Last modified: 20 Jun 2025 15:08
Through flexible modes of delivery, meeting the needs of participants, employers and/or professional bodies, the Professional Project course supports students in fostering a commitment to ongoing professional development and practice through processes of active learning. Engagement with this course supports the reconstruction of professional knowledge, involving cyclical processes of action and reflection to improve practice.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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During the Professional Project course, students will engage in academic reading, writing and thinking that supports confidence building and supports their enquiry stance. Bring together information from literature from their area of expertise to support an argument, with appropriate investigative approaches, students will gain experience and demonstrate confidence in the planning, implementation and evaluation of practice. Making use of appropriate digital technologies, students will take responsibility for decisions about what they need to learn, how to learn and how to present reports and critically reflect to learn about and from practice.
Engage with literature and professional practice to identify an area of practice for enquiry.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 38 | Feedback Weeks | 41 | |
| Feedback |
Report to include literature review already compeltd as additional 3000 words. Feedback will be given on line via Turnitin on MyAberdeen |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 43 | Feedback Weeks | 45 | |
| Feedback | via Turnitin on MyAberdeen | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Engage with literature and professional practice to identify an area of practice for enquiry. |
| Reflection | Apply | Demonstrate a reflective approach, using the skills of inquiry, research, critical analysis and evaluation to effectively underpin your project. |
| Procedural | Create | Develop and undertake a small-scale enquiry that supports your professional development. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Communicate the results and implications of your enquiry for your ongoing professional learning. |
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