Enhancing Engagement and Inclusivity Through Activities Co-Designed With Undergraduates - A Case of Induction Week for Business Management

Abstract

In relation to induction there have been valuable innovations in the wider university, also nationally and internationally, but there has been insufficient human resource both to research these and then adapt to a specific context. The current study is to enhance induction week for business management with special focuses on student engagement and inclusion. The study adapts existing viable solutions as well as proposes new answers geared to equity, accessibility and exclusivity. One of the main aims of the study is to draw directly on the interest and experiences of students, explicitly as co-creators for induction, redesigning structure and activities. Consultations with student representatives and the Student Union are also conducted. By involving students in the process (Bovill et al [1] ), opportunities and challenges arise from the co-design approach, and these are addressed here..