Teaching & assessment at Principles of Computed Tomography
Sunday, March 1st, 2009Teaching and assessment
The course involves a variety of learning and teaching methods. These include some formal lectures as well as class based workshops, student discussions, presentations and self directed learning tasks.
September 2007 will see WebCT introduced into some modules. This will enable students to complete some aspects of individual modules online.
Self-study is also a vital area of study at this level. Students must be aware that many hours of their own time are needed to complete the course and the week to week background tasks that support their studies. For a 15 M Level credit module some 120 hours of self study will be required in addition to the time dedicated to attend lectures.
Once enrolled, students have five years in which to complete the entire course. Some students decide to only study one module per term, spreading the course out and allowing time for other commitments. If department funding is an issue, students may enrol initially in the Certificate course and then carry on to the Diploma or MSc if and when funding permits.
Assessments cover a range of types depending on the module studied, many of which have a clinical element to them. They are designed to promote skills that will be useful in clinical practice and necessary for the practitioner of the future.
Examples are:
clinical case studies
an oral presentation of a piece of work, either a case study or poster
completing a reflective learning portfolio
unseen examinations
formulating a business plan or research proposal
situational analysis