MEd Clinical Education

Year 3

(Award available for year: Master of Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of year 3 of the MEd Clinical Education programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
1. Formulate a research question based on critical reflective insight and synthesis of the available evidence

2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of research design, research methodology, methods of data collection and methods of data analysis

3. Demonstrate the potential to Influence policy and/or practice in learning and teaching within their work context

4. 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), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
1. Insight into the essential skills for postgraduate level study, including IT skills, literature searching, assignment planning, academic writing, critical reading and group working
2. Evaluate received opinion about established and new developments teaching and learning in healthcare and clinical education
3. Demonstrate competence and skill in designing, reviewing, delivering and managing clinical education programmes
4. Evaluating their own achievement and that of others
5. Inter-professional working and learning
6. Networking
7. Enhanced skills in learning and working in a digital age
8. Enhanced written and verbal communication skills
9. Demonstrate in depth understanding of the skills and tools required to undertake a piece of research into clinical education
10. 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
11. Promote learning across and within healthcare and health-care related professions, e.g. pharmacist technicians and pharmacists; pharmacists, paramedics, nurses and doctors
12. 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
13. Self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations relating to clinical education research
14. 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.