Foundation Degree in Healthcare for Assistant Practitioners(Apprenticeship Route)
Year 2
(Award available for year: Foundation Degree)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- demonstrate a broad understanding of the concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are: -apply generic and subject specific intellectual qualities appreciate and employ the main methods of enquiry in the subject and critically evaluate - use a range of techniques to initiate and undertake the analysis of data and information;- to professional and disciplinary boundaries;- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms;
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment in assistant practitioner roles in health or social care;- skills necessary for the exercising of professional responsibility as an assistant healthcare practitioner- decision making;
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of professional knowledge and competencies to typical situations (including those that demonstrate complex needs) and to relatively straightforward untypical situations;- demonstrating the ability to engage in critical dialogue between theory and professional practice;- use of a range of formats for assessment that demonstrate skills of effective communication for both academic and professional settings;- encouragement to explore new ideas and to test, evaluate and criticise received opinion;- opportunity to design and implement an independent study project.* Special assessment arrangements will need to be appropriately detailed in your School’s Code of Practice on Assessment.