Module EFPM900 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM900: The Contemporary Academic in Context
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- the social, cultural and policy context of the contemporary university, in particular research-intensive universities such as the University of Exeter;
- the nature of contemporary academic practice in all its dimensions: research, teaching, citizenship/leadership, and business and community relations; and
- the relationship between research and teaching and how to negotiate them as a new academic.
Additional elements will be designed in collaboration with you, as participants, in order to reflect your own priorities and the needs of your department, as determined in prior and on-going discussions between you and your Academic Leads.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 21 | 3 study days (each of approximately 7 hours), involving whole group sessions, comprised of a combination of activities, such as interactive lectures, discussion groups, collaborative small group tasks, poster presentations, and panel discussions. |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 1 | Individual tutorial |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Preparing a poster relating to your Extended Study |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Undertaking reading relating to your Extended Study |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Undertaking data collection and analysis (or equivalent) relating to your Extended Study |
| Guided Independent Study | 58 | Writing your Extended Study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) website: https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/
Advance HE - Higher Education Academy (HEA) website: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/
The WonkHE website: http://wonkhe.com/
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Barber, M., Donnelly, K., Rizvi, S. (2013). An avalanche is coming. Higher education and the revolution ahead. Available at: http://www.ippr.org/files/images/media/files/publication/2013/04/avalanche-is-coming_Mar2013_10432.pdf?noredirect=1.
Barnett, R., Parry, G., and Coate, K. (2001) Conceptualising Curriculum Change. Teaching in Higher Education, 6:4, 435-449. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13562510120078009.
Bolden, R., Gosling, J., O’Brien, A., Peters, K., Ryan, M., Haslam, A., Longsworth, L., Davidovic, A., Winklemann, K. (2012) Academic Leadership: changing conceptions, identities and experiences in UK higher education. Available at: https://www.lfhe.ac.uk/en/components/publication.cfm/S3%20-%2004.
Debowski, S. (2011). The New Academic: A Strategic Handbook. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Eley A., Wellington, J. Pitts, S. Biggs, C. (2012). Becoming a Successful Early Career Researcher. Abingdon: Routledge.
Moore, J., Higham, L., Sanders, J., Jones, S., Candarli, D. and Mountford-Zimdars, A. (2017). Analysis of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF2) provider submissions | Evidencing teaching excellence, Higher Education Academy. Available at: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/evidencing-teaching-excellence,
Morley, L. (2003) Quality and Power In Higher Education (2003) Buckingham: SRHE/Open University Press.
Ramsden, R. (2003) Learning to Teach in Higher Education (2nd edn) London: Routledge/ Falmer.
Participants will also need to construct an individual list of references of books, journal articles and policy literature according to their portfolio plan.
