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2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PHIL3010 Proctoring

10 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Dr Nick Jones
Email: N.O.Jones@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Module replaces

PHIL3910: Proctoring

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

- chair a discussion effectively and sensitively, without expressing their own opinions on the topics discussed;

- manage their time effectively;

- show a responsible attitude in the fulfilment of duties which affect other people;

- express clearly in writing a good understanding of the educational principles on which proctoring is based, and relate them to their own practical experience as a proctor.

Syllabus

There is no syllabus as such, because proctoring is an activity. A proctor is a final-year undergraduate who chairs weekly one-hour sessions of first-year tutorial groups. The students are given discussion tasks by their module leader, and they report on the outcomes of these tasks to their tutor. As a proctor you will be forbidden to teach the students. Your duties will include the following:
- familiarising yourself with the students' preparatory reading;
- attendance at training seminars;
- keeping an attendance register;
- chairing the students' discussion;
- weekly reporting to the tutor on the group's performance;
- occasionally acting as a stand-by for absent proctors.

In addition you will be expected to research literature on teaching methods in preparation for your assessed essay.

Depending on numbers, you may be asked to take two proctorials a week rather than just one.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Proctorial201.0020.00
Seminar91.009.00
Private study hours71.00
Total Contact hours29.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)100.00

Private study

Reading course materials: 50 hours;
Administration: 7 hours;
Researching and writing essay: 14 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

One proctoring session monitored;
Continuous monitoring through regular liaison with tutor;
Course evaluation questionnaire by students.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay1,500 words on Proctoring75.00
Practical.25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/07/2010

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