Industrial Placement Year
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Module Aims
Aim 1
To give students practical experience of working in a computer related environment.
Aim 2
To give students the opportunity to build on and apply the material studied during the first two years of their course.
Aim 3
To provide experiences that help students to assimilate further academic study and demonstrate the relevance of these studies.
Aim 4
To expose students to professional working practices.5. To develop students’ personal and enterprise skills.
Module Content
A 48-week full-time placement in industry.
Syllabus Content
Time management
Problem solving and decision-making
Working with others
Communication
Professional practice
Effective working in a computer related environment
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
The industrial placement year is optional and is normally undertaken after the second year of a full-time Honours Degree. The normal length of the placement period is 48 weeks. A continuous placement with a single employer is preferred, though exceptional circumstances may necessitate a change of employer. The validity of any placement is assessed on an individual basis.
Placements are not guaranteed. Students will be supported in finding placements, but will undergo the employer’s recruitment process and must meet the employer’s person specification (or equivalent).
The student will work as an employee of the organisation and will be expected to perform allocated duties to the same level as other employees with a similar level of experience.
The work undertaken by the student must be of an adequate technical standard in an area of work strongly related to the field of computing.
The employer nominates an industrial supervisor, who is the main point of contact with the university. However, the student may be directed on a day-to-day basis by other staff.
Although the period of work experience has aims and learning outcomes and is assessed it does not contribute to the minimum module requirement for the award nor the award classification calculation. Because of the diversity of placement opportunities and the difficulty of ensuring consistent, precise judgements from different employers, student performance is not measured as a percentage, but in broad categories of Unsatisfactory, Pass, Merit in Placement, Distinction in Placement and, if appropriate, the overall award is endorsed with merit/distinction
The student writes a placement logbook / diary and produces an interim and end of placement report for assessment by the industrial placements tutor in conjunction with reports from the industrial supervisor and visiting tutor.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through a portfolio.
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