Postgraduate Course: INWBL - Professional Action (EDUA11166)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 15 | 
 
| Home subject area | Education | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Upon completion of this individually negotiated work based module, participants will be required to demonstrate that they are able to: 
  
* engage in critical discussion of the nature of a   
  particular aspect of their own professional actions with  
  explicit reference to professional  
  understanding, professional values and to the relationship  
  between enquiry, relevant theory, research and  
  professional practice.  
* analyse and evaluate the impact of an intitiative, in   
  which they have played a significant part.  
* review critically this professional experience, including  
  consideration of influence on own and others' professional  
  understanding and of impact on learners and learning. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Candidates will compose own learning outcomes which are required to demonstrate the candidates knowledge and understanding of:  
 
1.  theoretical base for the teaching/learning approach used 
2.  relevant research on same/similar area 
3.  implications for, and applications to, practice 
4.  critical analysis and evaluation of approach used, in   
    relation to its impact on a. learners and b. learning. 
5.  analysis and reflective evaluation of learning made by  
    candidate as a result of the work carried out for the  
    claim. 
6.  collaboration/leadership role | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
The assessment task should consist of 4000-5000 words (excluding the portfolio of evidence).   
 
The assessment task must include a review of the literature covering the aspect of work-based learning being undertaken (1500 words), and a full critical and analytical commentary on the aims, rationale, methodology, findings and implications of the work-based learning (2500-3500 words) plus a portfolio of evidence of the impact of the project.  The outcomes of the work-based learning must either be made available in a report to staff in the participant's own school/service or in an oral presentation at a staff development session within the participant's school, service or authority. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Gillian Robinson 
Tel: (0131 6)51 6426 
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Course secretary | Miss Charlotte Davis 
Tel: (0131 6)51 6265 
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