BS2SX7 - Virtual Internship 06 Jul 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | BS2SX7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Virtual Internship | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | FBS Faculty | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | FBS Faculty | ||
| Module Leader: | Liam Newton | ||
| Module Team: | Lisa Curtis, Claire Wright, Jayde Howard, | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2023 | Final Year of Intake: | 2024 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | |||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | |||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 06 Jul 2023 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2025 |
Module Aims
This module aims to provide students with a workplace experience, and guidance in exploring the links between their academic studies so far and a work-based problem or situation.
The module will explore an online virtual internship, which will be completed over the 10 week module. Students will explore the types of problems and issues they have encountered throughout the virtual internship, and discussing how it relates to the content they have studied so far in their other modules.
Students will also be encouraged to apply these learnings to other real-life case studies and businesses, to deepen their understanding of the realities of challenges and projects found in a typical UK workplace.
Content Summary
The module will begin with an induction programme which addresses many of the key aspects of the module and the assessment requirements.
Over the course of the module, students will explore the online virtual internship, and identify themes from the internship that relate to the modules they have studied so far on the other modules in their degree. The students will participate in weekly discussion-based seminars, exploring the key issues and problems they have encountered in the virtual internship. This will lead directly into the first assessment, a presentation on the issues found in the virtual internship and how it relates to their studies so far.
Students will also explore other case studies, linking the themes found in the virtual internship with other real-life businesses in the UK. This will then be explored further in the second assessment.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 140 |
| Placement | 40 |
| Directed Study | 20 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Critically analyse a work-based problem or situation, linked to relevant academic theory. |
| LO2 | Provide recommendations for future practice, based on a workplace problem or situation. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Report 1 | A case study report which identifies a problem or situation in a UK business, and links it to theory studied during the degree. | 0 | 2500 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | A presentation linking the virtual internship in the module with at least one key theory studied on the course so far, with recommendations for improvements to practice. | 15 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Report 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |