Postgraduate Course: Individually Negotiated Module (Education) (EDUA11160)

Course Outline
School	Moray House School of Education	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	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 IT and Education Programme. The course topic must fall within the domains of study covered by the MTD 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 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
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	07/08/2017
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	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.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
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 MSc ITE and the Programme aims and objectives. - the structure and regulations of the MSc ITE - 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 MSc ITE 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?