Curriculum Information

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QAA Benchmarks

Educational Aim

Learning Outcomes

Course Structure

Level 4 Modules

Level 5 Modules

Teaching and Assessment

Learning and Teaching Methods

Employer Engagement

Employer Engagement will be achieved by:

Visiting Speakers
Visits by employers may be organised as appropriate at each college.

Fieldtrips
Visits to local employers may be organised as appropriate.

Employer Forums
Partner colleges organise employer forums as appropriate.

Other
Most modules use case studies, scenarios and examples from the computer industry to illustrate concepts and their importance. Opportunities for work-related learning activities continue as students engage in and contribute in a positive manner to the solution of world of work tasks and problems. Where this course is offered for part-time study, many students already work in the computing industry.

Work-based Learning
Work-based learning is automatically embedded into the course through the specified module - IS2D550 Supervised Work based Learning.

Means of Assessment

Learning Support

Induction
The college will plan and run a programme of induction activities during the first week of attendance. The University’s ICIS system provides access to course information and module definitions.

Personal Academic Coach
PAC is not applicable to franchised courses however a course tutor is assigned to group to oversee coordination of aspects of course management from learner and course team point of view. For learners this will be checking attendance issues and chasing up problems or difficulties identified by the learners or course tutor team. Actions or interventions will either be discussed with the course team and learner, or the relevant specialist personal will be referred to the learner (e.g. student councillor or academic
support).

Learner Analytics
Not available for partner colleges.

Office hours
Staff are generally available between Monday to Friday 9-5 when they are not teaching both in person and also remotely using other methods such as Microsoft Teams.

Tutorials
Every module has at least one hour of tutorial or lab practical where students are able to practice what they are learning and receive individual support.

Formative Assessment
Lectures and tutorials contain formative exercises to encourage students to experiment and gain practical experience.

Research Supervision
Not available for partner colleges.

Online Resources
Teaching and coursework assessment materials are made available on-line through the University’s virtual learning environment (Unilearn). These materials may be supplemented by each college’s virtual learning environment.
Modern computing laboratories provide access to specialist resources. The college also has centrally-managed open access laboratories for more general work. Each student has an academic e-mail account that is particularly useful when requesting support from teaching and tutorial staff.

Advice Zone
The college operates an Advice Zone or equivalent.
Typically, this falls under the purview of Student Services. In addition, the students can use the USW Advice Zone for any problems they may have and will deal with the USW Advice Zone for guidance on applying for Extenuating Circumstances, Appeals etc.

Disability
The college has its own DDS Service that can agree an Individual Support Plan. The Plan summarises the support that has been agreed.

IT/Library
The college has a modern Library that provides access to textbooks, journals, on-line materials and equipment.

Course Exit Points

Progression Route

Entry onto the BSc Applied Computing (a one-year top up).Advanced standing entry to BSc Information Communication Technology at USW Treforest.

Entry Requirements

Admission to the course is typically through the following qualifications:

A minimum of DD at A level, or BTEC level 3 profile of Merit/Pass or Pass/Pass/Pass,
or DE grades at A level + C in Welsh Baccalaureate. Plus GCSE passes in three
subjects at grade C or above to include Mathematics and English Language (or
equivalent).
Equivalent international qualifications are acceptable.
Arrangements for entry with Advanced Standing are formally considered under the
agreed university procedures.
Those without such qualifications are considered on an individual basis and a wide
range of prior experience may be taken into account. RPEL and WBL consideration
within the university procedures is available. In each case entry is judged on a
reasonable expectation of the applicant successfully completing the programme.

Inclusive Curriculum Statement

The University of South Wales operates a policy of inclusive learning, teaching and assessment to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to fulfil their educational potential. Course teams will have considered ways of designing out any potentially disadvantageous element of courses during the course design process. However some specific needs may remain, details about how to apply to have your needs assessed can be found at: http://unilife.southwales.ac.uk/pages/3040-disability-and-dyslexia-service/

Addendum for Delivery at a Partner Institution

N/A