PAR-40035 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module forms part of the postgraduate certificate in clinical education. It is designed to complement the UK professional skills framework (UKPSF) and aligns with the knowledge domains.

This module is designed to introduce individuals to the foundations of good assessment practice applicable to a range of healthcare settings and roles.
Individuals will gain a theoretical understanding on best practice in assessment and will be introduced to a variety of assessment strategies to implement in their workplaces. It allows students to develop feedback strategies to assessment. The module further develops assessment strategies by introducing the amalgamation of assessments to allow progression decisions within their health profession.
The module will focus on critically appraising assessment methods and amalgamation of assessment strategies to allow students to improve assessment practices within their practice and at an institutional level.
The module will be taught through a mix of didactic teaching, group work, workshop-based activities, discussion and questioning.

The module aims to provide students with a theoretical understanding of good practice in assessment and allows students to critically appraise and develop assessment practices within a clinical education programme.

Intended Learning Outcomes

define assessment and describe the role of assessments in driving and evaluating learning in clinical education: 1
apply methodologies to facilitate the alignment of assessment items with curricular objectives: 1
evaluate approaches employed in developing a suite of assessments across a programme of study: 1
compare approaches to feedback and identify the role of feedback in meeting the objectives of an assessment: 1
understand current practices for the assessment of skills and attributes relevant to clinical education: 1

Study hours

Pre-course reading: 10 hours (asynchronous)
Lectures and seminar/group work: 14 hours (synchronous)
Assignment (A reflective analysis of assessment relevant to an individuals practice): 80 hours (asynchronous)
Independent consolidation and research: 46 hours (asynchronous)

School Rules

Applicants should be graduate, or equivalent, health professionals preparing for or currently engaged in teaching.

Description of Module Assessment