Blackboard
The library & e-brary
Video/DVD playback facilities
PCS with student access to email, internet and word-processing
Rooms with access for disabled students and suitable for group work
Powerpoint presentation facilities
Video/DVD filming facilities

A portfolio of 2,000 words assessing learning outcomes 1 & 2. To make up 60% of the overall mark.
An essay of 1,500 words assessing learning outcomes 3. To make up 40% of the overall mark.

Key Information Set
Assessment:
60% portfolio
40% essay

This module explores the key theoretical perspectives which inform and underpin the practice of mentoring. We consider the distinctions between mentoring and other helping professions including performance coaching and counselling. Through a series of structured exercises and case study materials we develop a critical understanding of the core skills and competencies necessary to the mentoring role. We explore the application of mentoring skills in various settings and consider the role of reflection in developing professional competence in the field. Issues to be considered include the mentor/mentee relationship, effective communication, contracting and time management, ethical issues and confidentiality, evaluation and review of the mentoring outcomes. We also explore the stages of the mentoring relationship and relating interventions as well as complexities of the emotional and psychological contract and exchange between mentor and mentee.

This module incorporates three inter-related learning strategies. Workshops will be used for the consideration of core issues and key tools relating to the mentoring relationship. Tutorials will allow discussion of the individual research students are undertaking to prepare their portfolios and support for any study skills the tutor and student identify. The independent study will allow reading around selected topics, the development of individual responses to the reading and the preparation for the portfolio. Students will have access to Blackboard materials to support their learning preparations. Lectures will be blended with face to face contact and electronic resources.

Key Information Set:
20% scheduled learning and teaching activities comprising:
Workshops
Formative assessments

80% guided independent learning activities comprising:
Guided reading and research
Personal tutorials
Preparation for scheduled sessions
Completion of assessment tasks

Alred. G, Garvey. B & Smith. R (2006) The Mentoring Pocketbook (2nd Ed). Management Pocket books, Hants.
Brockbank A & McGill I (2006) Facilitating Reflective Learning Through Mentoring and Coaching. Kogan Page Ltd, London. (available on e-brary)
Parsloe E & Parsloe L (2009) Coaching & Mentoring: Practical Methods to Improve Learning (2nd Ed) Kogan Press, London. (available on e-brary)
Hawkins P & Shohet R (2007) Supervision in the Helping Professions: An individual, group and organizational approach (3rd Ed). Open University Press, Philadelphia (available on e-brary)
Hawkins P & Smith N (2007) Coaching, Mentoring and Organizational Consultancy: Supervision and Development. Maidenhead: Open University Press. (available on e-brary)