SL2S210 - Industry Placement 01 Jul 2023 - 01 Oct 2029 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SL2S210
Module Title: Industry Placement
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Music and Drama
Faculty Sub Group: Music
Module Leader: Rob Locke
Module Team: Ian Williams, Philip Hughes, Lucy Squire
First Intended Intake: APR 2025 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 120 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100703 - stage management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Jul 2023
Valid To 01 Oct 2029

Module Aims

To undertake a period of Supervised Work Experience under the direction of an Employer (through a nominated Supervisor) and University based mentor (Visiting Tutor).
To enable the student to develop and operate in a working environment.
To enhance the student's employability prospects

Content Summary

Employer's responsibilities:
- To supply a suitably qualified Supervisor for the student.
- To provide induction training.
- To complete the University's Health and Safety Checklist prior to the placement commencing and provide instruction in Health and safety aspects.

- To seek to provide the student a clearly defined training programme through regular appraisal interviews.
- To maintain a balance between the needs of the organisation and the training needs of the student.

University's responsibilities:
- To support the student's quest for placement through the SWE co-ordinator.
- To vet possible placements to ensure that the work offered is of an appropriate level and content and that the company complies with the HASAWA 1974.
- To agree a programme of training/work with the Supervisor and student.
- To visit the student on two or three occasions to confirm that the training objectives are being achieved through discussions with both the student and Supervisor.
- To produce a written report on each visit and to discuss its contents with the student at the time.

Student's responsibilities:
- To maintain a diary/log book of all the activities undertaken during the period(s) of Supervised Work Experience which will be made available for inspection by the Supervisor.
- To use this diary/log book to complete a formal 'Training Report' on the whole of the SWE for examination and assessment by the Academic Tutor.
- To undertake a fifteen minute presentation of his/her experience to an audience of academic staff and students.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Placement 1200
Total Hours Selected 1200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Relate academic studies to practice in the Event Industry.
LO2 Summarise social, teamwork and technical skills and appreciate the importance of such skills in the workplace.

Module Requisites

Code Title Requisite Type
MOD013145 StageCraft and Working Professionally pre-requisite
}

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Project Output 1 A written description of the Placement learning opportunities 0 3000 70 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 Presentation showcasing work over the Placement 15 N/A 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Project Output 1
Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1

Reading List

Professionalism at work – Richard Brindley – 2022

An introduction to Health and Safety Law – David Branson – 2014