ED50A6: CONNECTING POLICY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58

Course Overview

This course enhances the students' learning on existing provision building on the premise of improving collaborative opportunities for all student teachers preparing to enter the teaching profession. A key factor revolves around the enhancement of the student experience in applying a richer knowledge and skills based learning which can be applied within a range of professional settings in schools.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	5
Term	First Term	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Dean Robson

Qualification Prerequisites

Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade A
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics A
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics A1
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics A2
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics B
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics B3
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics B4
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics C
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics C5
Intermediate 2 Level (Sqa) Mathematics C6
Standard Grade (Sce) Mathematics 1
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade A1
Standard Grade (Sce) Mathematics 2
Standard Grade (Sce) Mathematics 3
Standard Grade (Sce) Mathematics 4
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade A2
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade B
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade B3
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade B4
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade C
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade C5
Higher Grade (Sce/Sqa) English at Grade C6

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Either ED402A Learning and Teaching in Schools: Developing Prof Practice 1 (PGDE) (Studied) or ED4071 Learning and Teaching in Schools: Developing Prof Practice 1 (Ma) (Studied)
One of Education (ED) (Studied) or Professional Graduate Diploma In Education Music (Studied) or Bachelor of Music with Honours (Education) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The course aims to provide students with:

a deeper knowledge and understanding of policy, theory and research in the context of developing professional practice;

the opportunity to develop skills to critically read, analyse, deconstruct and evaluate policy documentation and published research;

the skills and knowledge to evaluate practice and the role of the professional in a range of professional settings in the complex and interconnected arena of educational policy, theory, research and professional practice.

Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment