2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

EDUC5330M Evidence-based Teaching and Learning in Clinical Education

30 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Mrs Helen Bradbury
Email: h.m.bradbury@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. critically appraise the educational research literature as it relates to clinical education;
2. integrate knowledge of different types of methodological approaches into their research;
3. analyse the ethical issues in both teaching and learning, and clinical education research;
4. identify a research question based upon critical reflective insight and synthesis of the available evidence.

Skills outcomes
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the skills and tools required to undertake a piece of research into clinical education.

Syllabus

- Ethics and responsibilities in teaching and learning in the clinical setting and in research.
- Developing a research question.
- Research methodologies - quantitative and qualitative approaches in education and health sciences.
- Evidence-based approaches to learning and teaching.
- Research strategy and design.
- Designing a protocol.
- Statistical considerations.
- Research supervision.
- Progress, reporting and publication.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Practical	6	3.00	18.00
Seminar	9	2.00	18.00
Tutorial	4	2.00	8.00
Private study hours			256.00
Total Contact hours			44.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Pre-module reading and preparation: 56 hours;
Post-module reading: 50 hours;
Literature review, preparation and writing: 150 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative feedback on coursework provided by tutors during taught units and by email/telephone outside taught units.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 6,000 word research protocol (which includes a literature review) of a teaching and learning issue assessed 12 weeks following the taught unit will assess the identification of a research question, integration of knowledge of different types of methodological approaches to their research, explore and analyse ethical issues related to their research and, through the literature review, critically appraise the educational research literature as it relates to clinical education.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

1 x 6,000 word research protocol (which includes a literature review) of a teaching and learning issue assessed 12 weeks following the taught unit will assess the identification of a research question, integration of knowledge of different types of methodological approaches to their research, explore and analyse ethical issues related to their research and, through the literature review, critically appraise the educational research literature as it relates to clinical education.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 21/11/2016

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