Student–Staff Co-creation: A Materials Science and Engineering Synoptic Group Case Study

Despite strong academic foundations, many graduates are perceived, both by employers and graduates themselves, as underprepared for the workplace. Addressing these skill gaps is crucial in future curriculum design. Student–staff co-creation has been found to be beneficial and promote the development of instructional rubrics and assessment literacy; it was used in this study to design a final year undergraduate synoptic materials science module with a view of promoting holistic content review and application alongside practical, professional, and industrial skills. The use of student–staff co-creation successfully allowed a range of novel perspectives and fresh ideas to be brought into the design of a new materials science and engineering synoptic group project module that effectively mimics the challenges students will face in the engineering workforce.