Cross-institution collaborations for a final year project

Abstract

We present a paper on teaching innovation which aims to put into practice some of the trends from the NMC Horizon Report 2018, Higher Education Edition. To be exact, we have carried out an academic initiative for the “Final Year Project” (FYP) corresponding to the subject of “Commercial Law” from the Law Degree. This has been done through the collaboration between two institutions - the University Miguel Hernández (UMH) and the University Science Park - and by putting into practice one of the key trends for accelerating the use of technology in higher education. In this sense, the completion of the FYP has involved the use of the educational resources available to the student through access to a paradigmatic start-up from the Science Park. A study has been carried out about this start-up in the framework of a Project on teaching innovation corresponding to the “University Educational Innovation Program, UMH” 2018-1019, titled “Corporate Social Responsibility: an analysis of regulations and a study of practices, strategies and management systems that contribute to achieving social, economic and environmental improvements”. The FYP carried out redesigns a new learning space for students, providing them with an authentic learning experience through new teaching methodologies. In addition, it conclusively demonstrates the benefits for both students and businesses and involves a transference of knowledge between the University and the business world.