| Module Identifier |
SS25210 |
| Module Title |
WORK EXPERIENCE |
| Academic Year |
2002/2003 |
| Co-ordinator |
Professor Jonathan H Doust |
| Semester |
Available semesters 1 and 2 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 1 Hours 50 hours of work experience, Tutorials according to need |
| Assessment |
Semester Exam | Coursework 100% A portfolio | 100% |
| |
Supplementary Exam | Resubmit portfolio | |
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Complete a self-analysis of skills, strengths and weaknesses
2. Secure and complete 50 hours of work experience
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of what the employing organization does, how it is managed, and what the students' role within
the organization is, together with an awareness of statutory regulations such as Health and Safety
4. Demonstrate an ability to apply skills and knowledge in a work situtation and to evaluate this
5. Produce an action plan for future development of personal employability skills
Aims
The work experience module is designed to allow students to use 50 hours of paid or voluntary work as an opportunity for
self-development and to improve employment prospects. The module begins with students identifying possible work experiences and examining personal skills, strengths and weaknesses. The module continues with the work experience,
leading to the submission of a portfolio of material which will form the assessment. The work experience can be in any
type of employment and can take place at any time, in term time or vacation, between the end of the first year and the end of
the second year. The module is fully suppported by on-line resources to allow contact and guidance to be maintained whenever and wherever the work.
Brief description
The work experience module is designed to allow students to use 50 hours of paid or voluntary work as an opportunity for
self-development and to improve employment prospects. The module begins with students identifying posssible work experiences and examining personal skills, strengths and weaknesses. The module continues with the work experience, leading to the submission of a portfolio of material which will form the assessment. The work experience can be in any
type of employment and can take place at any time, in term time or vacation, between the end of the first year and the end of
the second year. The module is fully supported by on-line resources to allow contact and guidance to be maintained whenever and wherever the work.
Reading Lists
Books
Brockbank, A. and McGill, I.. (1998)
Facilitating reflective learning in H.E.. Open University Press, London
Guirdhamn, M.. (1995)
Interpersonal skills at work.. 2nd ed. Prentice Hall, London
Longson,S.. (1999)
Making work experience count. How to Books
Mumford, A., Pedlar, M. and Boydell, T.. (1998)
Learning to learn and managing self development in organizations. Prentice-Hall, N.Y.
Reeves, T.. (1994)
Managing effectively: developing yourself through work experience. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford