Awards
Target Award
Programme Offerings
Part-Time
F2F-JMU-JAN
F2F-JMU-SEP
Educational Aims of the Course
The Doctorate in Professional Practice in Health aims :
To facilitate create and interpret new knowledge associated with professional research practice in the students’ field of health practice.
To enable students to safely utilise research approaches and skills to conduct independent investigation resulting in work at the forefront of health practice.
To enable students to develop a critical understanding of ethics in research, and to relate theoretical concepts to their field of professional health practice.
Learning Outcomes
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Teaching and Learning
The teaching and Learning approach for the DPPH will include, lectures, seminars, tutorials and self-directed study. the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) will support an active blended approach between the face to face delivery and online materials and support. Coursework will include oral presentations, written reports, reflection, thesis and a viva voce. Below is a breakdown of the programme:
Stage 1: Taught programme
Stage 1 of the DPPH is taught. The taught elements of the DPPH will operate around a seminar model that will incorporate lecture delivery complemented by interactive and discursive methods, including discussion, peer presentation, workshops, masterclasses, book clubs and tutorials. The taught element of the DPPH offers the distinct advantage that students will form a community of learning that will sustain the group as it progresses through the course. This will be facilitated through face to face and virtual ‘Professional Peer Learning Sets’ (PPLS) and these will provide essential 'touch points' for both team and students.
Delivery of the DPPH will be managed through intensive teaching blocks. There will be two teaching blocks per module. These will be complemented by three Masterclasses per module, VLE materials and activities and the use of the PPLS.
- 8001DPPH: Professional identity, theory, and practice (30 credit) this year long module will include two assessments. Summative: 1: Critical reflection and 10-year research-related growth plan (2,000-word submission) 2: Report- area of investigation (6,000-word submission) this outlines the student’s area of practice and provides a rationale for the future study.
- 8002DPPH: Planning and designing your research (30 credits) this year long module will have both a formative and summative assessment. Formative: Presentation of literature review findings: 30 min presentation and then Summative: The Research Proposal (8,000-word submission) is a detailed outline of the design of the proposed study. Including research question (s), aims and objectives, methodology, ethical considerations, data collection and data analysis.
The assessment strategy has been based on skills and intellectual preparation for Stage 2- the thesis phase of the DPPH. The modular structure will provide continuous feedback. This will be achieved through feedback on draft work, one to one tutorial support and a formative opportunity to present findings of their literature and proposed research study in Stage 1 of the DPPH.
Stage 2 and 3: Independent study
Stage 2 and 3 of the DPPH will be assessed by a thesis and a reflective submission. Both of these submissions will be examined through a viva voce (oral examination). Below is a breakdown of the assessment strategy for stage 2 and 3 of the DPPH
Assessment Strategy for Stage 2 and 3
- 8003DPPH: Thesis (240 credits) Summative: Thesis (60,000-word submission) The thesis element will be managed through a supervision model. The requirements of doctoral supervision are outlined in the LJMU Professional Doctorates (Annex to the Regulations for Research Degrees) and will be met within this programme.
- 8004DPPH: Reflection (60 credits) Summative: Reflection (5,000 words) In addition to submission of a thesis the students will submit a reflective assessment. Following assessment of both thesis and reflection the student will be examined through a viva voce.
Programme Structure
Programme Structure Description
Structure
Level 8
Entry Requirements
Postgraduate degree (required for research programmes)
RPL
Extra Entry Requirements
All short-listed candidates must be interviewed.