Postgraduate Course: Professional Practice (EDUA11157)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course, which has taught and practice elements, will help students to develop a deeper understanding of what it means to be a professional community educator in an increasingly diverse field. It will enable students to make connections between academic theory, professional practice and the student's own professional development. In exploring the complex and dynamic relationship between theory and practice, students will be required to articulate their strengths and weaknesses and to learn how to take responsibility for their professional development. A major project in the practice element will allow students to demonstrate original and creative responses to problems and issues. In overall terms, the course will address complex ethical and professional issues and require students to make informed judgments on issues not addressed by current professional and/or ethical codes or practices. The premise is that modern-day community educators need to be able to manage their own and others' work and to exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in professional activities. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | | | | Moray House | Tutorial | | 1-22 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
The practice element involves a block placement of 9 weeks.
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion students will be able to:
Engage in critical discussion of the nature of their own and others professionalism, of professional values and of the relationship between enquiry, relevant theory and professional practice
Articulate personal learning needs within a supervisory relationship and within a learning agreement
Synthesise and evaluate approaches to community education in the context of a specific organisation
Plan, manage and execute and evaluate a significant piece of work involving investigation and development
Organise and manage resources including self-management
Demonstrate originality or creativity in the application of knowledge, understanding and practices
Understand the impact of changing social and cultural contexts on the tasks undertaken by community educators
Operate in a wide and often unpredictable variety of professional contexts
Practice in ways, which draw on critical reflection on own and others roles and responsibilities
Use evaluative practice to assess and implement appropriate changes |
Assessment Information
| Students will provide an analytical paper reflecting on their learning from the taught programme (4000 words) and be required to secure a Pass in fieldwork activities, on a Pass/Fail basis. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr James Ian Fyfe
Tel: 514803
Email: ian.fyfe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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