| Unit name | Anatomy Student Seminars |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ANATM0006 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Miller |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
ANAT30009, ANAT30010, ANAT30012, ANAT30014 & ANAT30015 must all be completed |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
Uncertain Anatomy and Anatomical Humanities |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
| School/department | School of Anatomy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
This unit is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of anatomy pedagogy, as well as evidencing experience of teaching observation from the educator’s perspective, and a first-step into session design and management.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit is your opportunity to put together all of the experience you have gained in understanding anatomical learning and teaching during your degree programme and focus on live teaching 'events' in real time. As well as using feedback from your year 2 & 3 teaching resources you will apply insight from your Advanced Topics diaries in year 3, and have the opportunity to observe small group teaching from the educator’s point of view, before designing and leading your own seminar session.
An overview of content
In this unit, supported by tutorial discussions and one-to-one clinics, you will develop and run your own seminar session based on a topic relevant to your research project, participate in and give feedback on seminar sessions run by your peers, and observe teaching within the School of Anatomy.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
You will have reflected on previous learning in anatomy pedagogy and will be able to evidence experience in teaching observation, seminar design and management, teaching evaluation and reflection on your own teaching.
Learning outcomes
You will learn by developing and evaluating your own seminar session in discussion with subject experts in both pedagogy and your topic area, supported through tutorial-style discussion and one-to-one clinics. You will draw from your experience as a participant in a range of anatomy seminars throughout your degree programme as well as previous considerations of anatomy pedagogy, and gain valuable experience observing small-group teaching.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Seminar development clinics will help you to plan your session, providing feedback on your ideas and tailored support for session management. Your teaching observation and session participant feedback will be discussed with you, supporting the development of your session feedback reflection.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Seminar portfolio – a seminar session plan pro-forma (50%), staff teaching observation of the seminar (10%), and your reflection on session feedback (40%, total 100%) (ILOs 1-4)
Teaching observations and participating in/giving appropriate feedback on the sessions of other students in the unit are must complete.
As an alternative to live presentation you may develop an online seminar alternative in Blackboard. This should include interactive discursive elements (eg discussion boards, padlet, mentimeter) which you will moderate as the seminar lead.
When assessment does not go to plan:
Where needed, an alternative supplementary opportunity will be offered to submit the summative seminar portfolio and must complete teaching observations.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ANATM0006).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
