SD4H15 - Being a Reflective Practitioner 01 Sep 2018 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SD4H15
Module Title: Being a Reflective Practitioner
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Leadership and Public Services
Faculty Sub Group: Leadership and Public Services
Module Leader: Catherine Farrell
Module Team: Kate Wells, Kevin Christie, Jennifer Law, Sharon Mott, Helen Colley, Jared Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2018 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 10 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100502 - social policy
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2018
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

The Aim of this module is to raise participant knowledge and skills associated with critical reflection and undertaking research within the organisational and service context.

Content Summary

Public service values

Reflective practice and being a reflective practitioner – catalyst for change

Organisational and individual learning

Learning from evidence - Pilots, ‘scaling up’, policy transfer

Key research skills – including undertaking observations, interviews, focus groups, for example, and using the information to inform policy, service change

Reviewing and assessing the value of existing evidence

Journal recording

Building resilience.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 4
Practical classes and workshops 4
Independent Study 72
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Formative Assessment - Independent 10
Active/Simulation Based 4
Groupwork 4
Total Hours Selected 100

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Within the context of learning and employment, to be a more reflective and informed practitioner.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Self Reflective Assessment (CW) 1 Reflecting on Practice 0 3000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1
Self Reflective Assessment (CW) 1

Reading List

Alvesson M. and Sköldberg K. 2009. Reflexive Methodology: New vistas for Qualitative Research. 2nd Edition, London: Sage.

Conkin J., Kyle T. and Robertson C. 2013. The essential transformation: How Masters students make sense and learn through transformative change. Management Learning 44 (2): 161 - 178.

Lawrence-Wilkes, L., L. Ashmore, 2014. ‘The reflective practitioner in professional education’ Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan. https://www.dawsonera.com/abstract/9781137399595

McIntosh, P. 2010. ‘Action research and reflective practice creative and visual methods to facilitate reflection and learning’, London ; New York : Routledge http://lib.myilibrary.com.ergo.southwales.ac.uk/Open.aspx?id=257196

Moon, J.A. 2006. ‘Learning journals a handbook for reflective practice and professional development’, 2nd ed. London : Routledge. https://www.dawsonera.com/abstract/9780203969212