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Special Session - It’s A Jungle Safari Out There: An Allegory for Learning to Navigate Academia

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Lindsay, Euan
Paterson, K.
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2010
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Lindsay, Euan D. and Paterson, Kurt. 2010. Special Session - It’s A Jungle Safari Out There: An Allegory for Learning to Navigate Academia, in Richards, L. (ed), Frontiers in Education 2010, Oct 27 2010. Washington DC: IEEE.
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Proceedings of Frontiers in Education 2010
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Frontiers in Education 2010
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One of the key challenges at the beginning of an academic career is learning to live in the university working environment. Interactions between academics can be significantly different to those found in industry; and whilst many of the drivers for the organisation are similar, there are also some aspects that are unique to a university. Being able to successfully navigate through the office politics is exceptionally valuable to academic staff, both new and established. In order to do this, it is essential to understand what motivates both yourself and your colleagues. This workshop will use an African Safari as a metaphor for the academic working environment, allocating animals to represent some of the archetypes that are present within an Engineering department.