2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PECI5704M Accredited Learning from Study Days

30 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Professor Alice O’Grady
Email: a.ogrady@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 31 Jan View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

A good first degree (upper second class Honours or above) in any subject or evidence of significant work experience (minimum of 3 years) in an appropriate organisation. IELTS 7 or equivalent for non-native English speakers

Co-requisites

PECI5703M

Extended Professional Work Based Learning

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module enables students to reflect on and develop their learning gained from two intensive periods of contact delivered at the University of Leeds. It will focus attention on how they can use their learning to enhance a particular area/areas of their professional practice, supporting them to do further reading, discuss this with their peers in seminars and with academic staff in tutorials and then produce a 6,000 word essay. The module will involve introduction to qualitative research methodologies appropriate to the line of enquiry. This will include consideration of research ethics. The module begins with the production of a negotiated Learning Contract, allowing the student to explore their own professional needs in light of their learning on the Summer Study Programme and consolidated during a further weekend workshop in the autumn term. This element is formatively assessed.

Objectives

On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Articulate personal learning needs in relation to a defined area of professional practice.
2. Organise a programme of self-directed learning.
3. Critically analyse a relevant body of literature.
4. Produce an analytical and reflective account of knowledge gained through independent study.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will have:
1. Extended their knowledge in a defined area of professional practice.
2. Gained new insights into the process of knowledge acquisition through independent study.

Syllabus

To participate in this module, students are expected to have engaged with relevant professional or managerial learning through a series of structured learning events. These will be usually delivered via a Summer Programme plus additional weekend workshop, held at the University of Leeds.

The intention of the module is to enable students to receive formal recognition of the learning gained when attending structured learning events. The structured learning events must have a coherency from the student's perspective.

The group tutorial will establish the processes for the student to achieve the learning outcomes.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	6	1.00	6.00
Practical	11	3.00	33.00
Seminar	3	2.00	6.00
Tutorial	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			250.00
Total Contact hours			50.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Preparation for student’s selected structured learning events supported by reading resources. Preparation for the development of the Learning Contract and the Essay.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Group tutorial incorporating discussion of proposed study

Submission of Learning Contract that clearly articulates the topic area the student is intending to study. This is then agreed and an appropriate supervisor identified

Individual tutorials with project supervisors and students to evaluate progress at regular intervals during the project or equivalent e-mail/phone communication (5x1 hour)

Monitoring of student progress:
The student will be supported by tutors based at the university and by a mentor in their workplace (optional as appropriate)

Regular group tutorials embedded into the learning will allow individual and group progression to be evaluated, providing feedback to both students and teachers.

As a student you will know how well you are doing by: attending tutorials, discussing progress to date, exploring and sharing any challenges you are experiencing with the work based project and listening to and learning from the experiences of other students

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	6,000 word essay	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

There is a formative development of the negotiated Learning Contract Student progress will be monitored by submission of a learning contract identifying the student's selected overall theme or subject for their learning, a plan for the structured learning events along with learning objectives for each event. This will be agreed with the student's academic supervisor.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/04/2019

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