Ambassadors for Science (EMP2001)
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Module status - Active
Module description status - Inactive
Credits - 15
College code - EMP
Academic year - 2013/4
Module staff
- Professor Barrie Cooper (B.Cooper@exeter.ac.uk) - Convenor
Duration (weeks) - term 1
11
Duration (weeks) - term 2
11
Number students taking module (anticipated)
20
Module description
As an ambassador for your discipline, you will design, deliver and reflect on a series of sessions in which you support others to learn about your subject. With your academic tutor, you will identify a suitable ambassadorial role within your discipline (e.g. academic tutoring, peer mentoring, outreach) and be provided with suitable training to engage effectively with your audience.
Through the gathering and judicious selection of evidence, you will prepare a portfolio to showcase your work, reflecting on both the practical aspects of your ambassadorial work, as well as the underpinning theory in the educational and subject literature.
Module aims
The aims of this module are: to provide a means of engaging students with ambassadorial work in their subject; to support them in delivering effective learning support to their target audience; and to teach the student ambassadors how to reflect effectively on their experiences.
This module will be of particular interest to anyone who envisages a career in education or public engagement and is designed to develop a range of key graduate skills for employability.
ILO: Module-specific skills
- 1. design, deliver and reflect on a series of sessions to support learning in your subject;
- 2. select evidence for a portfolio showcasing your ambassadorial work.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
- 3. communicate your subject knowledge effectively to your target audience;
- 4. analyse your practice with respect to the wider HE context and literature.
ILO: Personal and key skills
- 5. present your findings clearly in writing and verbally;
- 6. reflect critically on your experiences in HE.
Syllabus plan
- HE in context;
- communication: challenges and solutions;
- interactive learning;
- technology-enhanced learning;
- planning;
- evaluation;
- assessing learning;
- giving feedback;
- reflection;
- professional values;
- developing your portfolio.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 76 | 20 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 11 | Fortnightly lectures to introduce educational theory |
| Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 11 | Fortnightly seminars to share practice and develop practice-based skills |
| Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 22 | Weekly formative contributions to online discussions relating practice and theory |
| Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 10 | Specific training related to their ambassadorial role |
| Guided independent study | 76 | Reading relevant literature, gathering evidence for the portfolio and preparing for assessments |
| Placement | 20 | Activities directly related to performing their ambassadorial role e.g. academic tutoring |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online discussions | 1 hour weekly | 4,6 | Peer and tutor - online |
| Practical tasks in seminars | 1 hour fortnightly | 1,5 | Peer and tutor - verbal |
| Peer and tutor obervations | 6 hours | 1,3 | Written and verbal |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0 | 20 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 80 | 5,000 words (or equivalent) | 2,4,5,6 | Written |
| Presentation | 20 | 30 minutes | 5 | Written and verbal |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Portfolio | 2,4,5,6 | Summer |
| Presentation | Viva | 5 | Summer |
Re-assessment notes
If a module is normally assessed entirely by coursework, all referred/deferred assessments will normally be by assignment.
If a module is normally assessed by examination or examination plus coursework, referred and deferred assessment will normally be by examination. For referrals, only the examination will count, a mark of 40% being awarded if the examination is passed. For deferrals, candidates will be awarded the higher of the deferred examination mark or the deferred examination mark combined with the original coursework mark.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Becoming a Critically Reflective Practitioner, Brookfield, S., 1995, 378.170281 BRO, 9780787901318
An Introduction to Threshold Concepts, Cousin, 2006
Module has an active ELE page?
Yes
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
ELE: College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages
Web based and Electronic Resources:
NCCPE website (http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/)
HEA website (http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/)
QAA website (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/)
Module ECTS
7.5
NQF level (module)
5
Available as distance learning?
No
Origin date
12/05/2014
Last revision date
12/05/2014
Key words search
Ambassador; communication; science; outreach.