In exceptional circumstances other credit values may be utilised with the agreement of your faculty’s Associate Dean (Academic) and the Chair of the Taught Programmes Management Committee, as appropriate. Credit level For your reference the university adheres to the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies (October 2014) which equates to DMU years of study as follows: FHEQ level 4 equivalent to year one of full-time undergraduate study FHEQ level 5 equivalent to year two of full-time undergraduate study FHEQ level 6 equivalent to year three of full-time undergraduate study FHEQ 7 equivalent to taught postgraduate study FHEQ level 8 equivalent to doctoral study Owning department The department which the programme will belong to should be listed. If a module is developed by a partner institution as part of validation service provision (i.e. not in collaboration with a DMU faculty), please provide the name of the partner institution in this section. Semester/year-long Please note that undergraduate modules do not run on a semester (or term) unless with explicit university agreement. The standard method of delivery for undergraduate modules is year- long. The field should therefore normally be completed with ‘Y’ for The semester values available are Semester 1 (Sept-Jan); Semester 2 (Feb-May); Semester X (June – Sept). Details of accreditation by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) If applicable please list the name(s) of any PSRBs accrediting the module, and briefly describe what graduates will receive as a result of this accreditation (e.g. exemptions from professional examinations). Module leader The name of the person who will be the module leader once the module is running should be listed. For your information, the duties of a module leader are outlined in the university’s Academic Regulations at Please note that the person who authors the module may not necessarily be the module leader. It is the person who will manage and lead the module when it is running who should be named in this section. Appraiser/s The name of the person or people responsible for marking the assessments on the module.
Name of Learning & Teaching Approach c. Self-Directed Learning views learners as responsible owners and managers of their own learning process. Self-Directed Learning integrates self-management (management of the context, including the social setting, resources, and actions) with self-monitoring, the process whereby the student monitors, evaluates and regulate their own learning strategies. Any of the learning activities listed under ‘Academic Led’ can also be included under Self-Directed Learning; it would be identified as ‘unstaffed’. On Line Learning – This can be prescribed or suggested actions usually using BlackBoard. For example, it can be online quizzes or pre-sessional preparation Reading – Core materials indicative to the module syllabus Collaborative Activities – Blogs, Wikis or face to face group work Reflection – A structured or unstructured learning opportunity for student development and progression Revision – Using materials uploaded onto BlackBoard or other resources indicated by module staff Consolidation – Learning activities to be completed after the main learning event whether this is a tutorial or seminar Postgraduate Researcher Training - A combination of delivery and interactive discussion and activity-based delivery. This may be of a practical nature or based on sharing theoretical concepts or processes. Training can be either generic or Faculty-specific.