MHSC101 - IFE

MHSC101
Health and Social Care Education

MQF Level: 7

ECTS Value: 5 ECTS

Self Study Hours: 70

Contact Hours: 25

Assessment Hours: 30

Overall Objectives and Outcomes

This module is intended to develop pedagogical skills to carry out teaching in health and social care by educators. In the context of teacher education, a central issue is a definition of what are the skills that a teacher needs to know to teach (knowledge base). Thus, this module aims to contribute to: the construction of pedagogical knowledge (or understand how the Pedagogical Content Knowledge, PCK[1], was built); the elaboration of pedagogical plan consistent with the characteristics of the students and of the educational institution addressed; and the development of innovative and creative pedagogical practice through an exploration of different methodologies and resources for teaching in health and social care.

By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:

Competences

a. Develop and propose new teaching strategies which allow students establish their highest level of achievement through vocational learning;

b. Produce different pedagogical resources to cater for all the different learning abilities of students;

c. Plan and implement methods of teaching students referring to vocational pedagogy.

d. Develop innovative skills and be creative in teaching Health and Social Care topics to students.

e. Develop and propose new teaching strategies which allow students establish their highest level of achievement through vocational learning;

f. Produce different pedagogical resources to cater for all the different learning abilities of students;

g. Plan and implement methods of teaching students referring to vocational pedagogy.

h. Develop innovative skills and be creative in teaching Health and Social Care topics to students.

Knowledge

a. Systematically understand the relationship between the pedagogy chosen for a particular topic and the theories behind them.

b. Systematically understand through continuous evaluation the needs of students to be successful in their learning.

Skills

a. Plan adequate lesson plans for a specific Health and Social Care topic;

b. Use the pre-determined controlled learning outcomes and develop corresponding pedagogy methods using specific criteria.

c. Demonstrate critical awareness in relation to the different pedagogical methods in relation to students’ abilities.

Assessment Methods

This module will be assessed through: Assignment and Portfolio.