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LP20510: Work-based learning

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Computer Science (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year at Chichester College
Academic Year at City of Bath College
Academic Year at Weston College
Academic Year at Wiltshire College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This unit will develop learning beyond the academic curriculum and provide opportunities for the acquisition of knowledge and skills that reinforce the understanding of academic subjects and which add to the range of individual capabilities.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit a student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate competence in a range of professional skills appropriate to a specific employment sector.
2. Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of an organisation and of how personal role has developed by recognising the constraints and opportunities that influence their practice.
3. Sustain and evaluate learning achieved during an appropriate work based learning period by critically reflecting upon their practice in terms of enhancing their continued professional development.
4. Make appropriate linkages between work based learning theory and practice.

Skills:
* Written communication T/A
* Problem solving skills. T/F/A
* Ability to apply theory into practice. T/F/A
* Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines. A

Content:
* Identification and critical analysis of achievements, competences and personal skills as required in the employment sector, using feedback from staff visits to the workplace and from employers, supervisors or mentors;
* Use of analytical tools to evaluate performance;
* Critical Reflection on personal achievements and learning achieved in each work-based learning period and at the end of the programme;
* Strategies to develop understanding of an organisation's aims, objectives and key features and the student's role within it;
* Key features of effective employer-employee relationships.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP20510 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • USCM-SFF24 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Full-time at Chichester College) - Year 2
  • USCM-WFF25 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 2
  • USCM-DFF23 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 2
  • USCM-DPF23 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 3
  • USCM-LFF22 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at Weston College) - Year 2
  • USCM-LPF22 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at Weston College) - Year 3
  • USCM-WFF22 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 2
  • USCM-WPF22 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 3

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.