BSPU49 - Employment Experience - Sandwich Year 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | BSPU49 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Employment Experience - Sandwich Year | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Business Management | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Business Management | ||
| Module Leader: | Dan Taylor | ||
| Module Team: | Scott Parfitt, Lauren Thomas, Hazel Mawdsley, Mary Hedderman, Karl Greenhough, Kevin Brown, Aaron Yankholmes | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2008 | Final Year of Intake: | 2013 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 120 | Credit Level: | 0 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 101278 - employability skills (personal learning) | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 2 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
The aims of the module are to offer students the opportunity to undertake meaningful work practice and to credit their work placement, work experience, or employment as part of an honours degree.
Content Summary
A required element of the sandwich award of an honours degree is the completion of a work practice element. The work practice may take the form of work placement, current part time or full time employment, or previous employment. The student will be required to demonstrate the relevance of the work practice to the named route of study.\\r
The work practice will involve the student in demonstrating competency in the key skills. And in key tasks relevant to the named route. This will necessarily require the student to apply the theoretical aspects of their study to the work place, thus allowing them the opportunity to fully integrate their academic study with meaningful work practice.\\r
The work practice will involve the student in demonstrating competency in the key skills. And in key tasks relevant to the named route. This will necessarily require the student to apply the theoretical aspects of their study to the work place, thus allowing them the opportunity to fully integrate their academic study with meaningful work practice.\\r
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Placement | 1200 |
| Total Hours Selected | 1200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Satisfactory completion of 1,200 hours (30 weeks) of experience that is relevant to the named award. |
| LO2 | Achieve competency in the key skills identified with the work placement. Specifically these will include communication, teamwork skills and IT |
| LO3 | Undertake key tasks with which the student should be familiar according to the named route being studied. These will be detailed in the module handbook. |
| LO4 | Satisfy the employer and work practice supervisor that the standard of their work has been appropriate to receive recognition |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assignment (CW) | Observational Journal (CW) | Detailed Log | 0 | 3000 | 100 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | LO4 | |
| Observational Journal (CW) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |