HS390-6-FY-CO:
Independent Study
2022/23
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Future
Monday 03 October 2022
Sunday 02 July 2023
30
10 February 2022
Requisites for this module
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BA L500 Social Work,
BA L500CO Social Work,
BA L550 Social Care,
BA L550CO Social Care
The focus on the module is on the support and development of the students to enable them to undertake a study of a negotiated extended piece of work relevant to social work practice.
The focus on the module is on the support and development of the students to enable them to undertake a study of a negotiated extended piece of work relevant to social work practice. The module delivery will include group sessions, 1 to 1 tutorials, tutor led input, skills and development sessions.
1. Demonstrate and evaluate the methods and approaches used in undertaking a negotiated study associated with an area of personal professional practice.
2. Develop a hypothesis or negotiated subject for investigation and exploration related to the development of effective social work practice.
3. Contribute to the learning and development of others.
4. Critically reflect on the process and outcomes of the extended study and on the student’s own learning and the learning of others.
The module will include:
Negotiating skills
Writing appropriate learning outcomes
Devising a plan of learning
Identify relevant resources, appropriate literature and learning materials
Identify and develop a specialist area of interest relevant to social work practice
Exploration of appropriate assessment strategies
Self-directed study
Reflecting critically on own work practices
Developing critically on own work practices
Developing learning contracts
Contributing to evaluation strategies
Overview:
The module will combine a number of different teaching approaches, incorporating lectures, group work, research supervision and computer skill based sessions.
Lectures:
Lectures by module lead, Experts by Experience and colleagues.
Independent:
Small/ PBL group work and independent work on searching the literature and any research related activities. Practice and presentations to be discussed on sphere of practice.
Online:
Online resources will be made available on Moodle.
Tutorials:
It is the student's responsibility to attend group tutorials, Q and A sessions and to arrange any personal tutorials with the module lead.
Skills:
As part of their independent learning the student will be expected to engage in a range of research related activities: searching the literature, visiting the library, attending seminars and participating in conferences (where appropriate).
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Extended Study |
|
70% |
| Coursework |
Presentation |
|
30% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
No
No
No
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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