EDM186-The professional self and healthcare

Module Provider: Institute of Education
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
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Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Prof Helen Bilton
Email: h.o.bilton@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module and its theoretical basis aims to challenge healthcare educators to consider their own behaviour and values within the context of the working environment. The module aims to analyses and understand the behaviour of humans and how to bring about behavioural change in others and oneself.Ìý The development of such understanding should inform the work all those who consider they manage others and to thereby develop their abilities to know what they and others do, how they behave and why they do as they do, and to reflect upon this.ÌýÌý

Aims:

• To develop a critical understanding of the issues concerning behaviour.


• To develop a critical understanding of how to impact ones’ own and others’ behaviour.Ìý


• To develop the skill to put the knowledge and reflective understanding gained into practice.


• To develop as reflective practitioners, who are able to manage their professional development.Ìý

Assessable learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

• Identify key theories about behaviour and to relate these to practice


• Draw reflectively and critically upon their own experience and the literature about the nature of behaviourÌý


• Implement and develop practical skills concerning managing behaviourÌý


• Show a reflective approach to their professional development and identify targets to suppor t their future developmentÌý

Additional outcomes:

• Reflect using the skills and knowledge gained;


• Research and write more independently;


• Develop increased policy analytical skills and awareness.


• Graduate attribute: personal effectiveness and self awareness


• Graduate attribute: Skills in research & enquiry

Outline content:

• The nudge theory


• Values and attitudesÌý


• The personalities indicatorsÌý


• Gender


• Attachment theory


• Transactional analysisÌý


• Karpman’s drama triangleÌý

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Contact time will be through threeÌýintensive days of teaching. Sessions will model good practice and will make appropriate use of lecture-style presentations, discussion and group work. Sessions will be based around social-constructivist principles of learning, and will utilise students’ own experiences of learning and teaching.Ìý

Summative assessment- Examinations:

N/A

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Report 1500 wordsÌý Reflective accountsÌý



Written assignment 3000 wordÌý EssayÌý

Formative assessment methods:

Students will be set regular reading which will be receive feedback through discussions in class and set one formative assessment of 500 words.

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy 􀀓Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes􀀔, which can be found here: