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Year in Industry (MPhys) - PHY00053H
Module summary
The Year in Industry placement is a one year extension to the Physics MPhys programme and it takes place in the penultimate year of the degree programme. To be classed as a completed Year in Industry placement, you should spend a minimum of 9 months, ideally 12 months with the host company. You’ll be a company employee on a fixed term paid contract. The Year in Industry placement is worth a 120 additional credits and will be marked on a pass/fail basis. This gives the Year in Industry placement a zero weighting in the overall degree classification. After completing your industrial placement you will return to the university for your final year of study.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Summer Vacation 2022-23 to Summer Term 2023-24 |
Module aims
The Year in Industry is a full-time work experience placement that you conduct at your host company. It will expose you to real projects and challenges, backed by your specific York-based Academic Supervisor and Industry-based Supervisor. Your placement offers you the opportunity to strengthen your knowledge in the function you’ve applied for and develop management abilities and experience to address real life business needs. Applying your (physics) skills to a challenging business environment will give you the opportunity to improve your interpersonal and team skills through practical experience; learn to work effectively with a variety of people and improve your commercial awareness.
Module learning outcomes
The learning outcomes for the Year in Industry will vary depending on the individual placement but it is anticipated that following a successful placement students will be able to demonstrate:
- Improved practical skills, application of new techniques and experimental design and state-of-the art equipment;
- Increased self-discipline and self-confidence;
- Improved time keeping and organisational skills;
- Enhanced data recording, scientific writing; communication and presentation skills;
- Application of theoretical knowledge to real practical problems within a commercial context and appreciate business-related aspects of a technical profession;
- Improved high-performance behaviours within a business or research & development environment (e.g. time-keeping, organisational skills, effective team-player, commercial awareness, ability to adapt, and the ability to apply knowledge to real and incomplete problems).
- a more informed decision about their career path;
- better preparedness for their final year research project;
- An ability to reflect clearly and effectively on their professional skills to improve their work performance.
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Essay : Reflective Learning Exercise |
N/A | 10 |
| Essay/coursework Essay : Scientific Report |
N/A | 60 |
| Essay/coursework Work Performance |
N/A | 20 |
| Oral presentation/seminar/exam Oral Exam |
N/A | 10 |
Special assessment rules
Pass/fail & Non-reassessable
Additional assessment information
Work performance during placement (by the industrial supervisor). Students are encouraged to provide drafts of talks and essay on reflective practice to industrial/placement supervisor well ahead of assessment deadlines.
Reassessment
None
Module feedback
Our policy on how you receive feedback for formative and summative purposes is contained in our Department Handbook.
Indicative reading
Year in Industry Student Guide – available from the Department at the start of the Industrial Placement
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