Introduction

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 * 1.1 Introduction And Overview of Module **

This project aims to evaluate the blended and related face-to-face delivery components of the Therapeutic Communication in Healthcare module delivered at Edinburgh Napier University, and led by Jackie Nicol in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The components evaluated are as follows:
 * 1) The face-to-face role-play session,
 * 2) The 6 asynchronous discussion activities,
 * 3) The 3 learning units that is wrapped around the face-to-face activities and
 * 4) The summative assessment.

The methodology used for evaluation involved scrutinising existing teaching and learning content (3 units) and discussion activities available on WebCT with the role-play session and summative assessment, and appraising their constructive alignment with the 5 existing learning outcomes (**Appendix 1**), guided by relevant literature. A walkthrough of the module is captured as a short screencast (**Appendix 2**). The module leader was interviewed to gain an insight into the design and development of the module exploring the advantages and disadvantages of the learning activities employed.

Conclusions are drawn and suitable recommendations for further improvements are suggested, so that the co-created knowledge can be used effectively towards the summative assessment and that the learning activities are enhanced with the implementation of more appropriate technology to achieve the intended module learning outcomes.