MEd Clinical Education
Year 3
(Award available for year: Master of Education)
Learning outcomes
Masters (taught) 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.- Formulate a research question that will inform clinical education based upon critical reflective insight and synthesis of the available evidence- Conduct, and critically appraise, a literature search using library and computing facilities - Demonstrate a critical understanding of research design, research methodology, methods of data collection and methods of data analysis- Demonstrate the potential to Influence policy and/or practice in learning and teaching within their work context- Analyse the ethical issues in both teaching and learning, and clinical education research and prepare a submission for ethical approval for their proposed project - Complete and write up a small scale empirical study articulating the rationale for the research and demonstrating alignment of the research design and methods with the research purpose.
Transferable (key) skills
Masters (taught) 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 - Demonstrate in depth understanding of the skills and tools required to undertake a piece of research into clinical education - Communication skills in relation to collaborative research design and evaluation and the capacity to articulate research ideas and work in progress to peers and colleagues- Promote learning across and within healthcare and health-care related professions, e.g. pharmacist technicians and pharmacists; pharmacists, paramedics, nurses and doctors- Skills necessary to undertake research at a higher level to prepare them for a future career as either a researcher or as an advocate of research-led work in clinical education- Self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations relating to clinical education research- Independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development as a clinical educator
Assessment
Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) 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 breadth and/or depth of knowledge to the design, delivery, assessment, evaluation and appraisal of learning and teaching in the clinical setting and/or tertiary education contexts in uni-, multi- and inter-professional contexts- Drawing on a range of perspectives on learning theory, learning in the workplace, clinical education and the design and delivery of learning, teaching and assessment in clinical education- Evaluating policy, current practice issues and research relevant to the clinical context and clinical education- Demonstrating a theoretically informed approach to curriculum design, review and development- Demonstrating understanding of leadership and the management of change in relation clinical education- Demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and depth of knowledge to the design and conduct of research