Applying and Using Learning in Practice

Program Overview

This module allows healthcare and sport professionals to apply learning from conferences, workshops, and other events to their daily practice. Through tutorials and supervision, students reflect upon, analyze, and evaluate how they have implemented learning in their work settings. The assessment includes a description of learning events attended and a 2000-word reflective account on the application of learning to practice, supported by evidence.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This module allows students the opportunity to take a structured approach to applying learning to their professional practice. Those working in healthcare and sport commonly attend learning events such as conferences, workshops, skills training or role shadowing as part of their professional development. Although highly valuable in terms of shaping ones ideas, learning techniques and broadening understanding, there is limited opportunity afforded within these ‘one-off’ learning events to allow demonstration of reflection, critical analysis, contextualisation and evaluation. This module is designed to give people working in health and sport an opportunity to demonstrate how they have applied the learning they have gained from such events to their day to day practice. Applying and Using Learning in Practice is a supervised project. This module has no formal taught component, with all sessions being based around individual or group tutorials. In weeks when no formal tutorials are scheduled students will be expected to be preparing work for tutorial discussions and assessment. During the module students will need to have undergone a collection of recent learning events (normally they will need to have occurred in the last 2 years).

• Summarise key aspects of learning derived from attendance/ participation of a set of events where complex material has been presented.
• Show advanced understanding of the key principles or techniques presented in the learning events.
• Evaluate how the learning has been applied to an individual context.
• Propose a plan for future development for yourself and the setting in which you work arising from the ‘application of learning to practice’ process.

Outline:

Module Outline:

Applying and Using Learning in Practice is a supervised project. This module has no formal taught component, with all sessions being based around individual or group tutorials. Students will need to have undergone a collection of recent learning events (normally they will need to have occurred in the last 2 years). Students will normally be required to complete projects within a 2 term period.

Assessment:

Achievement of the learning outcomes for this module will be assessed by coursework. This is split into 2 sections:

• Part A: Carries 20% weighting for this module.
It will consist of description and evidence to support attendance at, or participation in, at least 3 events and the aims intended. You will need a maximum of 500 words for each event.
• Part B: Carries 80% weighting for this module.
It will consist of a 2000 word reflective account on learning events, including an account of application of learning to practice. You will also submit supportive evidence.

Teaching:

This module has no formal taught component, with all sessions being based around individual or group tutorials.

Other:

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