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Tuition Fee
USD 13,032
Per year
Start Date
Medium of studying
Blended
Duration
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Courses
Major
Management | Organisational Theory and Behaviour | Workplace Skills
Area of study
Business and Administration
Education type
Blended
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
USD 13,032
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2023-09-19-
2024-01-012023-10-15
2024-05-022024-01-31
About Program

Program Overview


The aim of this module is to examine the application of Action Learning in the workplace, in particular its role in health and social care organisations.

This module will delivered as a blend of lectures, group tutorials and experiential learning practice, with participants undertaking practice within the workplace.

You will need to complete an induction prior to commencement of your first module. We have a comprehensive online induction package to welcome you to both the university and your programme of study. Alternatively, classroom-based induction days take place at our Lancaster and Carlisle campuses and are usually scheduled for the first week of each semester.

Graduate destinations

The module can be studied as an optional module within the MSc Practice Development programme or on a stand-alone basis.

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    Course summary

    Indicative module content includes: Kolb's Learning Cycle; Experiential Learning theory; Learning styles theory - Honey and Mumford; Coveys 8th habit - listening; Action Learning set theory - Revans, Kolb, Mumford; Reflective practice and the reflective practitioner; the process of Action Learning; Contracting and good practice in Action Learning; Experiential learning sessions in relation to action learning.

    On successful completion you will be able to:

  • critically review different approaches to Action Learning by synthesising relevant theories and approaches to practice
  • critically reflect on your own ability to perform effectively as an Action Learning Facilitator, engaging in peer Action Learning facilitation to seek advice on individual performance
  • design an individualised detailed Action Learning set intervention for use in practice, (with measurable outcomes), by synthesising Action Learning
  • use approaches from different perspectives

  • Indicative core bibliography

    Covey, Stephen, R (2006)

    The 8th Habit; from effectiveness to greatness

    , Simon and Schuster, UK

    Honey, P and  Mumford, A (1984)

    Using your learning styles

    , Maidenhead, UK

    Kolb, DA (1984)

    Experience as the source of learning and development

    , Prentice-Hall, UK

    Moon, AJ (2004)

    Reflection in Learning and Professional Development

    , Routledge, Oxford, UK

    Pedlar, M (2011)

    Action Learning in Practice

    , Gower Publishing, Surrey, UK

    Revans, RW (2011)

    ABC of action learning

    ,

    e-book

    Jasper, M. (2013) Beginning Reflective Practice. Cengage Learning. Available as

    e-book

    through Dawsonera.

    Wigens, L. (2006) Expanding Nursing and Health Care Practice: Optimising Learning through Practice. Cengage Learning. Available as

    e-book

    through Dawsonera.


    Modules


    Programme Specification

    Programme specification (PDF)

    Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

    Full details are available in the

    programme specification

    .


    Timetables

    The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.

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    Admission Requirements

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    Entry Requirements

    Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.


    Selection criteria

    To be eligible to study this module on a stand-alone basis, students must demonstrate the ability to study at this level and commit to attempting the assessment.

    Students who successfully complete this module as a stand-alone module will be eligible for a Certificate of Achievement.

    When taken as part of a specific named award, the module content and assessment must be focused towards the subject of that award. Completion of the formative components will support you in undertaking the summative assessment.

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