Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM902: Creating Effective Learning in Higher Education

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Triad concept-mapping activity: working in a group of three to develop a strategy for enhancing an area of teaching practice, mapped to the UK PSF and with respect to the educational research literature	20 minutes for the triad plus feedback (1,000 words equivalent)	1-4, 9, 12-13	Oral feedback form
Engagement with face-to- face and online discussions and learning activities	Variable depending on the task (1,000 words equivalent)	Variable depending on the task (1,000 words equivalent)	Plenary discussion

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Written record and reflection on peer observations/dialogue	0	1,000 words	2-3, 13	Written feedback
Completed ASPIRE/HEA Fellowship application	0	3,000 words	1, 3, 8, 12, 14	Written feedback
Analytical account of the changes implemented to practice, with critical reference to research into higher education and other relevant literature.	0	1-6, 8, 11-14	4-6, 11	Written feedback by tutor on portfolio coversheet
Portfolio containing the above elements	100		1-6, 8, 11-14	Written feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Portfolio containing the following elements: Written record and reflection on peer observations/dialogue (1,000 words); Completed ASPIRE/HEA Fellowship application (3,000 words); Analytical account of the changes implemented to practice, with critical reference to research into higher education and other relevant literature (15-minute recorded presentation 2,000 word equivalent).	Portfolio containing the following elements: Written record and reflection on peer observations/dialogue (1,000 words); Completed ASPIRE/HEA Fellowship application (3,000 words); Analytical account of the changes implemented to practice, with critical reference to research into higher education and other relevant literature (15-minute recorded presentation 2,000 word equivalent).	1-14	Resubmission at next assessment deadline (minimum 3 months later)