Postgraduate Course: Individually Negotiated Course (MTD) (10 Credit) (EDUA11243)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides the opportunity for an individual course member or group to engage in supported self-study in a specialist area not covered by another course within the MSc Management of Training and Development, as long as the course topic falls within the domains of study covered by the School of Education and as long as there is a supervisor and assessors who have expertise in the topic area. Independent study courses may be included only in programmes which specify their inclusion. Each independent study course will involve a written contract drawn up by the course member(s) in consultation with his/her/their supervisor.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Each independent study course will involve a written contract drawn up by the course member(s). A contract may be drawn up for an individual or a group. This will detail the learning outcomesrelating to:
&ˇ knowledge and understanding
&ˇ intellectual skills
&ˇ practical skills
&ˇ transferable / key skills (as appropriate)
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Assessment Information
The contract will contain the following elements:
Title
Rationale : this must accord with:
&ˇ the aims of the programme of which the course forms a part
&ˇ the structure regulations of the programme
&ˇ the course member&Šs professional development needs
Learning Outcomes: relating to:
&ˇ knowledge and understanding
&ˇ intellectual skills
&ˇ practical skills
&ˇ transferable / key skills (as appropriate)
These need to correspond to Programme outcomes.
Approaches to Study:
&ˇ how will the study be conducted and over what period?
&ˇ name and department of supervisor
&ˇ what will the pattern of supervision be?
&ˇ what are the procedures for reporting to the Programme Director on progress,
&ˇ final result, failure to complete within timescale?
Assessment:
&ˇ what is the assessment task (title, number of words, means of presentation)?
&ˇ by which specific performance criteria will the assessment task be judged?
&ˇ date of submission
&ˇ name of assessor.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Each independent study course will involve a written contract drawn up by the course member(s) in consultation with his/her/their supervisor who will be appointed by the MTD Programme Leader, with the consent of the supervisor&Šs Head of Department. The contract will be agreed by the supervisor and a second member of academic staff, and will be presented to the School Postgraduate Studies Committee for ratification. It will then be placed within the course member&Šs file. A contract may be drawn up for an individual or a group. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Bibliography to be included as part of the contract, dependent upon topic of study. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
100 hours of student effort. Supported self-study with individual or group tutorials |
| Keywords | Supported self study |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Claire Valentin
Tel: (0131 6)51 6195
Email: Claire.Valentin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gemma Hennessey
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: gemma.hennessey@ed.ac.uk |
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