Masters level teaching, learning and assessment
Subtitle: issues in design and delivery
By: edited by Pauline Kneale
Series: Palgrave teaching and learning
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137399366
Subjects: EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Education; Study and teaching (Graduate)
Description: "This comprehensive book provides advice and guidance to those seeking to develop and enhance Masters level programmes. Based on practice, experience and research, it covers issues in design and delivery, helping to ensure that programmes are fit for purpose and meet contemporary needs in a rapidly changing and highly-competitive global market"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Foreword; Pauline Kneale; title: Series Editor's Preface; Sally Brown; title: Abbreviations; title: PART I: THE MASTER'S EXPERIENCE; title: 1. Master's Perspectives; title: 1.1. Being A Student And Teacher; Bill Lindquist; title: 1.2. My Masters Experience As Student And Teacher; Valerie Huggins; title: 1.3. Researching The Master's Student Experience; Louise Winfield; title: 1.4. Understanding Students Needs In Theatre Practice; Sue Mayo And Kathleen Low; title: 1.5. Defining Issues For Mastery; Pauline Kneale; title: 2. The Diversity Of Masters Provision; Pauline Kneale; title: 3. Aspects Of Mastership; title: 3.1. Master's Education In China - Danqing Liu; Jinghua Liu; title: 3.2. The Master's Experience In Canada; Celia Popovic; title: 3.3. The Influence Of Bologna On The Student Experience, A Case Study From Portugal; Ana Vitoria Baptista and Ana Cabral; title: 3.4. Exploring The Experience And Support Needs Of Part-Time Master's Students; Julie Anderson, Valerie Huggins and Louise Winfield; title: PART II: TRANSITION MATTERS; title: 4. Transition Issues For Course Designers; title: 4.1. Transition To Postgraduate Study: Overlooked And Underestimated; Jane Tobbell and Victoria O'Donnell; title: 4.2. Principles For Reviewing The Taught Postgraduate Induction Curricula; Julie Rattray and Jan Smith; title: 4.3. Effective Interventions For Maintaining Master's Student Motivation; Michelle Reid, Sonia Hood and Kim Shahabudin; title: 4.4. Issues And Resources For Transition: A Personal Reflection; Pauline Deutz; title: 5. Effective Induction; title: 5.1. Belonging Cube: An Induction Activity To Recognise And Celebrate Diversity; Mark Sutcliffe and Ruth Matheson; title: 5.2. Using Formative Assessment During Induction; Ruth Cross; title: 5.3. Exploring Critical Thinking With Chinese Students During Induction; Rong Huang; title: 5.4. Study Skills For Masters' Level 'Through The Looking Glass' Of Chinese Students; Marina Orsini-Jones, Ying Zhao and Xuemei Wang; title: PART III: EFFECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; title: 7. International Learner Development Across The Business School Curriculum; Gillian Byrne and Halina Harvey; title: Writing Matters; title: 7.1. Supporting Students To Develop Master's Level Writing Skills; Clare Furneaux; title: 7.2. Reflective Writing With Students On An LLM For Practising Lawyers; Jane Ching; title: 7.3. Teacher - Student Experiences Of Collaborative Writing At Master's Level; Emily Beaumont and Ken Gale; title: 8. Integrating University-Wide Support; title: 8.1. Central Support For Masters Student Dissertation Work; Tina Ramkalawan and Emily Danvers; title: 8.2. Employability Skills For Masters Students; Debbi Marais; title: 9. Problem-Based Learning In Practice; title: 9.1. Using Problem-Based Learning In M-Level Computing Module; Chris Beaumont; title: 9.2. 'Real World' Student Experience At Masters Level In Art And Design: Case Studies From Glass And Ceramics; Kevin Petrie, Andrew Livingstone, Jeffery Sarmiento and Cate Watkinson; title: 9.3. Issues For Professional Masters: Bringing The Real World Into The Classroom; Joanna Drugan; title: PART IV: ASSESSMENT; title: 10. Assessing Well At Masters Level; Sally Brown; title: 11. Creative Assessments; title: 11.1. Using Blogs When Assessing M-Level Childhood And Youth Studies Students To Foster Skills And Confidence; Emma Bond and Stuart Agnew; title: 11.2. Using Portfolios To Assess M-Level Music Performance Students; Laura Ritchie,; title: 11.3. Authentic Assessment In An Med Psychology Of Education; Sue Palmer-Conn; title: 11.4. A Group Work Assessment For Distance Learners On An Msc Facilities Management Programme; Chris Garbett; title: 11.5. Patchwork Portfolio Assessment; Mark Sutcliffe and Ruth Matheson; title: 11.6. Managing Student Diversity And Learning Through Group Formative Assessment; Adam Ritchie and Emma Plugge; title: PART V: CURRICULUM DESIGN; title: 12. Curriculum Design To Provide Learning In A Social Practice; Andrew Cramp; title: 13. Lessons Learned From Distance Learning; Helen Durham and Linda See; title: 14. Curriculum Opportunities; title: 14.1. Many Amongst Equals The Challenge Of Teaching And Working In Partnership With Tutor-Practitioners At M Level; Bernard Lisewski; title: 14.2. Embedding Reflective Practice And Creativity To Link A Modular Curriculum; Muireann O'Keeffe and Roisin Donnelly; title: 14.3. Designing A Master's Program In GIS To Meet Professional Expectations In The Workplace; Chris Lukinbeal, Janice Monk and Iris Patten; title: 14.4. Cross Crediting A Master's Programme In UK And Pakistan; Janet Strivens and Ian Willis; title: 15. Rethinking Masters Level Design And Support; Pauline Kneale, Sally Brown and Phil Race; title: Afterword; Pauline Kneale, Sally Brown and Phil Race; title: References.