ED3088: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 3 (2017-2018)

The Professional Project course offers students the opportunity to undertake a small action research project in their workplace. The key features of the course are:

• planning and agreeing an Action Plan for a project

• implementing the research or inquiry for the project

• analysing and writing-up the finding of the research.

In the course of undertaking the work students will:  

• make links between academic study and workplace activities

• use autonomy in professional practice

• make a contribution to their own progression

• demonstrate a reflective approach to project work

• use the skills of inquiry, research, critical analysis and evaluation to effectively underpin project work

• communicate the results and implications of the project work to a professional audience.

The course is essentially online distance learning supported by online or face-to-face workshops.

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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1st Attempt: In-course assessment (100% which will include a personal development plan.

Resit: Re-submission of any failed aspects of assignment.

Formative assessment is ongoing through workshop and tutorial activities and submission of small extracts of work throughout the course.

Feedback on formative work is given verbally, and where written work has been submitted, through email written comments. In summative work the feedback will be done in written format through e mail and via Turnitin on the submission itself. Students will also be offered the opportunity to discuss feedback with the tutor if s/he so wishes. Where significant weaknesses have been identified, students will negotiate a time to speak with the tutor on ways to improve the submission, which forms an integral part of the teaching and learning strategy.