Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
4511ARCAS-JAN-PAR
4511ARCAS-SEP-PAR
Aims
1. To provide students with appropriate skills necessary to plan for their own personal, educational and career development.
2. To improve the employability of students by increasing their personal effectiveness.
3. To enable students to develop as reflective practitioners.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Construct a portfolio which contains skills analysis, action planning and evidence of reflection.
2.
Select an area of professional practice and identify own knowledge limitations.
3.
Reflect upon increasing knowledge and understanding of the selected area of professional practice.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:This module is designed to provide students with a variety of techniques which will assist them to become effective learners. Students will be introduced to the process of developing a Personal Development Plan with a focus on realising their own career aspirations through the process of critical reflection and self-awareness. Students will explore their own attitudes and beliefs and consider how these may have an influence on their professional practice. Reflective practice is a central element of the module and students will be introduced to reflective theory and models of reflective practice. Students will consider areas important to their field of practice, such as Safeguarding, Confidentiality, Information Sharing, Equality and Diversity.
Regular tutorials will provide opportunities for informal formative assessment to support student learning and discuss their overall progress.
This module is designed to encourage students to become independent learners.
Personal Development Planning may include:
Skills audits
Action planning
Models of reflection
Reflective thinking
Working with others
Self -awareness
Confidence building
Time management
Areas of professional practice may include:
Values and attitudes
Safeguarding
Confidentiality
Information sharing
Supervision and appraisal
Radicalisation
Domestic violence
Exploitation
Additional Information:This module will run in semester 1 and is intended to provide the students with the tools necessary to develop a Personal Development plan (PDP). This will be visited at different stages throughout the programme most notably in the Advanced Professional Practice module at Level 5. Regular tutorials will provide opportunities for informal formative assessment to support student learning and discuss their overall progress.
Students will collate a portfolio including:
CV
Cover letter
Qualifications
Action Plan