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PAR-40037 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 July 2024

PAR-40037 - Independent Study in Clinical Education
Coordinator: Victoria Foley Tel: +44 1782 7 34946
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The module will allow the student, in consultation with an educational supervisor, to develop and execute a personal learning plan in a chosen area and be assessed on the evidence provided, against the specified learning outcomes.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/par-40037/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

design and implement a personal learning plan with specific identified learning outcomes (with regard to a topic of special interest within clinical education): 1
demonstrate the capacity to critically reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning: 1
critically appraise the literature relevant to the chosen area of study: 1

Study hours

The majority of the study is independent.
There will be 8 hours of contact with the module lead, in the form of online personal tutorials at intervals tailored to the students needs

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
The student will write a reflective assignment with respect to their chosen topic of interest
The format of the assignment will be agreed by the student and the supervisor. It will contain a combination of critical reflection, evidence of any formal work undertaken, experiential learning and information relevant to the chosen area of study e.g development of guidelines, teaching programme etc. The production of the assignment will take a maximum of 6 months and its volume should not be in excess of 4000 words.

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: 25 July 2024