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2013/14 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SDDU5140M Managing and Evaluating Teaching

15 credits

Module manager: Christopher Butcher
Email: C.W.Butcher@adm.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2013/14

Pre-requisite qualifications

i Part-time or full-time contract of employment (minimum duration one year) with the University of Leeds.

ii Wide range of teaching and assessment responsibilities - enabling participant to complete the assessments - within the University.

This module is mutually exclusive with

SDDU5145M	Managing and Evaluating Teaching (Open)
SDDU5150M	PGCLTHE Route 2 Portfolio

Module replaces

SDDU4040

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

By the end of the module, it is expected that participants will be better able to:

1. design modules, and student guides to modules, in their own subject
2. describe and compare different approaches to module and programme design
3. describe and discuss underlying perspectives to module and programme design and evaluation
4. identify and suggest remedies to common problems in module and programme design and programme management
5. describe and discriminate different approaches to module and programme evaluation
6. demonstrate critical awareness of issues and recent trends in quality management and enhancement procedures in higher education
7. evaluate modules and programmes in accordance with University protocols
8. enhance their knowledge and understanding of higher education through awareness of and ability to evaluate the educational literature related to course design (both generic and subject-specific)
9. appraise and critically reflect upon their own approaches to managing and evaluating teaching
10. analyse their own professional development needs and formulate an action plan

Syllabus

- principles and practice of module and programme design
- various approaches to module and programme design
- student, peer and other sources of module and programme evaluation
- qualitative and quantitative methods of evaluating teaching, modules and programmes
- reviewing modules and programmes and their documentation
- University of Leeds quality assurance mechanisms in learning & teaching
- implementing curriculum change
- national quality assurance and enhancement initiatives and issues: the quality assurance agency (QAA) and others

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	20	1.00	20.00
Consultation	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			125.00
Total Contact hours			25.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Preparation & reading: 45 hours
Practise (application of ideas, skills and methods) and reflection (evaluating the outcomes and action planning): 40 hours
Preparation for, and of, the assignment: 40 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Meetings with mentors about summative assessment - case study.
Discussion with mentor and peers in subject departments / schools.
Discussion with programme tutors.
Self-monitor by completion of audit tools / professional development plan.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	This assignment is a case study report based upon the design or re-design of a module in the participant's subject. The design should take account of the University/Department norms and expectations. The resulting module must havea clear rationale and provide a coherent learning experience for students. it should demonstrate best practice in terms of organisation & management. 3,500-4,000 words excluding appendices.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/05/2014

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