Health-Professions Education / Health-Professions Education (with Research) MSc/MSc (Research)/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning
Teaching and assessment of clinical skills MED5396
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Taught Wholly by Distance Learning: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
In this course, students will further explore approaches to teaching and assessing clinical skills, and the associated governance.
Timetable
This course takes place in semester 1 and is made up of lectures and tutorials.
Excluded Courses
MED5135
Assessment
50%: Microlesson, 5-7-minutes duration or 800-1000 words (ILO 1, 2, 3 and 4)
50%: Micro-reflection: A small reflective piece using alternate formats (short essays, video presentations, audio podcasts) 500 words or approx. 3 mins. (ILO 5)
Where alternate formats (e.g. video or audio) are selected, the stated word count refers to the equivalent transcript length.
Course Aims
This course aims to give students the opportunity to explore in more depth the teaching and assessment of clinical skills, and relevant issues in, and mechanisms for, governance.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Apply core principles and current theories of learning and teaching to the design of teaching in clinical skills;
2. Critically evaluate various assessment strategies and tools to assess performance in clinical skills;
3. Design assessment tools/tasks that assess performance in clinical skills;
4. Critically discuss governance issues and mechanisms specific to the teaching and/or assessment of clinical skills.
5. Critically reflect on personal practice in course or teaching evaluation.