HS994-8-FY-CO:
Professional Portfolio 2
2025/26
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 8
Current
Monday 20 October 2025
Friday 24 July 2026
30
20 October 2025
Requisites for this module
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DOCTB90460 Health Care Education,
DOCTB90060 Health Service Management,
DOCTB74060 Nursing,
DOCTB93060 Occupational Therapy,
DOCTB71260 Public Health (Health Visiting),
DOCTL59260 Social Care Education,
DOCTL59060 Social Services Management,
DOCTB62060 Speech and Language Therapy
The Professional Portfolio is a compulsory module within the Professional Doctorate in Health & Social Care programme. The module is completed twice during the programme, the aim being to enable the student to demonstrate continued learning toward and at level 8.
The module is taught over a period of a year. Student’s engage in facilitated learning and reflection on current problems within their workplace. Reflective models are taught, critically considered and applied to real world problems within practice. Over the course of the year the student build a tool kit which will enable him/her to revisit problems and identify solutions.
To offer doctoral preparation that integrates professional expertise and academic rigour.
On successful completion of this module, the [learner] should be able to:
Demonstrate expert decision making
Engage in critical reflection upon practice
Systematically reflect upon working and leading within complex, multi professional environments
Make significant contribution to local and national health and social care provision through critical appraisal of current practice
Develop networks to facilitate self-development
Demonstrate self-directed, expert application of research techniques in the focused examination of a relevant practice-based topic
The module is taught over a period of a year. Student's engage in facilitated learning and reflection on current problems within their workplace. Reflective models are taught, critically considered and applied to real world problems within practice. Over the course of the year the student build a tool kit which will enable him/her to revisit problems and identify solutions.
The format for HS994 is predominantly facilitated groups sessions containing teacher input, discussion and reflection. Students are expected to bring to sessions practical problems for examination.
This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non - essential items, please refer to the module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Professional Portfolio 2 |
27/07/2026 |
100% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Mary Kennedy, email: mrkenn@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Mary Kennedy
E: hscpgradmin@essex.ac.uk
No
No
No
Dr Elaine Lehane
University College Cork
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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