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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module SOCI2021: PROFESSIONAL STUDIES II

Department: APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES (SOCIOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL WORK; COMMUNITY & YOUTH WORK)

SOCI2021: PROFESSIONAL STUDIES II

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	2	20	Available in 2005/2006	None.	Durham

Tied To

Pre-requisites

None.

Corequisites

Social & Psychological Studies II (SOCI2031), Practice Theories & Skills II (SOCI2041), Management & Fieldwork Studies II (SOCI2051), Fieldwork Practice II (SOCI2062).

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To introduce students to alternative models of learning.
To provide the opportunity for students to reflect on themselves as professional practitioners.

Content

This module builds on the learning from the Level 1 Professional Studies module and consists of two strands:-
1. Critical examination of learning theories, the art and craft of pedagogy, learning with informal settings.
2. Individual and Group tutorials, and 'Forum' meetings focussing on students' personal and professional development.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

analytically consolidated understanding of key theoretical approaches and models of learning and informal education and their applications to practice;
critical awareness and understanding of the ways in which appropriate learning outcomes may be assessed and evaluated.

Subject-specific Skills

the ability to evaluate and apply educational methods in professional settings.

Key Skills

a range of communication skills: the ability to: evaluate and synthesise information obtained from a variety of sources; communicate relevant information in different ways;
competence in the use of IT resources including the ability to: word-process; monitor and reflect on the use of IT skills;
a capacity to improve own learning and performance, including: ability to manage time effectively; work to prescribed deadlines; engage in different ways of learning including both independent and directed forms of learning; gather necessary information from a range of bibliographic and electronic sources.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Structured lectures will be used to introduce topics. In addition, a three-day field trip will take place designed to enable students to engage with practitioners in a variety of settings. Small group and individual tutorials will enable students to relate this material to their fieldwork.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Individual and group tutorials				10
Lectures	8	1 per week	2 hours	16
Forums				6
Peer Tutor Groups				0
Preparation and Reading				168
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Element Weighting
Assignment	50%	2500 word written assignment	100%
Group Project	50%	oral group presentation of learning resources	50%
Group Project	50%	1500 words individual written assessment	50%

Formative Assessment

Completion of 2 self assessments

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.