HS543-4-PS-SO:
Psychosocial Approaches to Nursing Care
2015/16
Health and Social Care (School of)
Southend Campus
Spring & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
15
10 December 2012
Requisites for this module
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BSC B740 Nursing (Adult),
BSC B760 Nursing (Mental Health)
This module aims to introduce students to the principles of Psychology, Sociology and Public Health so that concepts of both health and illness can be explored and the reasons behind individual health outcomes can be recognised in the context of a range of psychosocial variables.
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Overview:
The module will combine a number of different teaching approaches. Lectures will introduce key concepts and resources will be available online to help guide study. Individual tutorials, as negotiated between student and academic supervisors will further support teaching and learning. There will be some student led sessions.
Lectures:
By module leads and external experts
Independent:
General reading time has been allocated in to the module, as has time for group work
Placement:
The concepts learned during this module are transferable to all clinical placement settings.
Online:
Resources will be made available to students including journal articles, websites, film clips and discussion forums to aid understanding and consolidate learning.
Tutorials:
It is expected that you will meet with your personal tutor at least once during the module.
Personal tutorials can be arranged with the module lead.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay |
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100% |
| Coursework |
Essay - Final if Resub |
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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
Jim Sumpter, Sonja Carey, external experts
Jim Sumpter jsumpter@essex.ac.uk or Bea Bard bbard@essex.ac.uk, 01702 328367
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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