MEd Clinical Education
Year 2
(Award available for year: Postgraduate Diploma)
Learning outcomes
On completion of Year 2 (Postgraduate Diploma) students should have provided evidence of being able to:- Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of the design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of learning and teaching in clinical settings and higher education- Demonstrate independence in the critical application and synthesis of educational knowledge to clinical research and practice in healthcare settings.- Take a proactive and self-reflective role as educators in the clinical setting and higher education to evaluate their own professional practice and that of others- Explore and develop opportunities for inter-professional education and understanding of other professional roles- Critically evaluate current issues and research and their relevance to learning and teaching in the clinical context- Demonstrate a critical understanding of a broad range of theoretical approaches to teaching and learning in clinical education- Critically review developments in healthcare education and understand any implications for their own practice- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles and concepts of curriculum development in healthcare education- Analyse key management concepts, methods and tools and their effectiveness in relation to managing change in healthcare education- Identify, analyse and prioritise issues in reviewing and redesigning curricula, especially in relation to the developing blended and e-learning initiatives.- Conduct, and critically appraise, a literature search using library and computing facilities - Analyse the ethical issues in both teaching and learning, and clinical education research and prepare a submission for ethical approval for their proposed project.
Transferable (key) skills
On completion of Year 2 (Postgraduate Diploma) students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme: - Insight into the essential skills for postgraduate level study, including IT skills, literature searching, assignment planning, academic writing, critical reading and group working; - Evaluate received opinion about established and new developments teaching and learning in healthcare and clinical education - Demonstrate competence and skill in designing, reviewing, delivering and managing clinical education programmes- Evaluating their own achievement and that of others - Inter-professional working and learning- Networking- Enhanced skills in learning and working in a digital age- Enhanced written and verbal communication skills
Assessment
Achievement for Year 2 (Postgraduate Diploma) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:- Demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;- Drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;- Evaluating received opinion;- Make sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.