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PAR-40027 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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

PAR-40027 - Effective Educational Supervision
Coordinator: Gareth Byrne
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

Education supervision is a requirement by professional regulatory bodies and the Department of Health to provide guidance and feedback on matters of professional and educational development in the context of a trainee¿s experience of providing safe and appropriate patient care. This module allows the learners to gain the knowledge and skills that are essential to become effective educational supervisors.

Aims
The module aims to:
- Enhance the learners¿ knowledge and skills on educational supervision in a range of clinical and educational contexts
- Enhance the learners¿ feedback skills by exploring different feedback models from literature and using different methods to support those skills

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the role of the educational supervisor in guiding, supporting and monitoring educational progress of training using relevant theories and models
: 1
Assess the importance of giving, receiving, interpreting and using feedback to facilitate learning
: 1
Formulate appropriate feedback methods to provide effective, quality and timely feedback in a range of situations
: 1
Reflect on the effectiveness of their mentoring, coaching and appraisal skills in supporting educational supervision
: 2
Evaluate the importance of interpersonal skills to fulfil the role of educational supervisor
: 1

Study hours

This module will be delivered as a distance learning module therefore the total required hours will be independent study hours as they work through the module content and learner activities.
Orientation and reading in preparation for the module: 10 hours
Independent Study: 80 hours
Assignment preparation and submission: 60 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 80%
Summative assessment of academic writing
The learner will use the current literature to critically evaluate the roles and responsibilities of educational supervisor in supporting and monitoring the student¿s educational progress. The learner will address the knowledge and skills that are required to enhance the effectiveness of educational supervision. The challenges to the role will be discussed and addressed. This is a written submission of maximum 2000 words.

2: Reflective Diary weighted 20%
Reflective writing
The learners will provide a reflective summary of their supervision experiences covering a variety of issues. The learners will identify the learning points and use their experience in the developing their educational supervision skills. This is a written submission of 1000 words.

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