Module overview
This is an opportunity for you to undertake a period of negotiated self-directed learning. This experience can be in or outside of the United Kingdom. The aim is to embellish your knowledge, skills and capabilities in preparation for your final year and transition into professional practice
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate how you achieved your PPDP and consider your future learning needs.
- Identify and negotiate a specific topic for independent study and explore the relevance to your nursing practice.
- Work independently and autonomously to create an agreed professional practice development plan (PPDP) to enable you to achieve your identified learning needs.
- Using a structured reflective process, identify your learning needs for this developing professional practice experience and your transition to becoming a registered nurse
Syllabus
This is an opportunity for students to undertake a period of negotiated self-directed learning. This experience can be in or outside of the United Kingdom. The aim is to embellish their knowledge, skills and capabilities in preparation for their final year and transition into professional practice.
A preparatory study day will include exploration of learning opportunities, project planning, career development, critical reflection, risk assessment and documentation, developing a digital profile and guidance on professional CVs.
The formative comprises a professional practice development plan (PPDP) that needs to be approved prior to commencing the project.
There are options for the summative assessment. This comprises two elements, a poster and either an individual oral presentation or a written project report.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Introductory study day
Self-directed learning
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 343 |
Teaching | 7 |
Total study time | 350 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Careers advise for health sciences. Blackboard website; all SOHS students are automatically enrolled on this site. It contains all the resources regarding career action planning, CV and portfolio development. Developed in conjunction with our Careers and Employability service, University of Southampton
Developing Professional Practice. A dedicated Blackboard site for this module. Designed to support students to progress their ideas forward into successful DPP experiences. This site will contain all the documentation and associated templates for learning contracts, risk assessments and insurance.
Textbooks
Temple, J. (2012). Becoming a registered nurse: making the transition to Practice. Learning Matters.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Poster presentation plus either a) an individual oral presentation or b) an individual written project report which summarises and evaluates this developing professional practice experience.
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Project planSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Agreed academic assessment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Agreed academic assessment | 100% |