Murphey needs assistance in creating a timetable for MODU5814. He wants to allocate 5 days a week to working on this module. Demonstrate your understanding of notional learning hours as per the UFSS module guide and calculate how many hours Murphey should allocate to MODU5814. Show all your calculations. – 4 marks
Notional learning hours represent the total amount of time a student is expected to spend on a module, both contact hours (tutorials, lectures, workshops) and independent study. According to the UFSS module guide, MODU5814 has a total of 200 notional learning hours.
If Murphey wants to allocate 5 days a week to working on this module, this would amount to 5 x 7 = 35 hours per week. Since Murphey will be dedicating 5 days a week, we can calculate the total weeks needed to cover the 200 notional learning hours:
Total weeks = 200 notional learning hours / 35 hours per week = 5.71 weeks
Since Murphey cannot work for a fraction of a week, he will need to round up to the nearest whole number to ensure he covers all the notional learning hours. Therefore, Murphey should allocate 6 weeks to cover the 200 notional learning hours for MODU5814.