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PAR-40010 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 17 December 2024

PAR-40010 - Developing Professional Skills and Attitudes
Coordinator: Clive Gibson Tel: +44 1782 7 34945
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Students will be able to evaluate professionalism within the clinical context and be integrate their values and experience (and reflection on experience) of proto-professionalism occurring in concert with the professional's evolving knowledge and skills base. Influences on proto-professionalism are considered in terms of moral and psycho-social development and reflective judgement.

Aims
To explore and critically evaluate professionalism.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explore and critically evaluate current concepts of professionalism: 1,2
Crticially review current literature and practice in the assessment of professionalism, professional values and attitudes and apply this to the development of suitable strategies and methods within their own educational settings: 1,2
Develop and evaluate strategies for integrating teaching about professionalism within the curriculum: 1,2

Study hours

Active Learning:
10 hours on-line teaching (asynchronous)
6 hours on-line peer review, evaluation and assessment (synchronous)
4 hours presentation preparation (synchronous)
Independent Study:
100 hours self study including academic reading and research (asynchronous)
30 hours assignment preparation for the project {poster preparation}, (asynchronous)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Project weighted 70%
Electronic poster presentation


2: Presentation weighted 30%
Students will present their poster as if it was a 'conference poster presentation'


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. 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/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 17 December 2024