SKI4001 Skills for Learning in Care

As part of the formal assessment for the programme, you are required to submit a Skills for Learning in Care assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Identify the skills required within the workplace, and illustrate their use and application, particularly within a management and/or practitioner context

2. Identify personal qualities and transferable skills necessary for employability and further study and use methods of enquiry to explore personal development opportunities and related issues

3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate discipline specific information in an appropriate form as specified.

4. Identify, retrieve and evaluate discipline specific material for a given purpose and use such material appropriately.

Using the Kolb (1984) Cycle of learning reflect upon your learning process. Identify your strengths and qualities and reflect upon your personal development and provide an action plan of how you will further develop your personal learning skills.

(10 out of the 60 marks will be awarded for logical structure, use of suitable fonts and images; and use of grammar, tense, spelling and language.)

Identify two stressors associated with healthcare managers and provide recommendations on different coping strategies.

Outstanding performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject area and to confidently apply theory whilst showing awareness of any relevant ethical

considerations. The work shows an excellent level of competence and confidence in managing appropriate sources and materials, initiative and excellent academic writing

skills and professional skills (where appropriate). The work shows originality of thought.

Excellent performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject and apply theory whilst showing some awareness of any relevant ethical considerations.

The work shows a high level of competence in managing sources and materials, initiative and very good academic writing skills and professional skills (where appropriate).

Very good performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject and apply some theory. The work shows a good level of competence in managing sources and

materials and some initiative. Academic writing skills are good and expression remains accurate overall. Good professional skills (where appropriate). The work shows some original thought.

A satisfactory to good performance which begins to analyse the subject and apply some underpinning theory. The work shows a sound level of competence in managing

basic sources and materials. Academic writing skills are satisfactory and expression remains accurate overall although the piece may lack structure. Satisfactory professional skills (where appropriate). The work lacks some original thought.

Basic level of performance in which there are some omissions in understanding the subject, its underpinning theory and ethical considerations. The work shows a basic use of sources and materials. Academic writing skills are limited and there are some errors in expression and the work may lack structure overall. There are some difficulties in developing professional skills (where appropriate). The work lacks original thought and is largely imitative.

Limited performance in which there are omissions in understanding the subject, its underpinning theory and ethical considerations. The work shows a limited use of sources

and materials. Academic writing skills are weak and there are errors in expression and the work may lack structure overall. There are difficulties in developing professional

skills (where appropriate). The work lacks original thought and is largely imitative.