Postgraduate Course: Dissertation: E-Portfolio (Online) (NUST11107)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | This course is set to enable MSc students who progress to the final stage of their taught course to creatively demonstrate the various facets of their 'mastersness'. Using a collection of authentic artifacts, the student will present diverse evidence to demonstrate attainment of intended learning outcomes. Artifacts can be audio and/or video files as well as written or pictorial digital assets. The rationale for and the integration of artifacts, as part of a cohesive collection, must be linked to themes in Advanced Nursing. |
| Course description |
This course is set to enable MSc students who progress to the final stage of their taught course to creatively demonstrate the various facets of their 'mastersness'. Using a collection of authentic artifacts, the student will present diverse evidence to demonstrate attainment of intended learning outcomes. Artifacts can be audio and/or video files as well as written or pictorial digital assets. The rationale for and the integration of artifacts, as part of a cohesive collection, must be linked to themes in Advanced Nursing.
Specifically, students will need to produce an asset that shows:
Level of complexity
Complexity: recognising and dealing with complexity of knowledge - including provisionality, the integration of knowledge and skills, application of knowledge in practice - conceptual complexity, and complexity of learning process.
Degree of abstraction
Abstraction: extracting knowledge or meanings from sources and then using these to construct new knowledge or meanings.
Depth of learning in a subject
Depth of learning: acquiring more knowledge and using knowledge differently for example, engaging in a narrow topic in depth, engaging in up-to-date research, or taking a multidisciplinary approach and examining something familiar and presenting it in a new, innovative way
Salience of research and enquiry
Research and enquiry: developing critical research and enquiry skills and attributes
Degree of learner autonomy and responsibility
Autonomy: taking responsibility for own learning in terms of self-organisation, motivation, location and acquisition of knowledge.
Complexity and unpredictability in an operational context
Unpredictability: dealing with unpredictability in operational contexts - recognising that 'real world' problems are by their nature 'messy' and complex, and being creative with the use of knowledge and experience to solve these problems.
Professionalism
Professionalism: displaying appropriate professional attitudes, behavior and values, including learning ethical behaviours, developing academic integrity, dealing with challenges to professionalism, recognising the need to reflect on practice, and becoming part of a discipline/occupational community. (Bamber 2013)
Using a collection of authentic artifacts, the student would present diverse evidence to demonstrate attainment of intended learning outcomes. Artifacts can be audio and/or video files as well as written or pictorial digital assets. The rationale for and the integration of artifacts, as part of a cohesive collection, must be linked to themes in Advanced Nursing.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate originality and creativity in the use of ePortfolio software to enhance submitted academic work
- Exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in carrying out and completing a complex academic undertaking
- Demonstrate critical understanding of both learning and advanced practice theories, concepts and principles
- Apply critical analysis to an issue that is at the forefront of advanced clinical practice
- Plan and execute a significant project that charts own personal and professional development
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the:
Ability to critically review and reflect on advanced practice issues and concepts.
Ability to convey complex information in an accessible format and way.
Ability to use a range of IT tools and applications to collect and present data and information.
Ability to exercise autonomy, initiative and creativity as well as managing a complex piece of academic work.
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| Keywords | Dissertation,Research,Qualitative,Quantitative |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Colin Chandler
Tel: (0131 6)51 5168
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Course secretary | Mr David Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3969
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