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RDGY20270

Academic Year 2024/2025

Radiography Professionalism 2 (RDGY20270)

Subject:
Radiography
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Michaela Davis
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The aim of this module is to build on students understanding of professional concepts related to becoming competent
Radiographers introduced in Professional Skills 1.
SYLLABUS
1. Professional Skills: to include the following ;professional judgments and professional thinking,
unconscious bias, interacting with vulnerable patients, equality diversity and
inclusion in Radiographic practice, conflict resolution, interdisciplinary teamworking, consent,
patient confidentiality, and reflective practice.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the module, students should show understanding of:

The different aspects of professionalism expected of a Radiographer in training within a clinical environment.
The application of key concepts of EDI in Radiography.
The radiographers' role in providing information to patients and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The radiographers' responsibility in communicating with different types of patients.
The radiographers' role in managing aspects of conflict and resistance, their own ethical practice and relationships with patients and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The assignments asks you to relate what you have learned in the taught content and additional reading of
trimester one of the module to clinical scenarios that a patient might experience. The aims of the module assignments
are to:
1. help you bring together what you are learning in theory and your understanding of clinical best
practice;
2. encourage you to reflect on how well you are developing and applying your knowledge of
radiography;

Indicative Module Content:


The indicative curricular content relates to the topic of professional skills for the clinical radiography context students will encounter as part of their undergraduate programme.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

10

Seminar (or Webinar)

10

Autonomous Student Learning

80

Total

100


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module employs a variety of approaches to teaching and learning. These include online lectures; peer discussions; patient educator sessions and self-directed learning tasks.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


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: This will take the form of a video presentation and is worth 40%. Students will get a group grade. Week 4 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
No
Assignment(Including Essay): This is an individual piece of work Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
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
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be given individually to the students post assessment. Brightspace will be used to provide individual feedback comments and grades to students. Where applicable general feedback will be provided to the class.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Wed 13:00 - 15:50