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NU7003 Theory and Practice of Clinical Health Sciences Education (20 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

  • Explore the relevance of learning and teaching theories as they relate to health science education.
  • Analyse and critically evaluate the uses, benefits and limitations of a variety of instructional approaches.
  • Design aims, learning outcomes and lesson plans for individual teaching sessions.
  • Structure, deliver and manage educational sessions in the classroom in a way that fosters productive learning.
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to factors and situations that affect student motivation and learning.
  • Apply strategies for assessing one’s own teaching strengths and needs.
  • Evaluate the use, limitations, validity and reliability of informal and formal assessment techniques.
  • Select, design and implement strategies designed to measure and provide feedback on student’s academic level of competence

Module Learning Aims & Rationale

The aim of this module is to provide the student with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills required to design, deliver, assess and evaluate educational sessions in a classroom context in order that s/he will use this knowledge to help learners construct meaning and achieve the intended learning outcomes.