CM50281: End point assessment
[Page last updated: 27 October 2020]
 Academic Year: | 2020/1 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Computer Science |
| Credits: | 0 [equivalent to 0 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | See Director of Studies for further information |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 0%, OR 0% |
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This unit is only available to apprentices on the Level 7 Digital and Technology Solution Specialist Apprenticeship
Before taking this module you must take CM50279 The EPA will only start once the employer is satisfied, with support from the University, that the apprentice is consistently working at or above the level set out in the standard, the prerequisite gateway requirements for EPA have been met and they can be evidenced. Gateway Requirements: 1. The opinion of the employer is that the apprentice is ready for the end-point assessment 2. Completion of all the units in the new variant MSc Computer Science, including the Capstone Project. 3. Attainments of Level 2 English and Maths (if not already achieved) 4. Confirmation that the apprentice has produced a portfolio in relation to evidencing the core skills, knowledge and behaviours set out in the occupational standard. |
| Description: | Aims: To enable apprentices to demonstrate that they have attained the skills, knowledge and behaviours set out in the occupational standard for the Level 7 Digital and Technology Solution Specialist:https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/digital-and-technology-solution-specialist-degree/. Successful completion of the end-point assessment leads to completion of the apprenticeship, which includes the MSc Computer Science. Learning Outcomes: See occupational standard at: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/digital-and-technology-solution-specialist-degree/. See also appended mapping of skills and knowledge to be assessed. Skills: See occupational standard at: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/digital-and-technology-solution-specialist-degree/. See also appended mapping of skills and knowledge to be assessed. Content: There are two parts to the end-point assessment: (a) A Project Report (a written account of a set of practical tasks undertaken within a work based project context), which the independent assessor assesses and grades.[See unit description for Capstone Project.] (b) A Professional Discussion (a structured discussion with the independent assessor allowing the apprentice to respond to questions using a portfolio), which the independent assessor assesses and grades. The assessment methods are designed to assess the full set of knowledge, skills and behaviours as specified in the occupational standard. Annex A (appended) of the nationally approved End-point assessment plan shows which knowledge, skill or behaviour outcome is being assessed by which assessment method. A failure to pass either one of the methods means that the apprentice has failed overall and neither the apprenticeship nor the master's degree will be awarded until the failed assessment has been passed. For further information on the project report, please see capstone project unit description. The second element of the EPA, the portfolio, presents evidence from real-work projects (excluding the project from which the assessed Project Report is produced) and is used to help the apprentice to answer questions in the Professional Discussion. The portfolio will be created pre-gateway and before end-point assessment starts and must not be assessed on programme. It contains evidence from projects that have been completed, usually, towards the end of the apprenticeship. It will showcase elements of work that describe the apprentice's competences against each of the areas identified in Annex A in relation to the Professional Discussion EPA, enabling them to demonstrate how they have applied their knowledge, skills and behaviours in a real-work environment to achieve real-work objectives. The portfolio is not evidence that the learning has taken place, but is evidence that the apprentice has applied the knowledge, skills and behaviours in the Standard. Employers, with support from the university, will assist the apprentice to assemble their portfolio to ensure that the portfolio is complete, that it covers the required knowledge, skills and behaviours in Annex A of the EPA for the Professional Discussion and has been completed to a satisfactory standard. The employer and University will review the portfolio with the apprentice and the employer will make the final judgement on whether it should be submitted or needs revising. The portfolio is not directly assessed; it is used to frame tthe professional discussion. The portfolio will be an e portfolio presented digitally or on line produced towards the end of the apprenticeship. To meet the occupational standard and EPA requirements, it must include: * a contents list and mapping against the knowledge, skills and behaviours; * a brief introduction/commentary by the apprentice, and highlighting, where appropriate, anything they would do differently; * evidence from two pieces of work that cover the core KSB's and that will provide a structure for the professional discussion; * two witness testimonies; one from a line manager and the other from a colleague in the workplace; * a testimonial from the employer, relating particularly to behaviours shown in the workplace; * reflective statements to demonstrate the business impact achieved during their apprenticeship; * evidence of teamworking; * validation of work completed; * a signed statement from the employer and university confirming this is the apprentice's own work and that, in their view, the work demonstrates the required competence against the Standard; and * a signed statement from the apprentice confirming this as their own work. The portfolio will be completed pre-gateway and provided to the independent assessor as a requirement to pass the gateway requirements as set out above. |
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CM50281 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
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