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Placement Year - BIO00059I

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  • Department: Biology
  • Module co-ordinator: Mr. Phil Lang
  • Credit value: 120 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

Module summary

Taking a placement year will give students a valuable insight into the world of work, and increase their potential for employment. This module will involve students spending 9 - 12 months after their stage 2 teaching, working in an organisation that will prepare them for a graduate level role. The placements will not be required to link to their degree discipline, however they will provide the opportunity to consider the value and utility of their degree studies in a working context.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2023-24 to Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

The aim of the placement year during your degree is a structured work experience opportunity that can be integrated into your studies, giving you a substantial amount of work experience that is recognised within your degree title.

Module learning outcomes

Apply employability skills and enhanced self-awareness and understanding through reflection on a minimum of 9 months experience in a work-based context.

On completion of the With Placement Year, our students will be able to:

• Articulate their strengths in a concise manner through consistent reflection of their skillset development over the duration of their placement

• Articulate a sense of career direction based on an exploration of their own values, skills and motivations arising from their placement experience

· Evaluate the fit of their own personal values to the culture and working environment of their placement employer’s organisation

• Identify their impact on the placement organisation through a critical analysis of their individual role and the tangible outcomes of their work

• Confidently reflect on specific experiences obtained over the course of their placement

• Articulate the value and utility of any transferable skills they feel their degree studies have provided in a work context

Students will be expected to demonstrate these learning outcomes on a formative basis through completion of monthly entries into an online reflective blogs and on a summative basis through a written, 3000 word reflective report. In addition, there will be a requirement for the student to meet with their Placement Supervisor at least once during their placement.

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Placement (UK or abroad)
3000 word reflective report		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

Feedback will be provided for the reflective learning blogs by mid May to allow time for the student to incorporate this into their report. Feedback will also be provided on the reflective reports and all feedback will be provided via the VLE.

Indicative reading

N/A


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