SHN6013 - Leadership and Enterprise in Health, Social Care and Community Settings

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module enables students to develop and negotiate learning outcomes and assessment modes that provide the flexibility for them to apply theoretical understanding and practical work-based development to a chosen context that is applicable and related to health, care, and community settings.

Students will be supported to design, negotiate, and complete a specific collaborative work-based learning project rather than undertake a traditional work placement. Throughout the module, students will be given the autonomy to take ownership of their learning through the independent designing, brokering, negotiating, completing, and evaluating of their Collaborative Work Based Learning Project. Sessions will encourage students to engage with in-depth research into the vast opportunities that a career in health and social care offers to support their journey into graduate employment; helping them to make informed and contextualised decisions about their future.

Students are required to undertake a minimum of 80 hours of Collaborative Work Based Learning (expected to be completed between November and March) within a setting relevant to health and social care contexts. Students will identify an area of inquiry from their programme to reflect upon within the work-setting and then choose one of following projects:

Route 1 - To undertake a work-based study project that has been discussed and agreed with the workplace setting and approved by the student’s study supervisor, or

Route 2- To undertake a skills-development project that relates to the application and completion of professionally relevant skills, training, and certification, in agreement with their study supervisor, or

Route 3- To undertake a freelancing activity that relates to the student developing and running a business on a self-employed basis, in agreement with their study supervisor.

As part of the negotiation process, all Collaborative Work Based Learning Projects must be approved and signed off by the Module Co-ordinator/Tutor to ensure they are appropriate and provide the necessary quality and rigour to meet the programme learning outcomes. A risk assessment must also be completed between the student and the Project Host before the project can be signed off.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures/Workshops Semester 1&2
Hours: 30
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

Tutorials Semester 2
Hours: 3
Intended Group Size: 1

Work-based learning
Hours: min 80 hours
Intended Group Size: 1

Guided independent study
Hours: 187
Intended Group Size: 1

Further details relating to assessment
Post session activities submitted through Moodle will facilitate ongoing formative assessment opportunities via lecturer or peer feedback, these may include responses to case studies, quizzes, forum posts or blogs and self-assessment. One draft opportunity will be provided for each summative assessment with feedback provided at least one week prior to submission.

Project Proposal: [750 words] including a project outline, reflective outline of approach, intended outcomes, set in context of relevant literature / sector best practice.

Negotiated Placement: Successful completion of min 80 hrs of work-based learning ina relevant health and social care sector. Please note that Enhanced DBS may be required for some work-based learning projects.

In relation to the Collaborative Work Based Learning Project, a tripartite sign-off form will be required. This form will include the details of the project outline by the student, will be verified by the employer and will be signed off by the study supervisor. This should also include an agreed pattern of working hours. The employer will also be asked to submit 3 appraisal forms (end Sem 1, mid-Feb Sem 2 and end Sem 2).

Enterprise Project: [5000 words equivalent] The format of the project is to be discussed and agreed with the Study Supervisor. This is a negotiated assessment opportunity and may include a journal article, resource production, a portfolio, a conference paper and/or presentation etc.

002 Negotiated Placement must be passed in line with University regulations.

Assessment:

001 Project proposal; 750 words or eqv.; end of semester 1 20%
002 Negotiated placement; min 80 hours; pass/fail; end of semester 2 %
003 Enterprise project (negotiated) 5,000 word or eqv.; end of semester 2 (after placement completion) 80%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Faith Ikioda
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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