CVEN40520 Peer Assisted Tutoring in CSEE

Academic Year 2017/2018

This module is aimed at postgraduate students (research and taught course) who are supervising other students in tutorials and laboratories. It is expected that the module will help the students taking it to become better tutors and teachers and will aid them in attaining new skills. Students who take this module will undergo training in teaching and will also supervise a number of undergraduate laboratories and tutorials.
All students taking the module will be expected to demonstrate in at least 2 subjects (usually at a 2nd year level). Students will demonstrate for between 20-28 hours.

The module is offered twice each year: once in semesetr 1 and once in semester 2. Students can take the module in either semester but not in both.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will improve their own knowledge and skills in the subjects in which they are carrying out tutorials and laboratories.
2. Students will learn how to plan learning exercises and tutorials.
3. Students will develop skills in teaching and learning, and will become familiar with some pedagogical theory.
4. Students will develop their communicaiton skills as they will have to explain complex ideas and theories to the tutees.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

10
Small Group

10
Tutorial

14
Laboratories

14
Autonomous Student Learning

80
Total

128
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Attendance: the module coordinator will provide feedback on how well the student was prepared for the tutorial and laboratory, if they attended and how they engaged with the students.

50

 Varies over the Trimester
Assignment: Reflective report on experience of PAT at the end of the semester.

25

 Coursework (End of Trimester)
Journal: Each tutor must keep a blog (public) and journal (only student and module coordinators see this) that must be updated each week to describe what they did and reflect on the experience.

25

 Varies over the Trimester

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

If you fail this module you may repeat, resit or substitute where permissible