RDGY30570 Radiography & Culture Across Europe

Academic Year 2020/2021

As part of the curriculum delivered during the Radiography Erasmus exchange programme, this module is designed with the aim of facilitating all students in appreciating aspects of culture and professional Radiography practice in different European countries.
In the Radiography strand, students are provoked to consider similarities and differences between the health services and Radiography professions in different countries, with focus on various aspects such as professional development and role, regulatory legislation, patient care and clinical research. The material will help visiting students prepare for their clinical placement during Erasmus.
In the Culture strand, students are invited to consider aspects of Irish heritage, identity, sport and music, and evaluate these against similar topics in other European countries.
You will develop broad appreciation of:
• the comparative development of Radiography in different countries;
• similarities and differences between Radiography in Ireland and in other countries;
• the Irish healthcare system and aspects of radiographic practice;
• the involvement of Irish radiographers in research both nationally and internationally;
• key elements of Irish culture and heritage compared with that of other countries;
• the place of Irish traditional music and sport in the national identity compared with those in other countries.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Appreciate some cultural aspects of Irish life, past and present, drawn from consideration of literature, folklore, media, music, sport or history.
• Appreciate cultural and social differences between Ireland and other countries.
• Use simple rudiments of Irish language
• Discuss the Irish healthcare system in comparison with systems in other countries.
• Compare the development of Irish Radiography and Radiographer education with that in other countries.
• Use correct radiographic and anatomical terminology and understand commonly used abbreviations in clinical practice.
• Compare radiographic practice across some European countries.
• Undertake clinical practice within the legal and professional obligations that govern practice in Ireland.
• Undertake clinical practice with an appropriate approach to expectations of Irish patients.
• Show awareness of a range of Radiography research involving Irish authors.
• Show understanding of how research can influence and improve clinical practice.
• Consider how Radiography research in European countries compares.

 

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

6
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Field Trip/External Visits

24
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The key teaching and learning approaches used in this module include: active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; reflective learning; debates and student presentations.
In the first four weeks of the exchange, topics are introduced by a lecturer at the start of each week. Students then work in mixed nationality groups to investigate and discuss the topic before giving a short feedback presentation at the end of each week. Field trips to cultural sites and activities take place the first four Fridays.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students from other universities registering for this module under the Erasmus exchange programme should be at least in the equivalent of Stage 3 of their own radiography degree programme.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Reflective diary submitted as a digital scrapbook via blog posts Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

60
Attendance: Students must attend all scheduled sessions, activities, presentations and fieldwork. Satisfactory evidence of engagement must be compiled. Any missed attendance will require compensatory activity Throughout the Trimester n/a Other No

0
Presentation: Group presentations based on lectures, class discussion and cultural and radiography related activities and topics.
Presentations are assigned a group grade.		 Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

40

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback rubrics and commentary on presentations will be posted to student groups in Brightspace. Individual rubrics and commentary on diaries will be posted to students in Brightspace. For all assessments, appointments for further feedback following issue of rubrics will be available on request.

Name Role
Professor Jonathan McNulty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer