Assessment, Examinations and Standard Setting (P02169)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P01599

This course will consider the critical issues associated with assessment of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- The purpose of assessment. When and how to assess?
- The assertion that assessment drives learning.
- Techniques for controlling validity, reliability, standardisation and utility.
- What part does formative and summative assessment play in the curriculum?
- What are the merits of scoring, marking, ranking, normative and peer-referenced processes.
- The concepts of competence, capability and performance in professional practice?
- Developing an assessment blue-print

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : None other than the programme entry requirements

? Co-requisites : Students must be registered on the e-Masters Programme in Clinical Education

? Special Arrangements for Entry : An on-line, virtual, or E-learning environment has been chosen for the delivery of all courses on the MSc programme. Teaching, learning and assessment takes place in an electronic environment known as the Forth Suite. This has been developed by the CMVM specifically for on-line post-graduate courses and allows interactive visual, audio, textural and graphical modes of communication, in the same synchronously or asynchronous event, and will accommodate programs such as WebCT.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Medical Education, (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After completing the MSc in Clinical Education, an individual will have sufficient knowledge to:
- Describe and discuss contemporary theories and issues in Clinical Education, at a national and international level.
- Recognise, evaluate and make an appropriate response to the governance and policy associated with Clinical Education.
- Exercise a critical appraisal of situations and circumstances pertaining to Clinical Education.
- Recognise, reflect upon and respond to their own educational needs and the needs of others.
- Take a lead responsibility in Clinical Education within their own professional area.