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PCS-20007 - Module Specification
School of Primary, Community and Social Care
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

PCS-20007 - Work Based Learning for Public Health
Coordinator: Ross Wilkie Room: MSPC1.74 Tel: +44 1782 7 34845
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

This second year module will further develop work already undertaken in the academic and personal development module during the first year of the programme. You will identify a work-based observational placement in a health and wellbeing environment and study specific factors affecting health and wellbeing as well as your communication skills within your chosen placement area. You will reflect on your development, knowledge and understanding and how these might apply to a future career environment.


Aims
This module will enable students to:
examine the link between the workplace setting and health of individuals and populations

consider factors relating to health and wellbeing in a workplace environment


Intended Learning Outcomes

Apply knowledge, skills and understanding of the workplace, principles or theories to a work-based setting including any social, environmental or global factors: 1,2
Reflect on the development of personal knowledge and skill and the implications of these for future development.: 1,2
Demonstrate effective communication with a range of stakeholders in a workplace environment and discuss how approaches may be adapted to meet people's individual needs: 1,2

Study hours

5 hours face to face teaching: 3 hours lectures, 2 hours preparation for work placement
2 hours tutorial
68 hours independent study
75 hours work-based placement

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Analysis weighted 60%
A 1,500-word reflection based on experience of work-based learning
Students will reflect on their development of knowledge, skills and communication skills in a work-based learning environment and record in a portfolio (1,500 words). The portfolio will be an extension of the portfolio developed at Level 4.

2: Exercise weighted 40%
A 1,000-word strategy and action plan relating to health and wellbeing in the workplace
A 1,000-word strategy and action plan which will identify and develop key goals and actions, timelines and outcomes leading to improvement of health and wellbeing in a workplace environment

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022