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University of Staffordshire

Higher and Professional Education PGCert

Name: Higher and Professional Education PGCert
Price: £3525 GBP

UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE

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Study mode

Part time

Duration

1 year

Start date

NOV-26

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Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Teaching / Training In Higher Education

Course Summary

This award has been purposely designed for staff who work within a higher or professional education context in order to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented to student learning within this sector. The overall aim of the PgCHPE award is to provide a framework for the initial and continuing professional development of academic staff in higher and professional education. The PGCHPE is designed to encourage participants to critically evaluate your own approach to teaching within your discipline area, supporting student learning and contributing to development across their Higher Education Provider (HEP) or Professional Training Organisation. The PgCHPE therefore aims to: critically analyse research informed evidence to enhance their ability to plan, implement, evaluate and reflect on their professional practice support the development of academic professionals to facilitate teaching, learning, behaviour enhancement, assessment and use of feedback support academic professionals’ ability to contribute to curriculum development develop their teaching and learning through working collaboratively with stakeholders engage in practitioner led research to improve professional practice in order to meet changing demands within the higher education environment and across their discipline.

Modules

Action Research Project (40 Credits) - Core

This module develops your understanding of how to improve your professional practice by conducting a small-scale practitioner led inquiry, using an action research approach to research.During the Action Research module, you will develop your ability to: Create effective teaching resources, Respond to wider factors that influence learning programmes, Make evidence informed improvements to your practice, Engage in small scale practitioner led inquiry using an action research methodology, Use technology enhanced learning, Communicate through presentations and preparation for published findings (English, maths and ICT).

Teaching, Learning And Assessment In Higher Education (20 Credits) - Core

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£3,525

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£3,525

Entry requirements

An Honours Degree or equivalent professional qualification from an institution of Higher Education, or its equivalent from overseas.An appointment as a full-time or fractional member of staff working in a teaching or supporting learning capacity at University of Staffordshire or another institution in the higher or adult education sector.Undertaking a job role which includes teaching and assessing learners at level 4 and above, with a minimum of ten hours teaching per month.

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