module specification

This module is designed to help students to develop employability skills and through exposure to work experiences related to their discipline through either voluntary or paid work. Students may wish to explore setting up their own enterprise and start up projects. Key aspects of the modules will include gaining first-hand experience of work and the ability to develop and showcase skills to potential employers. The module will include employability skills such as interview skills, job applications and role plays

The aims of the module are to:

• Enable students undertake a work-based placement appropriate to their academic level
• Enable students develop the skills and competences for tackling real life problems in the workplace as they build on and apply current academic skills
• Provide students with the opportunity to reflect critically on their practice-based experience of the working environment
• Become aware of the culture and structure of a working environment and develop new skills.
• Enable students to understand the changing culture, nature and structure of organisations and evaluate implications for effective inter-professional working within a theoretical and practice-based framework.  

Students will be contacted prior to the semester to provide support in securing work based activity in good time. Students are responsible for applying for opportunities and to engage with the Module and Work Based Learning teams to assist them.  The suitability of any opportunities will be assessed by the Module Team/Work Based Learning Team and all roles must meet the Health and Safety requirements for Higher Education Work Placements.  Those studying on a Student Visa will be required to submit weekly timesheets for the hours undertaken for the work-based learning activity to meet Visa requirements. These will need to be signed by their line manager/supervisor.

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• Pre-placement induction sessions introduce students to the requirements and demands of work placement. This will also assist students in the diagnosis of their competences and skills. (LO1, LO2)
• A pre-placement induction will also help students make decisions about suitable work areas; and ensure they produce a suitable CV for placement applications and/or required legal or other checks are in place ie CRB. (LO1, LO2)
• Developing a learning and assessment contract identifying and specifying the:
• task involved in the placement.
• learning outcomes to be developed and demonstrated, together with the associated assessment criteria
• learning opportunities for the development of the expected outcomes
• evidence required to demonstrate attainment of the outcomes.
• A debriefing session, on completion of the placement, enables you [the student] to reflect on your learning and the experiences gained from the placement and to
• develop action learning plans for the future.(LO1, LO2)
• Undertaking and reflect critically on employability-related activities (LO3, LO4, LO5)
• Workshops and individual meetings to assess progress of placement (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)

Students’ learning will be developed through their engagement with practice-based learning, personal reflection and reflective writing, use of Weblearn, video materials & other online educational content.

Students will be expected to access educational resources independently and also to work with peers outside of the formal teaching contact hours.

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Articulate their learning needs for an internship/placement and negotiate their learning contract
2. Plan their learning experience and discuss how they have developed skills necessary for tackling real life problems including communication, networking, teamworking and ethical decision-making. 
3. Analyse the organisational values and culture in relation to its effectiveness in meeting organisational goals and relevant policy, and in relation to issues of equality, diversity and social justice
4. Reflect critically on their experience and performance and judge to what extent they met their own or others’ expectations and what further personal development is required
5. An understanding, awareness and implementation of Anti-oppressive practice.

Formative feedback is given by the teaching team in relation to group performance following tasks.  Students will receive individual and group feedback on the reflective log and portfolio in week 9. Notification of feedback for formative and summative feedback will be announced on Weblearn and in the module booklet. 

The assessment strategy is designed to help students manage their career prospects proactively and simultaneously develop, practise and show case skills and abilities to potential employers. Students will need to address and reflect critically their needs and goals and in relation to that of the organisation. There assessments are staged to reflect a planning and review cycle within a PDP framework. Students will be required to complete four related tasks which are iterative and should enable students to have a clearer and more realistic idea about

The assessment comprises a reflective log 1500 words (20%) and an extended workplace report (7500 words)

There are opportunities for formative assessment. Students will be able to submit draft work and feedback will be provided to improve the work

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