ED1S015 - Project Year 1 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | ED1S015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Project Year 1 | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | ITE and Education Practice | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Early Years | ||
| Module Leader: | |||
| Module Team: | Philippa Watkins, Wendy-Lee Jones | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | 2026 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 4 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100463 - early years education | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
This module aims to:
• Introduce students to academic skills in HE.
• Develop collaborative practice, communication, innovation and problem solving.
• Introduces student to the importance of storytelling as a means of communicating with young learners.
Content Summary
What are the academic skills required to study at level 4 in HE
• Storytelling within the curriculum
• The importance of collaborative practice
• How storytelling can be an effective means of communicating with young children
• The importance of teamworking, problem solving and innovation
• Using creativity to design and develop a story sack for use with young children
• Development of presentation skills to showcase story sack to peers
• Consideration of different learning environments such as a story sack based on the outdoors
• Consideration of how developed story sack can promote learning and development across all areas of learning in the current early years curriculum in Wales
• Reflection as a tool to improve own practice
• Project management skills are developed
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 |
| Seminar | 16 |
| Tutorial | 2 |
| Independent Study | 85 |
| Placement | 5 |
| Directed Study | 77 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 5 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Select and Develop academic skills and approaches needed for effective teamwork required at level 4 |
| LO2 | Discuss links between storytelling, communication and the early years curriculum to create and present the project outcome |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 1 | Group Creation of a story Sack and presentation to peers | 0 | N/A | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Project Output 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |