

29. Student expectations
The NCREL, enGauge 21st Century Skills
guiding framework:
http://pict.sdsu.edu/21st.html
JISC Study into the Evolution of Working
Practices: http://ewds.strath.ac.uk/work-with-
it/EffectivePractice.aspx

30. Academic Tutoring
 Talk via webcam or instant messaging with course
tutors
 Experts in their respective fields and specialists in
online learning
 Provide feedback and support to the very highest levels
 Regular academic, personal attention & collaboration
with your fellow learners

31. REFERENCES

32.  Text and Academic Authors Association(TAA): http://www.taaonline.net
 http://www.journalprep.com/FILES/How_to_Write_and_Publish_an_Acade
mic_Research_Paper.pdf
 http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/people/pbailey/sigir-paper-writing-
tips.aspx?1702280376
 http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/paper.html
 Gaafar K. (2010). “How to write a scientific paper”, Presentation, URL:
 http://www.ece.uprm.edu/~domingo/teaching/ciic8996/How%20To%20Writ
e%20A%20Scientific%20Paper_1.ppt
 Cardoso J. (2012). “The points your paper should address”, Technical
Notes,URL:
http://http://eden.dei.uc.pt/~jcardoso/ForStudents/students.html
 Paiva R. P. (2013). “How to Write Good Scientific Project Proposals: A
Comprehensive Guide”,Tutorial:
http://rppaiva.dei.uc.pt/publications/Tutorials/goodProjectProposals.pdf
 http://www.slideshare.net/donruca/how-to-write-good-scientific-papers-a-
comprehensive-guide
 http://www.slideshare.net/kedavisn/finding-evaluating-academic-research
 http://www.slideshare.net/maxharing/the-future-of-science-publishing-
max-haring
 Google image search
Research sources

33. Email: s.langkos@emc.edu.gr
v.kamakaris@mc-class.gr
e.chatzidimitriou@emc.edu.gr

34. Langkos Spyros, M.Sc Marketing Management
Kamakaris Vasileios, B.Sc Computer Science
Hatzidimitriou Efstathios, B.Sc Computer Science