Teaching
The Postgraduate Certificate comprises three modules providing a total of approximately 66 contact hours with additional between-module reflection, study and assignment work.
The programme is delivered through a combination of in-person teaching sessions and materials provided via the course virtual learning environment. Please note that all teaching is face to face and mandatory. Examples of the type of teaching methods used include, but are not limited to, live and pre-recorded lectures, seminars, group discussions, online readings, quizzes, data handling exercises, group activities and discussion forums. Peer-to-peer learning forms an important element of course teaching.
The programme delivery face to face is workshop based and not lecture based.
Teaching sessions introduce concepts, conceptual frameworks and theory relating to the topics being covered and there is online material to complement each session to allow students to follow these in greater depth before and after the formal face-to-face sessions. There are also reflective online components and resources, which form part of the teaching material. The reflective components are designed to be interactive to encourage feedback from students and course tutors.
Periods of self-directed study and reading between face-to-face sessions are required as preparation for forthcoming sessions. This is enhanced through the programme’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
| One to one supervision |
None |
|---|---|
| Seminars & classes |
There are approximately 66 contact hours which includes lectures, seminars and classes either online or face-to-face. |
| Lectures |
There are approximately 66 contact hours which includes lectures, seminars and classes either online or face-to-face. |
| Practicals |
Peer review. Observing teaching, being an observer of teaching episodes. Giving feedback in practice. Seven hours per year, in addition to seminars and classes. |
| Small group teaching |
There are approximately 66 contact hours which includes lectures, seminars and classes either online or face-to-face. |
| Literature Reviews |
Assignments may include a requirement to undertake short literature reviews. |
| Posters and Presentations |
Students may be required to give individual presentations or contribute to group presentations. These are not summatively assessed, however students would receive constructive feedback. |
| Taught/Research Balance |
Entirely Taught
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Feedback
Students will receive formative (does not contribute to final mark) feedback throughout the course, along with tutor provided feedback on the submitted summative (will contribute to final mark) assignments.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
There is no thesis component for this course.
Essays
Two summative written assignments totalling 9,000–11,000 words.
Students will be assessed formatively (work that does not contribute to the degree but helps students develop) throughout the three modules of the programme using a variety of techniques and interrelated strategies including evidence of regular reflection in their online reflective diary or blogs. Demonstration of active participation in the programme will also be required. There will also be a requirement for the students to take part in peer review of other students both as the observer and as the observee and then to provide a written reflection on that process.
Written examination
There is no written examination in this course.