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PAR-40025 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PAR-40025 - Educational Leadership
Coordinator: Wynne Thomas Tel: +44 1782 7 34944
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This is an optional core module on the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (distance learning) programme.
The module aim is to support the student in becoming an effective and innovative educational leader within medical education. It will develop reflective educational leaders who are aware of their strengths, limitations/challenges and who are able to proactively develop medical education. It will support students in their journey to becoming senior medical educational leaders. Developing educational leaders that encourage the creation of a pedagogical culture where educational issues and learning is central.

Aims
The module aim is support the student in becoming an effective and innovative educational leader within health professional education. It will develop reflective educational leaders who are aware of their own strengths, limitations/challenges and who are able to proactively develop health professional education. Developing educational leaders that encourage the creation of a pedagogical culture where educational issues and learning is central.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically reflect on the impact of effective leadership and management within health professional education
: 1
Evaluate both the macro and micro issues in educational leadership and the impact they have in a dynamic healthcare system: 1
Appraise their own qualities, skills, strengths and challenges demonstrating deep levels of self-awareness and critical application to their own educational leadership role: 1
Critically reflect on their role in educational leadership and the subsequent improvement in service outcomes: 1
Identify and explore the impact educational leaders have on teams and the challenges in managing any conflict within those teams: 1
Describe and critically evaluate leadership and management theory through application to educational case studies and clinical practice scenarios: 1
Demonstrate through module learning activities a clear ability in motivating and influencing others through effective negotiation skills: 1
Compare with educational role models, their own personal resilience, drive and energy to make an impact within health professional education: 1
Evaluate the impact of managing change and innovation as an educational leader: 1

Study hours

This module will be delivered as a distance learning module therefore the total required hours will be 150 independent study hours as they work through the module content and learner activities.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
3000 word assignment
An integrated reflective assignment on educational leadership within health professional education (3000 words plus evidence, reflective patches and personal educational leadership action plan) to meet the module learning outcomes. It is based on a 'Patchwork Text' approach to writing (short pieces of reflective writing) based around educational leadership practice in relation to modular pre-specified themes, experiences of educational leadership and reflections on a range of self-assessment tools to include personality types and emotional intelligence profiles. This gradually builds up over the course of the module as the individual `patches¿ are stitched together in order to reach new understandings of the role of the innovative educational leader. This process of reflection and learning will assist students in the transition to senior educational leadership positions.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and 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/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024