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Postgraduate Course: Individually Negotiated Course (MEd TESOL) (EDUA11213)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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 MEd TESOL Programme. The course topic must fall within the domains of study covered by the MEd TESOL Programme and is conditional on there being supervisors and assessors who have expertise in the topic area.

Only one individually negotiated study course is allowed to contribute towards any award within the programme.
Each independent study course will involve a written contract drawn up by the course member(s) in consultation with his/her/group supervisor. Supervisors will be appointed by the MEd TESOL Programme Leader, with the consent of the supervisor's 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's file. A contract may be drawn up for an individual or a group. The contract will contain the following elements:
Title
Rationale : this must accord with:
Learning Outcomes
Approaches to Study
Assessment
Bibliography
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 8, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Rationale,learning outcomes and approaches to study will vary with each project. The contract must include details of the following:

Rationale : this must accord with:
- the model of professional development employed within MEd TESOL and the Programme aims and objectives.
- the structure and regulations of the MEd TESOL
- the course member's professional development needs

Learning Outcomes: relating to:
- knowledge and understanding
- intellectual skills
- practical / transferable / key skills (as appropriate)

These need to correspond to MEd TESOL Programme outcomes.

Approaches to Study:
- how will the study be conducted and over what period?
- name and department of supervisor
- what will the pattern of supervision be?
- what are the procedures for reporting to the Programme Leader on progress,
- final result, failure to complete within time-scale?
Assessment Information
The contract must detail the components of assessment. This should include:

- what is the assessment task (title, number of words, means of presentation)?
- by which specific criteria will the assessment task be judged?
- date of submission
- names of first and second assessor.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Ruby Rennie
Tel: (0131 6)51 6331
Email: Ruby.Rennie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
Email: Moira.G.Ross@ed.ac.uk
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