HS995-8-FY-CO:
Professional Portfolio 1
2024/25
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 8
Current
Monday 02 September 2024
Friday 29 August 2025
30
02 October 2023
Requisites for this module
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MSC B90536 Professional Practice (Health Care),
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.
An identical module, HS994, is completed during the programme, the aim being to enable the student to demonstrate continuing learning toward and at level 8.
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.
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures introducing and examining key concepts (12 hours)
Autumn Term 2 x 2 hour sessions
Spring Term 2 x 2 hour sessions
Summer Term 2 x 2 hour sessions
Ebased and face to face supervision (10 hours)
Individual learning and assessment work (278 hours)
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 1 |
16/12/2024 |
100% |
Additional coursework information
Assessment task
The student will present a 6000 word portfolio
Supporting evidence for portfolio content will be available.
The portfolio will be presented using a structure agreed with the module lead.
This portfolio will address all the relevant module outcomes specified below.
The content of the portfolio will be determined by the student and supervisor.
The context of the portfolio will be the students workplace.
The content of the portfolio will provide evidence of the students ability to function at an expert level within the defined workplace
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
Becky Hindle E: hscpgradmin@essex.ac.uk
No
No
No
Dr Elaine Lehane
University College Cork
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 4 hours, 4 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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