CDMF34-Working with Higher Education Students in Further Education Colleges (Certificate)

Module Provider: School of Continuing Education
Number of credits: 10 [5ECTS credits]
Level: 7
Terms in which taught:
Module Convenor: PT McCash
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Module version for: 2009/0

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

Aims:
The module aims to develop a broad knowledge and understanding of higher education careers work in further education settings; and to evaluate and apply this in the student’s institutional context

Assessable learning outcomes:
1. Knowledge and understanding. By the end of the module, through undertaking relevant reading and research, students will be able to: name networks in order to assist clients; identify guidance issues; recognise relevant theoretical and ethical perspectives; describe graduate employment and destination data.
2. Evaluation. By the end of the module students will be able to: evaluate the national educational and guidance context, and assess progression routes into and through HE.
3. Application. By the end of the module students will be able to apply the knowledge and understanding gained to their own service context and identify professional development needs appropriate to their role

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:
Outline content:
1/ Theoretical and ethical aspects of career development theory and models of practice.
2/ The context to the provision of HE in FE environments.
3/ Progression routes for this client group.
4/ Access to career education, information and guidance for this client group.
5/ Professional development.

Students attend residential courses totalling 5 days. There are pre-course readings and assignments. Following the end of the residential course, students complete a summative assessment.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
It is anticipated that this module will take 100 hours to complete including residential tuition. As part of an in-service qualification scheme, the residential course is an intensive 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 residential 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 residential aides networking, mutual support, 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)		1

Assessment:
Coursework
At the end of the residential course, each student will meet with a tutor for a course review tutorial. The post-residential assignment will consist of: the completed learning review form; an information item appropriate to the client group; and a 1000 word reflective account.

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