To Embed or Not to Embed? The Embedding of PDP in the Curriculum

This intervention was funded by the University's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Bridges) with the intention to explore students' perceptions of PDP and to evaluate their learning needs. This case study outlines some of the key aspects of this project and also captures how our approach to the PDP in tourism at the University of Bedfordshire changed with time. It considers how issues arising out of the work of the Bridges CETL could be incorporated into the redesign of modules to support the overall objectives of PDP. The changes are discussed in the light of various PDP models that are employed in UK universities and concludes with a set of suggestions for curriculum designers.