{"id":14268,"date":"2020-02-26T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:16:42","slug":"students-participate-in-escape-plan-live-as-part-of-their-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2020\/02\/students-participate-in-escape-plan-live-as-part-of-their-module\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Participate in Escape Plan LIVE as Part of Their Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Kent Business School (KBS) MSc students participated in a trip to Escape Plan LIVE as part of their module. <\/p>\n<p>Students from the MSc programmes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/1232\/digital-marketing-and-analytics\">MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/1240\/management\">MSc Management<\/a> participated in a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapeplanlive.com\/\">Escape Plan LIVE<\/a>. The trip was part of their module <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/modules\/module\/CB9123\">Professional Skills and Employability Development<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2560\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/people\/2560\/witts-gemma\">Gemma Witts<\/a>, Lecturer in Careers and Employability at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\">KBS<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/hospitality\/virtual-tours\/student\/?\/medway\/academic-facilities\/medway-kent-business-school\">Medway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students were observed whilst undertaking the activity, encouraged to reflect and provided with feedback. Assessment centre like activities are used by a number of key graduate recruiters in their recruitment processes.<\/p>\n<p>The trip was a fantastic way to enhance students\u2019 team working, critical thinking, communication and inter-cultural skills! The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and also commented on what they had learnt from this interactive experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cThe game has enhanced my perspective on teamwork and building. There were definitely take away points from the game that I could improve upon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/02\/escapeplan3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4387 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/02\/escapeplan3-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cThe escape room helped me understand my characteristics under pressure\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/02\/escapeplan2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4388 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/02\/escapeplan2-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cThe experience was effective to help me see some of my strengths and weakness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/02\/escapeplan4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4386 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2020\/02\/escapeplan4-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For further information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/postgraduate\">programmes<\/a> please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\">website<\/a> or contact the corresponding programme director.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/1232\/digital-marketing-and-analytics\"><strong>MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0or contact\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:A.S.Gutierrez-Mendoza@kent.ac.uk\"><strong>Dr Anabel Gutierrez Mendoza<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/1240\/management\"><strong>MSc Management<\/strong><\/a><strong> or contact <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:J.Amankwah-Amoah@kent.ac.uk\"><strong>Dr Joseph Amankwah-Amoah<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kent Business School (KBS) MSc students participated in a trip to Escape Plan LIVE as part of their module. 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