Business School Industrial Experience UK
| Module title | Business School Industrial Experience UK |
|---|---|
| Module code | BUSM002 |
| Academic year | 2025/6 |
| Credits | 60 |
| Module staff | Professor Bill Peng (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 50 |
|---|
Module description
Summary:
This module allows you to undertake and to learn from an extended work placement as an additional year of your eligible Business School Masters programme.
To progress to this module, you will have:
- Completed the BUSM003 Postgraduate Career Management Skills for ‘With Industrial Experience' module.
- Found a suitable placement for a minimum of 33 weeks.
- Passed the academic progress checks after the January and June Exam Boards.
Having developed the careers management skills necessary for a competitive graduate labour market, this is an invaluable opportunity to put the theory learned into practice in the workplace and to focus on your professional skills development.
During your “industry” year you will be supported by an academic WIE tutor and the Employability team.
Additional Information:
Internationalisation
You can undertake a work placement in the UK, Europe or elsewhere in the world. Overseas placements will be considered on a case-by case basis.
External Engagement
The placement provides the chance for you to develop professional relationships with new colleagues, and connections within your placement organisation and with other stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to research and examine the context of your placement organisation in assignment 2.
Employability
Through your workplace activities and module assessment, you will apply and continue to develop your employability skills.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module will allow students to work on a minimum 33 week placement during the additional second year of your eligible Business School Masters programme.
Placements are organised by the students, with Business School support, and must be approved by the Business School Careers and Employability Team in advance of placement start date
The aims of this module and the placement are to support students to develop:
- Relevant work-based skills and knowledge;
- An understanding of work-place competencies and their significance in personal career development/progression;
- An appreciation of a business environment through practical experience (encompassing NGOs, SMEs etc.);
- Business/industry awareness and acumen;
- Academic skills to research and evaluate key issues relevant to the placement.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. analyse the political, legal, ethical, social, economic, cultural, sustainability, technological and/or operational considerations which influence the workplace/industry;
- 2. link real-life situations/problems to subject specific knowledge obtained through previous modules, relevant theory and academic literature;
- 3. professionally present research, findings and recommendations in appropriate business report format.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. identify, develop and extend practical work-based skills, competencies and experience;
- 5. manage time effectively to meet work and academic commitments;
- 6. build beneficial relationships/networks within the employer organisation and with an academic tutor.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 7. develop/enhance techniques for gathering evidence to support self-promotion during appraisals/job applications/interviews;
- 8. critically reflect on practical experiences gained, analysing the impact they may have on your career development/progression.
Syllabus plan
The day-to-day experience of the student will depend on the placement. Students will have two key summative assignments in the second half of their placement and will be responsible for managing their academic workload across the placement to fit around work commitments. Students will have a range of contact and support points with other students and University staff, together with formal meetings/review sessions with designated staff within the placement organisation.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 92 | 1100 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 8 | Contact Hours - Regular progress reviews with WIE tutor via a combination of telephone/email/online/face-to-face meetings. Students on international placement will have reviews by phone, email or online. Online session with Careers & Employability Team |
| Guided independent study | 92 | Self-guided study and assignment preparation |
| Work placement | 1100 | Work placement |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Check-ins | 15-minute online call | 4-8 | EPA will host a 3-way Skype meeting with student & line manager to focus on students personal development. |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1: Professional Skills Review incorporating and reflecting on feedback directly from the students work placement supervisor due in January of the placement year | 40 | 1,700 words | 1-8 | Feedback by Careers and Employability Team |
| Assignment 2: Business Report due in May of the placement year | 60 | 3,500 words | 1-7 | Feedback by module convenor |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1: Professional Skills Review. | Employability Self-Assessment 1,700 words (40%) | 1-8 | Next Reassessment Period |
| Assignment 2: Business Report | Business Report 3,500 words (60%) | 1-7 | Next reassessment period |
Re-assessment notes
Deferred students will be reassessed in the element that has been mitigated. Students will be referred if they achieve an overall module mark below 50%. If this is the case students will then be reassessed in any elements they have failed.
Please note if students do not achieve 50% on the reassessment attempt, they will be transferred to the one year variant of their programme. This module will appear on the student’s transcript as a fail and the student will no longer have ‘with Industrial Experience’ in their degree title.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Basic reading:
Please refer to the relevant placement year ELE site for general reading and guidance, specific reading/research will need to be discussed with your placement organisation and WIE Academic tutor.
Other resources:
- Preparatory materials provided by the BUSM*** skills development sessions, including guidance on critical reflection techniques, employability competencies and making the most of placement opportunities are also provided on the ELE site.
| Credit value | 60 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 30 |
| Module pre-requisites | All students need to have passed a minimum of 135 credits by July in Year 1; satisfactory completion of the compulsory Placement Preparation modules BUSM003. |
| Module co-requisites | None. |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 23/11/2023 |
| Last revision date | 01/10/2024 |
