Postgraduate Diploma - PD

Level 7 Optional

Level 7 Core

Level 7

Programme Structure

Be pro-active in recognising the need for, and have the ability to manage their own professional
development.

Develop a capacity to apply relevant knowledge of education to a range of complex situations in professional practice.

Demonstrate self-direction and autonomy in dealing with professional issues.

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the existing knowledge base and current issues relating to teaching and learning.

Synthesise current and original concepts for the creation and interpretation of knowledge relevant to educational practice.

Demonstrate a comprehensive and relevant understanding of research methodologies and debates in education practice.

Deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively.

Critically reflect on research findings and other evidence to inform their professional practice in relation to their early professional development

Acquire and synthesise data and concepts from a range of sources and conceptual frameworks and apply this in reflecting on and evaluating to the educational practice.

Acquire and apply effective learning strategies for the purpose of career long professional development

Demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge and the development of a critical and informed perspective on how techniques of research and enquiry are used to interpret knowledge and practice in
Education.

Demonstrate competence in the application of appropriate learning to areas of their own professional practice.

Critically engage with current practice and issues in education, informed by theory and leading edge research and practice in the field.

Apply a range of research methodologies and data collection to inform the critical analysis of and reflection on practice

Be adaptable and show originality, insight and reflection in dealing with professional issues.

Evaluate the rigour and validity of published research and assess relevance and generalisability to new situations within their professional contexts.

Apply the capacity for original thinking and critical analysis and reflection on participants professional
practice.

Communicate effectively to a wide range of individuals by a variety of means.

Extrapolate theory from existing research and scholarship in order to identify effective approaches to practice within education.

Identify and manage complex situations, past and present, relevant to the area of practice.

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of the educational professional within wider contexts

Course Catalogue

Education - 35669 - PG Dip