Short course

Adult Learning Theory and its Application to Multidisciplinary Healthcare Simulation Learning and Teaching

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to effectively use healthcare simulation technology.

Start date
October - November 2024
Duration
5 days
Mode
Face-to-face
Cost
24/25 Home microcredential fee: £1337 International microcredential fee: £3427 Non-credit fee: £1137
Level
Postgraduate Microcredential
Credit
20 credits

Overview

The aim of this 20 credit microcredential are: 

  • To provide students with a sound knowledge of the principles of adult learning applicable to healthcare simulation.
  • To enable students to effectively use healthcare simulation technology and subsequently develop their own projects for teaching and learning

Attendance required

The formal taught component is delivered over 5 full days in 2 blocks of teaching (3+2 days). The final block includes half a day attendance at a dedicated specialist high fidelity simulation suite at the University Hospital Birmingham.

Assessment

Methods of assessment comprise; an oral presentation and a 3000 word evidence based essay.

Course dates

21-23 October
19-20 November

Prerequisites

A relevant first degree or an equivalent professional qualification is required 

Leads 

The teaching will be delivered by Dr Sandeep Randhawa, Programme lead and Academic General Practitioner with a specialist interest and expertise in medical education and simulation training. A combination of academics within the University of Birmingham and University of Birmingham and expert clinicians based at the University Hospital Birmingham will also be involved in the delivery of this module.

This microcredential is fully booked and is closed for applications.

You can choose to study this course as either a microcredential or a non-credit CPD shortcourse.

Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?

  • Usually taken from exisiting modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
  • Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
  • Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
  • Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
  • Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.

Learners will be fully registered University of Birmingham students and will be entitled to normal University services (including library and digital resources).

Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit shortcourse version.

Apply for the Microcredential

Non-credit short course

The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will recieve a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits. 

Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered. 

Apply for the non-credit CPD shortcourse