Educational Supervision, Teaching and Assessment in Clinical Practice (MDSC0027)

‘Educational Supervision, Teaching and Assessment in Clinical Practice’ explores bedside teaching, opportunist learning events and how to teach clinical reasoning and clinical communication effectively.

After taking this module you should be able to recognise opportunities for teaching in the clinical setting and select appropriate strategies when teaching in a range of these clinical settings. You will be able to assist learners to reflect on their experiences through questioning and effective feedback along with identifying a range of methods for nurturing appropriate clinical attitudes. You will also be able to develop ways of involving patients in teaching and identify approaches for teaching clinical communication.

This module is assessed through a 3000 word coursework assignment carrying 100% of the final mark

This module introduces a range of concepts from the social and political sciences that assist the understanding and analysis of the relationship between...

Education and International Development: Concepts, Theories and Issues (EDPS0057)

This module introduces a range of concepts from the social and political sciences that assist the understanding and analysis of the relationship between education, learning and international development in low and middle income countries. The module also explores critically the changing links between these relationships at individual, local, national, regional, international and global levels. It introduces and discusses issues of educational policy and practice in low and middle income countries.

This module will be taught by specialist design tutors who will conduct introductory workshops and visits. The class and studio work may be conducted in groups...

Design for Performance and Interaction: Introductory Design Workshops (BARC0069)

This module will be taught by specialist design tutors who will conduct introductory workshops and visits. The class and studio work may be conducted in groups of up to 40 students. There will be some individual and some group project work. Students on this module are introduced to a range of research agendas, tools and approaches available on the programme.

There are three introductory workshops in the first term and each student will prepare an individual design workshop portfolio brief.

Portfolios must be submitted for examination at the interim portfolio review for formative marking and again at the final portfolio review for summative marking.

Students will present their work at the conclusion of the workshop in a crit (open jury) setting.