Schedule of Campus-Based Radiography Tutorials
All tutorials within the Department follow the general guidelines for tutorials.
Tutorials for radiography students are held on a fortnightly basis. There is a separate
schedule of placement tutorials. The schedule of topics discussed on campus is as follows:
Stage 1, Weeks T1:01-11
- Induction [1]
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General induction, introduction to tutor and other tutees
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Handbook induction (including support services, sources of advice,
submission of work, contact information, etc.)
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Aim of tutorials, tutorial ground rules, etc.
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Introduction to problems sheets
- Induction [2]
- Time management
- MyExeter and ELE
- DRC, the AccessAbility Service (Disablity Resource Centre)
- Study Skills
- Academic good practice and referencing
- Academic good practice as a means of avoiding academic misconduct, plagiarism, etc.
- Importance and contribution of non-assessed work
- Independent study and supplementary reading
- Effective Studying
- Assessment and Feedback
- Assessments as a learning tool
- Department Assessment and Feedback Strategies
- Types of feedback
- Using feedback to enhance learning
- Importance of current references
- Marking criteria
- Introduction to critical self-appraisal and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Critical self-appraisal and reflective practice
- CPD and the radiographer
- Beginning a CPD portfolio
- Critical self-appraisal and Personal Development Planning (PDP)
- Aims and value of the PDP process
Stage 1, Weeks T2:01-11
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Personal Development Planning (PDP)
- Preparation for Clinical Placement [1]
- Professional roles
- Review of professionalism
- Code of Practice for Clinical Placements
- Preparation for Clinical Placement [2]
- Departmental structure
- Points of contact
- Preparation for Clinical Placement [3]
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Aims and objectives for clinical placement
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Being a facilitator of one's own learning
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Managing the transition from 'student at university' to 'student within a working clinical environment'
Stage 2, Weeks T1:01-12
- Clinical Placement Experiences and Introduction to Stage 2
- Clinical placement experiences
- Introduction to Stage 2
- Review of academic good practice (academic misconduct, plagiarism, etc.)
- Planning for and managing pressure
- All the P's
- Stress and pressure
- Recognising signs of personal stress
- Recognising stress in others
- Stressors in the workplace
- Triggers, techniques, conduct, responsibilities
- Exam techniques and practice
- Basic exam techniques
- Feedback from exams and tests
- Reflective practice
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Individual Personal Development Planning (PDP)
- Preparation for Clinical Placement 2
- Expectations for second placement
- Adapting to different departments / practices
- Review of critical self-appraisal (reflective practice)
- Dealing with difficult patients
Stage 2, Weeks T3:01-02 (Post-Placement)
- Review of Clinical Placement & Introduction to Projects
- Experiences from Placement 2
- Information and guidance prior to embarking on stage 3 projects
Stage 2, Weeks T3:05-07
- Preparation for Clinical Elective and CPD
- When and how to organise electives
- Purpose and limitations of electives
- Introduction to CPD
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Open Door - An opportunity to discuss anything with tutors
Stage 3, Weeks T2:01-10
- Preparing for Practice [1/4], Review of Feedback and Academic Good Practice
- Preparing for Practice [2/4]
- The first post, preceptorship, accountability
- Working with students as a newly qualified radiographer
- SOR and HCPC guidelines relating to CPD
- Personal Development Planning (week T2:01)
- Preparing for Practice [3/4]
- Transition from student to practitioner
- Identifying strengths and areas for further improvement
- Preparing for Practice [4/4]