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Postgraduate subject structure
Weekly activities
Module 1 Weekly activities may be in the form of written activities or skill-sharing
activities. See below for descriptions.
Week 1, 2, 3
• Review, read, prepare Review, read, prepare
• Participate in conference or discussion This consists of essential and additional readings. Students are also
• Prepare and submit activity often provided with some questions for the purposes of reflection and
also preparation for the upcoming conference.
Module 2
Self-assessment activity
Week 4
This is an activity that allows students to monitor their understanding of
• Review, read, prepare material of a relevant module. Such activities will provide the students
• Participate in conference or discussion with an opportunity to reflect and review their own work.
• Prepare and submit activity
Module 3 Conference
The weekly conferences are used in different ways depending on the
Week 5 subject and specific module. They may involve group discussion about
• Review, read, prepare the issues or topics arising from the readings, escalating dilemmas or
• Participate in conference or discussion role plays focused on the client facing scenarios.
• Prepare and submit activity
Discussion
Module 4 The discussions are open to those students that are not able to
participate in the conference. As part of the discussion forums,
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students are encouraged to discuss the same topics and questions
• Review, read, prepare that are covered in the conference.
• Participate in conference or discussion
• Prepare and submit activity
Skill-sharing activity
Module 5 This is an activity that requires students to prepare a presentation or
other professional development activity on a relevant topic in order to
Week 7 demonstrate the student’s comprehension of material.
• Review, read, prepare
• Participate in conference or discussion Written activities
• Prepare and submit activity These are formative activities that may include checklists, memoranda,
letters of advice, file notes or other drafting activities. These activities
Module 6 are usually no longer than two pages each. Completion of these
activities throughout the subject enables students to receive feedback
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from the lecturers and incorporate the feedback for the purposes of
• Review, read, prepare submitting the activities as part of the final portfolio.
• Participate in conference or discussion
• Prepare and submit activity
Written assessment
Module 7 This is a drafting activity relevant to the material covered in the subject
and is a realistic example of current professional practice.
Week 9
• Review, read, prepare Oral assessment
• Participate in conference or discussion The basis of the oral assessment in Module 8, is one of the skill-sharing
• Prepare and submit activity activities completed during the subject. For the purposes of the oral
assessment, students will need to review and improve the presentation
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present to the lecturer via conference facility and will answer the
Week 10, 11, 12
assessor’s questions regarding the presentation.
Assessment period
• Written assessment (30%)
• Oral assessment (30%) Final portfolio
• Work portfolio (40%) This is a final assessment in the subject that comprises of the
submission of selected written activities for which students received
feedback throughout the subject.
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