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CLM-40194 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

CLM-40194 - Learning and Professional Development in the Clinical Environment
Coordinator: Abbie Meacham Tel: +44 1782 679682
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module will be delivered asynchronously. It is designed to help you to develop the practical skills and knowledge needed to be an effective teacher specifically within the clinical workplace, supported by underpinning educational theory and the latest pedagogical literature. You will reflect on the different roles that you as a teacher might have within the workplace, including supervisor, mentor and coach. You will learn about the development of professional identity and consider how professionalism is taught and assessed in your own clinical area. You will explore approaches to providing feedback and gain experience of providing structured written feedback on a reflective assignment to a peer during the module.

Aims
The module will support the student in developing further the skills and pedagogical knowledge needed to be an effective teacher specifically within the environment of the clinical workplace.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the educational theory linked to teaching and learning in the clinical workplace: 1
Justify the role of the clinical teacher in guiding, supporting and mentoring learning in the clinical workplace using relevant theories and models: 1
Apply critical judgement in the composition of constructive feedback to facilitate learning: 2
Examine the theoretical underpinnings of professional identity development and critically appraise the role that the teaching and assessment of professionalism may have in the training and development of healthcare professionals: 3

Study hours

This module will be delivered asynchronously
Asynchronous guided learning activities (group discussions and learner activities) - 40hrs
independent study hours (reading and research) - 70hrs
Assessment prep - Poster and presentation, reflection and critical feedback - 40hrs

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 50%
Written reflection on the role of supervisor, mentor or coach.
The student will produce a written reflection on how and why a previous occasion where they have acted in this role has developed their skills in performing the role with reference to the literature and relevant educational theory. Students should identify the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches used within these encounter(s) and discuss how they will use this learning to inform their future practice. Maximum word count: 1500 words.

2: Professional Development weighted 20%
Giving constructive feedback
The student will be allocated another students written reflection on their role as a supervisor, mentor or coach. They will provide written feedback to their peer on their work with the intention of developing their peers reflective writing and practice (500 words)

3: Poster weighted 30%
Academic e-poster and an accompanying 5-minute pre-recorded conference style presentation of the poster.
The student will produce a poster which will critically appraise an assessment tool used to assess professionalism, professional skills, behaviour and attitudes in their own clinical or educational area of practice, in relation to current evidence and practice.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025