Unit information: Case Study in 2021/22

Unit name	Case Study
Unit code	PSYCM0069
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Dr. Moses
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Psychological Science
Faculty	Faculty of Life Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This is a peer-based unit on which all students must select a specific clinical case in order to submit an assessed case report and deliver a presentation of that case. During this unit, you will attend cases delivered by other students as well as your own presentation, and you are expected to make contributions to discussion of other candidates’ cases. Clinicians taking this unit will give a presentation about one of their own patients. Those taking the MSc/Diploma in Applied Neuropsychology will be provided with case details.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

1. prepare for critical professional viva experiences which they may experience in their later professional life given one component of this unit is assessed via oral presentation.
2. appreciate the manner in which case presentations should be assessed, examined and presented. In setting this benchmark, we refer students to the British Psychological Society QiCN Candidate Handbook which provides details of case presentation requirements.
3. synthesise and integrate information from a range of sources in a way that leads to an evidence-based recommendation for treatment and also evaluation of any treatments already administered.
4. demonstrate an understanding of the critical role a good patient history plays in understanding a current neuropsychological condition and an awareness of the biopsychosocial context of any presentation. To evaluate such issues while also focusing on the specific elements of patient presentation.

Teaching Information

Students must attend case presentations provided by their peers online and will be expected to make a significant contribution to discussion. Prior to case presentations there will be an introduction which provides background concerning the aims and assessment principles that underpin this component.

Assessment Information

30 minute case presentation which is assessed in viva style format on a pass/fail basis.

A 3000-word case report must then be submitted (which expands upon the presentation delivered by the student). The written case report delivers 100% of the total unit mark.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PSYCM0069).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.