Research Practice Portfolio April (Health CPD)

The Research Practice Portfolio module allows learners to gain academic credit for tailored research practice activity mapped against research development frameworks in their own professions/areas of practice under the guidance of both a practice-based facilitator and an academic supervisor. The module provides an ideal opportunity for learners to evaluate their current research knowledge and experience, to investigate ways to become more involved in research practice, to enhance areas of limitation and to critically reflect on, discuss and plan their ongoing research career/development objectives and aspirations. The learner and practice-based facilitator will together be responsible for organising the research practice activities identified as suitable to address the learner’s personal learning objectives.

This module requires the learner to be comfortable with independent learning and to actively participate in a community of learning with peers. Each learner is allocated an academic supervisor and will be expected to identify their own practice-based facilitator, with the support of their line manager where appropriate, who will work together and meet regularly to support the learner’s development over the duration of the module. Initial learning needs analysis will be informed by one or more research development framework aligned to the learner’s own profession, role or area of practice.

There will be no formal taught component, but a bank of learning resources and activ