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ED451B: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT (2023-2024)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:33


Course Overview

This course aims to enable students to follow a personal interest in depth through professional enquiry spanning across placements in 2nd and early/1st level classrooms.  Students will bring to this focused in-depth study, learning from courses across all four years.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Sheila M. Nutkins

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

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  • Programme Level 4

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?

No

Course Description

Students will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers between placement 1 & 2, review data and methodology.  Students will collect data during SE 9 weeks in 2nd Level and SE first 5 weeks in Early/First Level and reflect on this against the literature review they have already completed to analyse findings.  Students will have opportunities for discussion on an individual and group basis to develop their knowledge and understanding of the research and enquiry process as well as the focus they have chosen.


Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

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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

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 38 Feedback Weeks 41

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Feedback

Report to include literature review already compeltd as additional 3000 words.

Feedback will be given on line via Turnitin on MyAberdeen

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseDetailed knowledge and critical understanding of a chosen method of enquiry.
ReflectionAnalyseBe able to critically analyse evidence.
ReflectionAnalyseDevelop and apply a broad knowledge and understanding of a range of established methods of enquiry.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 43 Feedback Weeks 45

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Feedback via Turnitin on MyAberdeen
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseDemonstrate ability to critically review and consolidate knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in a chosen focus aspect of their practice.
ReflectionAnalyseDevelop and apply a broad knowledge and understanding of a range of established methods of enquiry.
ReflectionAnalyseBe able to critically analyse evidence.
ReflectionAnalyseDetailed knowledge and critical understanding of a chosen method of enquiry.
ReflectionAnalyseBe able to critically identify, define, conceptualise, and analyse a complex problem or issue in a Primary classroom.

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