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2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MEDP5335M Professional Issues

15 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Mrs Helen Harcus
Email: h.harcus@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

Pre-requisite qualifications

See programme entry criteria.

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

The module will provide the opportunity to apply learning to professional issues and problems.This module allows students to design, negotiate and manage their own small study relevant to their working experience or profession.Students can build their project around a theme, topic or investigation, which directly relates to their working circumstances, previous experience, or a current important professional issue.Students will meet with the module leader to discuss their area of study. The area of study must be different to that studied in the student’s research project (MED5330M) if the student is on the MSc Medical Imaging programme.

Objectives

A work-based learning module allows students to design, negotiate and manage their own study relevant to their working experience or profession.
Students can build their study around a theme, topic or investigation, which directly relates to their working circumstances, previous experience, or a current important professional issue.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, the student will be able to:

- identify an appropriate project based on an agreed professional issue
- critically evaluate literature relating to the project
- provide a rationale for undertaking the project
- describe what they wish to achieve /learning objectives
- design effective methods to address the question posed
- design effective outcome measures
- communicate the project outcomes appropriately

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:

- Identify, design and undertake an appropriate work based project.
- Communicate the project findings effectively by written presentation

Syllabus

The module gives students the opportunity to focus on issues of real concern to themselves either in their work place or one pertinent to the wider profession. They can use their work place as a centre of learning, supported by the expertise and resources of the university.

Work based learning includes the following features: -

- It relates to a study chosen by the student.
- Learning arises from undertaking the study.
- It is work or profession based.
- Work based learning may be associated with the study of clinical, managerial, ethical or other relevant issues.
- It is autonomously managed by the student.
- Learning takes place without direct instruction or formal tuition. Learners are expected to take a large measure of responsibility for carrying out the project and learning will take place as an associated activity.

This module involves students managing their own learning through topic based study aimed at enhancing personal and professional development.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Clinical Sessions	12	1.00	12.00
Seminar	1	2.00	2.00
Tutorial	3	1.00	3.00
Private study hours			133.00
Total Contact hours			17.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Private study to include: literature searches, seminar and assessment preparation, independent supporting investigation & critical evaluation for summative assessment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Group Tutorial incorporating discussion of proposed study
- Submission of 200 word plan.
- Individual tutorials with project supervisors and student to evaluate progress at regular intervals during the project or equivalent email/phone communication. (3 x 1 hour)

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Negotiated assessment based on learning objectives and outcome measures. This may be in the form of a portfolio. Equivalent to 2,500 word assignment.	100.00
Research Proposal	Project plan. 2,000 words.	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Progress is monitored by: Group Tutorial incorporating discussion of proposed study, Submission of 200 word plan. Individual tutorials with project supervisors and student to evaluate progress at regular intervals during the project or equivalent email/phone communication. (3 x 1 hour)

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/05/2018

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