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MN20317: Business and finance industrial placement

[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 60 [equivalent to 120 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours:
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Placement (CW 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Aims: Develop and extend relevant skills and knowledge;
Relate academic knowledge to experience gained and evaluate its value in a practical context;
Analyse a practical business problem.

Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge from academic studies with practical experience;
Performance of specialist tasks within a business setting;
Reflect on the personal objectives set and critically evaluate achievements from placement.

Skills: Develop key skills relevant for the workplace both on placement and after graduation, e.g. team-building, presenting, report-writing;
Develop personal skills related to gaining employment, e.g. CV writing, interview technique etc.;
Acquire practical professional skills and industry-related knowledge.

Content: Pre-placement preparation; minimum 39 working weeks industrial placement adhering to the Code of Practice provided by the Placements Office; Placement Assignment.

Programme availability:

MN20317 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management
  • UMMN-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with Year long work placement (Year 3)

Notes:

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