Module: HEP7002-15 Course Design and Development in Higher Education

Level: 7

Credit Value: 15

Module Tutor: Michael Drayson

Module Tutor Contact Details: m.drayson@bathspa.ac.uk

1.Brief description and aims of module

This module aims to support your development if you are new to responsibilities for module and course leadership, helping develop your teaching and learning practice in the sphere of module design and development. The module builds on development and skills from HEP7001’s focus on direct engagement with students, to reflect on, evaluate and analyse a module for which the participants has responsibility (or joint responsibility) in leading and then designing and planning for the future. The wider context of the programme, institutional and national issues, processes and procedures are an important part of widening the sphere of development beyond classroom teaching to understand higher education more fully. The module is designed to build on the knowledge and skills of UKPSF D1 accredited development (such as HEP7001) to support you in demonstrating D2 on the UKPSF, and related outcomes for the Academic Professional Apprenticeship.

You should have the required level of responsibility at module level in order to undertake the module.

2.Outline syllabus

• Course design principles and approaches
• Evaluation strategies, peer review and quality assurance
• Assessment
• Wider context
• Curriculum related pedagogic scholarship e.g. Signature Pedagogies, Threshold concepts, Research Teaching links
• Programme and Module Development

3.Teaching and learning activities

• Workshops
• Peer and mentor discussions on course design
• Literature and policy reviews
• Peer and student feedback collection
• Evaluation and analysis of module design
• Presentations on course design planning

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Course Work
• Description: Critical analysis and evaluation of a module design, with proposals for future development (3750 words)
• % Weighting: 100%