RDGY30570 Radiography & Culture Across Europe

Academic Year 2024/2025

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.
• 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.
• Compare radiographic practice across some European countries..
• 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.

 

Indicative Module Content:

Aspects of radiography across Europe and aspects of culture and heritage across the countries of the participating students will be explored during this module.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

8
Small Group

30
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Field Trip/External Visits

24
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

112
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 group presentation or assignment at the end of each week.

Field trips to cultural sites and cultural related activities take place the first three Fridays of the programme.
 
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 Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: Heritage & Culture group in-class presentation based on the participants nationalities along the theme of this module. Group grade awarded to all participants Week 2 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

 No
Group Work Assignment: Radiography: history, development & current context group in-class presentation based on the participants nationalities along the theme of this module. Group grade awarded to all participants Week 3 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

 No
Group Work Assignment: Food & Cuisine group in-class presentation based on the participants nationalities along the theme of this module. Group grade awarded to all participants Week 4 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

 No
Group Work Assignment: Radiography research group in-class presentation based on the participants nationalities along the theme of this module. Group grade awarded to all participants Week 4 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

 No
Group Work Assignment: Sport group recorded podcast based on the participants nationalities along the theme of this module. Group grade awarded to all participants Week 3 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

10

 No
Reflective Assignment: Reflective diary documenting the students Erasmus experience in the form of weekly entries representing each week of the Erasmus programme. Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Students must attend all scheduled sessions, activities, presentations and fieldwork. Satisfactory evidence of engagement must be compiled. Any missed attendance will require compensatory activity Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

0

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
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

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

- Groupwork Feedback to the relevant group members on the group presentations & assignments are given using rubrics & any additional grader comments on brightspace. - Individual Feedback on the reflective diary assignments are given using rubrics & any additional grader comments on 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