Submission Guidelines
If possible, session submissions should relate to the conference topics. Further details about the conference topics can be found on the conference topics webpage.
In all sessions it is expected that delegates will have an opportunity to actively participate in the session. Further details about each of the session categories is provided below.
Paper presentation (30 minutes)
Paper proposals should describe original work which has given rise to substantial results, has made a significant impact on educational practice or has resulted in a change in departmental policy. The 3 best papers will be selected for publication in the HE Academy-ICS refereed e-Journal "ITALICS". The presentation should last a maximum of 20 minutes allowing the audience opportunity for commentary and questions in the remaining 10 minutes.
Please ensure that your paper proposal is no longer than five A4 pages and includes an abstract of up to 150 words.
Workshop (60 minutes)
Hands-on workshops involve active audience participation and discussion. Participants should have the opportunity to develop new skills or practical ideas for integration within their own teaching. We encourage session presenters to submit a linked poster for their session in order to disseminate their work to all conference delegates. Please ensure that your workshop proposal outlining the rationale and format of the session is no longer than one page.
Poster
Poster demonstrations provide an opportunity to exhibit material which is best suited to being presented interactively and provide a forum for colleagues to share their views and experiences. Interactive posters which demonstrate works in progress are encouraged. There will be timetabled sessions within the conference programme for delegates to view the posters and to engage in discussion with the authors.
Please ensure that your poster proposal is no longer than one page.
How To Submit
To submit a proposal for any of the above categories a downloadable Word version of the proposal form is available (DOC, 68KB).
All papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (97-2003 preferred), via The EasyChair ICSHEA-2008 Web page which can be found at the following link http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icshea2008
If you have no EasyChair account you should first create an account. To this end, you should use the above mentioned Web page and click on "I have no EasyChair account". Alternatively if you do have an EasyChair account then login using your existing account details. From here you should be able to submit an electronic copy of your submission.
Additionally we would also like you to send a hard copy of your paper to:
Conference Secretariat,
Higher Education Academy-ICS,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Ulster at Jordanstown,
Shore Road,
Newtownabbey,
Co. Antrim BT37 0QB.
Please ensure that all hard copies are of good quality, preferably using a laser printer.
All submissions will be subject to an anonymous peer review process.
Every paper must be presented by at least one of the authors or a nominee, otherwise their paper will not be included in the conference proceedings. Contributors invited to present at the conference must register as a delegate by Friday 27th June 2008.
We look forward to receiving your contributions. Please note the deadline for the receipt of submissions is Friday 11th April 2008. You should receive an email confirming receipt of your submission within one working week. If you do not receive this or would like further details please contact the conference team by email (heacademy-ics@ulster.ac.uk) or by phone on (028) 90368020. Lead presenters will be informed on Friday 9th May 2008 if their proposal has been accepted.