CDMF20-Working with Higher Education Students in Further Education

Module Provider: School of Continuing Education
Number of credits: 20 [10ECTS credits]
Level: 7
Terms in which taught: Spring
Module Convenor: PT McCash
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Module version for: 2009/0

Email: p.t.mccash@reading.ac.uk

Aims:
To equip careers practitioners working with higher education students in further education colleges with the skills and knowledge to be effective in their role.

Assessable learning outcomes:
By the end of the module students will be able to:

1. apply relevant theoretical perspectives to HE in FE settings using; career development theory, theories of learning, models of guidance and models of transition;
2. assess the national educational and guidance context, progression routes into and through HE, and the way in which careers services operate in the HE in FE sector;
3. identify networks to assist clients and appropriate guidance issues for the HE in FE sector in relation to graduate employment and destinations;
4. examine graduate employability and career education in relation to this client group;
5. identify the skills needed to be effective in different guidance settings, and review professional practice in relation to their own employing institution and service.

Additional outcomes:
By the end of the module students will have further developed skills in communication and personal development planning.

Outline content:
This module takes approximately nine months to complete (200 hours). Students attend a course totalling 3-5 days. There are pre-course readings and assignments. Following the end of the course and use of distance learning materials, students complete an assignment for assessment.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
It is anticipated that this module will take 200 hours to complete including course tuition. As part of an in-service qualification scheme, the course is an extensive learning experience making use of participants’ existing professional expertise. Pre-course tasks will involve elements of self-assessment, reading, research and analysis of current work. The course provides an experiential learning process involving theoretical input and a range of exercises to encourage understanding and application of shared experiences in practice and structured reflection. Individual support is given to participants preparing to transfer their learning back into the workplace. The nature of the course aides networking and mutual support and raises motivation and interest.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures		10
Tutorials/seminars		10
Practicals		10
Other contact (eg study visits)
Total hours		30
Number of essays or assignments		2
Other (eg major seminar paper)

Assessment:
Coursework
At the end of the course, each student will meet with a tutor for a course review. A record of this discussion will be sent to the module convenor. The post residential assignment will consist of two written pieces: an essay and a report based on a case study.


Relative percentage of coursework: 100%


Examinations: None


Requirements for a pass:50%


Reassessment arrangements:
Students will be asked to resubmit the coursework. The resubmission must take place within three months of the request date after discussion with the Programme Director.

Last updated: 8 December 2009