Professional Practice in Higher Education

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Postgraduate

In London and Corsham

£ 13,860 VAT inc.

Description

  • Duration

    2 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Professional Practice in Higher Education (PPHE) programme aims to help staff and research students to meet some of the key challenges of working in the rapidly changing world of higher education. These challenges – of teaching, supporting student learning, employability, sustainability, new technologies, team management, enterprise, quality assurance and external accountability – range across the whole business of higher education, and can rarely be addressed in isolation. They raise many questions about how best to enhance teaching and research within particular contexts, and about how managers and administrators can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of current practices, not least in terms of addressing students' needs and aspirations, enriching their learning experiences, and raising the enduring value of their learning outcomes.

By sharing ideas, knowledge and expertise about our professional practices we can both deepen our understanding of the challenges we face and realise opportunities to make improvements through innovations and the adoption of best practices. The PPHE programme will help individuals to evidence their personal commitment to professional development and to enhance the quality of their work and contribution to the development of higher education in their workplaces.

Key features of this course:

Opportunities for accredited professional development designed to meet the personal and career needs of teaching and non-teaching staff and research students working in higher education contexts.
Flexible patterns of enrolment, course delivery and credit accumulation that enable participants to plan and undertake their professional development at their own pace.
Learning activities and assessment tasks that have a practical orientation and can be tailored to reflect the needs of participants within their work environments.
Opportunities to network and share knowledge and experience within a community of practice focussed on unde

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Corsham (Wiltshire)
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About this course

The PPHE programme is designed to support the development of all academic and professional staff, teaching, managing or supporting HE students, at a time when evidence of professional development is increasingly expected of all staff, not least for new appointments and promotions. A recognised certificate in teaching in higher education is becoming a requirement for all lecturing positions in the UK, and our certificate enables participants to become more effective and confident HE lecturers. The certificate is recognised by the Higher Education Academy: completion of the 'Teaching and Learning in HE' module (HE7001) leads automatically to Associate Fellowship, and completion of 3 modules (HE7001, 7002 and 7003) leads to Fellowship of the HEA. This means that the CPLHE qualification is recognised by other institutions as a teaching qualification for HE and is equivalent to other HEA-accredited postgraduate certificates in HE.

Applicants will normally be required to possess an undergraduate degree awarded by a UK higher education institution, or an equivalent qualification from overseas. Applicants who do not possess an undergraduate degree, or equivalent professional qualification, but who have at least two years of work experience relevant to the programme are also welcome to apply, and will be invited to attend an admissions interview.

Applicants who have previously completed postgraduate-level courses or modules that can be recognised as appropriate to the study of Professional Practice in Higher Education ma

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4.3
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  • I always felt sleepy, the work is heavy. Overall a good experience
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  • Insightful lectures, courses were good and accomodation is something that I would like to change and it was overall a good experience.
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Centre rating

Daisy

4.5
13/05/2019
About the course: I always felt sleepy, the work is heavy. Overall a good experience
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Student's Review

3.5
12/05/2019
About the course: Insightful lectures, courses were good and accomodation is something that I would like to change and it was overall a good experience.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Student's Review

5.0
11/05/2019
About the course: I simply loved my experience, thanks.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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2019

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

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Subjects

  • Management
  • Staff
  • Credit
  • Teaching
  • Quality
  • Project
  • Quality Training
  • Supervision
  • Enterprise
  • Higher Education
  • Administrators
  • Fellowship

Course programme

The PPHE programme is based upon a credit system that enables students to select modules and patterns of study to suit their individual needs and interests. All modules are credit rated and lead to the following qualifications:

· MA degree: 180 credits; 120 acquired for the PG Dip plus 60 for a Research Project/Dissertation;

· Postgraduate Diploma: 120 credits acquired from any combination of modules;

· Postgraduate Certificate: 60 credits acquired from any combination of modules.

Students may also take modules that lead to particular awards within the programme:

· Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Learning in Higher Education: 60 credits acquired from a set of three required modules. This qualification is designed primarily for participants who are in their early years of teaching in higher education, though it may also be taken by more experienced staff. Based upon the UK's Professional Standards Framework for Higher Education, the award qualifies teachers for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

· Postgraduate Certificate in Research Degree Supervision and Management: 60 credits acquired from a pair of 30-credit modules. This qualification is designed to meet the needs of teachers who are new to research degree supervision and management, though it may also be taken by experienced staff.

The programme enables participants to plan their course of study according to their own needs and interests. Most modules (subject to availability) can be taken in any order and in any combination, though we would advise new teachers to include the 'Teaching and Learning in Higher Education' module among their initial options. The Master's Project or Dissertation should be taken on completion of the PG Diploma. Tutorials will be available to help participants plan their course of studies.

Modules may be selected to create various levels of part-time study. The minimum enrolment is for one 15-credit module per year. The maximum enrolment is for a full-time 180-credit MA.

Course assessment

Assessment for all modules is by coursework, based upon the completion of assignments designed to promote understanding, enhancement and/or application of professional practices in higher education. Each module has its own assessment tasks, usually one or two per module. Forms of assessment include work-based activities, action plans, reports, reflective logs, portfolios, presentations, reviews, case studies, business plans, short essays, action-research documents, and (for the Master's degree) a dissertation/research project.

Additional information

Course length: The programme provides for flexible part-time or full-time study; the PGCert may be completed in one year, the PgDip or MA over 2-5 years depending upon individual work commitments.

Professional Practice in Higher Education

£ 13,860 VAT inc.