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Application Form: Pg Certificate in Higher Education Practice (3680)

Academic Year: 2016-17

Please not that this form should only be used by members of staff who: are not currently registered for the PgCHEP have already successfully completed module PHE705 Learning & Teaching @ Ulster

Please complete this form and also download and complete the fee exemption form at: http://www.ulster.ac.uk/finance/fees/staff_fees_exemption.pdf

Return both forms together to: Staff Development, Room 2F07, Jordanstown (Fax: 66865)

Applications should be received by : 1 st July 2016 to start in AY 2016/17

In order to undertake this module you must be currently involved in sustained, direct engagement with learners e.g. teaching or providing learning support to students in HE for 30 hours over the duration of the programme.

Applicant DetailsFirst Name Surname

Title Date of Birth

Home Address

Position School/ Dept

Staff Number Faculty/ DirectorateRoom Telephone ext

Campus Fax

Email

Contact Number (e.g. mobile)

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Qualifications

Entry Qualifications Please tickDegree

Degree equivalent*

* state qualification

Module exemption: please indicate which of the following modules you have successfully completed or expected to complete prior to starting the PgCHEP.

Module title Year of completionPHE705 Learning & Teaching at Ulster

Module Selection 2016/17

You should choose the modules that you wish to take in 2016/17 from those listed below.

PHE708 is a compulsory modulePHE706 and PHE707 are optional modules and you should choose one of these.

Before indicating your choice of module, please read the details of each which can be found in the appendix section of this document . If you are an academic member of staff, you are usually required to take PHE706, unless you have no research remit within your role.

Module I confirm that I will attend all the required sessions for the modules chosen

PHE708 Shaping the Curriculum @ Ulster$

PHE706 Enhancing Research Practice @ Ulster*

PHE707 Enhancing Learning & Teaching @ Ulster*$

*You should choose only one of these modules.

$ In order to undertake these modules you must be currently involved in sustained, direct engagement with learners , i.e. teaching or providing learning support for at least 24 hours to HE students at Ulster University over the course of the module.

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Continuing Professional Development

How will this help you to achieve the work, aims and objectives of your area and/or your individual career development? Please explain for any module that has pre-requisites and/ or work-based requirements how these will be met.

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Line Manager Approval

Approved/ not approved by (delete as appropriate)

Reason for non-approval

Position

I confirm that the applicant is a member of staff and that I support his/her attendance on this course and will facilitate attendance at classes.Signature

Date

Please give details of any individual needs (mobility, sensory or unseen)

Important Notes for Applicants and Signatories

1. Applicants will already have successfully completed PHE705. This module be will credited to the PgCHEP via the APEL arrangements for the course and may occasion an additional piece of evidence in order to meet the learning outcomes of the module for which you are seeking exemption.

2. Attendance at all Block sessions is expected. 3. In order to undertake the PgCHEP you must be currently involved in sustained, direct engagement

with learners i.e. teaching or providing learning support for at least 24 hours to HE students at Ulster University over the course of the module.

4. All applications must be endorsed by a Head of School/ Department in which the candidate is based in order to confirm support for the PgCHEP and individual modules e.g. time allocation for attendance, and, where necessary, any travel expenses incurred.

5. Each applicant must have a named member of staff to act as Subject Adviser. The Subject Advisermust be a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy at D2 or above.

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APPENDIX: MODULE DETAILS

PHE706 – SUPPORTING RESEARCH PRACTICE (15 credits @Level 7)

Delivery: Semesters 1&2 (long and thin)

This module is designed to enable participants to build upon and acquire new knowledge and skills to write effective research proposals.

The objectives are to:

appreciate the important place of research funding proposals in developing their research profiles as academics;

undertake the necessary preparatory work that is required to writing proposals, including the identification of potential local, national and international sources of funding;

become proficient in formulating clear research questions, a strong rationale and a rigorous design for their proposed study;

appreciate the ethical implications of their study and seek approval from an appropriate ethical committee; respond positively to referees’ comments, and submit the proposal to their potential funders, as

appropriate. reflect on and appreciate the linkages between research and teaching and learning practice

Dates Time Campus Tick selection (one per Block session)

Day 1 September 2016 (TBC)

10.00-3.30 TBC

Day 2 January 2017 (TBC 10.00-3.30 TBC

Tutorials Semester 1 TBC TBCSemester 2 TBC TBC

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PHE707 – ENHANCING LEARNING & TEACHING AT ULSTER (15 credits @Level 7)

Delivery: Semesters 1&2 (long and thin)

The aim of this module is to allow students to identify, design, manage and evaluate a project that is of benefit to the individual and the organisation and will extend knowledge of the discipline within the Higher Education sector. The module is designed to enable participants:

To enhance their professional practice in a higher education context drawing on a scholarly evidence base to develop a responsive, inclusive and flexible programme of learning;

To critically examine possibilities and constraints within their own professional practice through the exploration of sector to inform their own practice;

To enhance the student experience through the development of knowledge understanding and practice in the sphere of their own professional role.

Dates Time Campus Tick selection (one per Block session)

Day 1 5 September 2016 10.00-3.30 Jordanstown

Day 2 30 November 2016 1.30 – 4.00 Jordanstown7 December 2016 1.30 – 4.00 Coleraine

Day 3 1 March 2017 1.30 – 4.00 Jordanstown8 March 2017 1.30 – 4.00 Coleraine

Mini Symposium 26 April 2017 1.30 – 5.00 Video conference all campuses or collaborate

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PHE708 ENHANCING LEARNING & TEACHING @ ULSTER (15 credits @Level 7)

Delivery: Semesters 1&2 (long and thin)

This module will equip participants with a good working knowledge of curriculum development theory and models in a variety of disciplinary contexts. The module will raise awareness of the range of issues to be considered in the process of curriculum development

The module is designed to enable participants:

To enhance their professional practice in a higher education context drawing on a scholarly evidence base to develop a responsive, inclusive and flexible programme of learning.

To critically examine curriculum possibilities and constraints in a range of practical settings through exploration of discipline-specific and generic approaches to teaching and learning to inform own practice

To enhance the student experience by creating a coherent programme of learning, that takes cognisance of student transitions and incorporates the principal elements of curriculum design such as the development of aims, learning outcomes, assessment and evaluation approaches.

To evaluate modular programmes according to the curriculum requirements of all stakeholders in a variety of higher education contexts.

Dates Time Campus Tick selection (one per Block session)

Day 1 7 September 2016 10.00 - 3.30 Jordanstown Coleraine

Tutorial 1 23 November 2016 1.30 – 4.00 Jordanstown Coleraine

Day 2 11 January 2017 10.00 – 3.30 Jordanstown Coleraine

Day 3 12 April 2017 10.00 – 1.00 Jordanstown Coleraine

Mini Symposium 26 April 2017 1.00 – 5.00 Video conference all campuses or collaborate