Community Health & Social Care
Foundation Degree
Community Health & Social Care
Course Guide
2009-2010
School of Health & Wellbeing
CONTENTS
1. WELCOME
2. ABOUT THIS GUIDE
3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
4. KEY SKILLS
5. WHERE ARE MODULES TAUGHT?
6. WHO WILL TEACH ME?
7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF-STUDENT LIAISON
8. PATHWAYS
9. MODULE DESCRIPTIONS
10. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
11. GLOSSARY
1 WELCOME
Welcome to the Foundation Degree in Community Health and Social Care offered in partnership with a number of Further Education colleges, and validated by the University of Wolverhampton. Foundation Degrees are a vocationally focused higher education qualification located at intermediate level in the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. This foundation degree has links with local and national employers ensuring that skills are developed through work-based learning, which is a major part of any foundation degree. This combined with higher-level knowledge and understanding reinforces and supports the development of vocational skills.
Although the University of Wolverhampton has validated the foundation degree, the study will take place in one of the partner colleges.
In the following pages you will find a brief description of the programme, the modules and other information that we think you will find useful. More detailed information about each module will be given by module leaders during your studies. We have also included details of awards that you may wish to progress onto after you complete the foundation degree.
We work closely with the course leaders in all colleges.
Arrangements will be made for you to visit the University. We look forward to seeing you then.
If you have any issues or concerns that you wish to discuss please contact your course leader at your college.
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Community Health & Social Care
Course Guide
2009-2010
School of Health & Wellbeing
CONTENTS
1. WELCOME
2. ABOUT THIS GUIDE
3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
4. KEY SKILLS
5. WHERE ARE MODULES TAUGHT?
6. WHO WILL TEACH ME?
7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF-STUDENT LIAISON
8. PATHWAYS
9. MODULE DESCRIPTIONS
10. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
11. GLOSSARY
1 WELCOME
Welcome to the Foundation Degree in Community Health and Social Care offered in partnership with a number of Further Education colleges, and validated by the University of Wolverhampton. Foundation Degrees are a vocationally focused higher education qualification located at intermediate level in the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. This foundation degree has links with local and national employers ensuring that skills are developed through work-based learning, which is a major part of any foundation degree. This combined with higher-level knowledge and understanding reinforces and supports the development of vocational skills.
Although the University of Wolverhampton has validated the foundation degree, the study will take place in one of the partner colleges.
In the following pages you will find a brief description of the programme, the modules and other information that we think you will find useful. More detailed information about each module will be given by module leaders during your studies. We have also included details of awards that you may wish to progress onto after you complete the foundation degree.
We work closely with the course leaders in all colleges.
Arrangements will be made for you to visit the University. We look forward to seeing you then.
If you have any issues or concerns that you wish to discuss please contact your course leader at your college.
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