Business School Industrial Experience (Penryn)

Module title	Business School Industrial Experience (Penryn)
Module code	BEP3002
Academic year	2024/5
Credits	120
Module staff	()

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks	11	11

Number students taking module (anticipated)	10

Module description

Summary:

This module allows you to undertake and to learn from an extended work placement during the third year of a four year “WIE” programme. To progress to this module, you will completed BSD2002 and BSD1002 employability skills modules and will have found a suitable placement for a minimum of 33 weeks

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.

The module assessment structure provides opportunity and support for you to evaluate your skills and achievements using personal development techniques. You will also write a Business Report to showpiece the culmination of your academic and business skills.

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 third year of a 4 year programme.

Placements are organised by the students, with School support, and must be approved by the Business School Careers 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; to encompass 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. Effective time management to meet work and academic commitments;
6. Build beneficial relationships/networks within the employer organization 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. Critical reflection of practical experiences gained to analyse 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. Student 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
0	100	1100

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Contact	8	Regular progress reviews with WIE tutor via a combination of telephone/email/Skype/face-to-face meeting. Students on international placement will have reviews by phone, email or Skype.

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Assessment 1: Professional Skills Review	Draft Analysis for ONE question	1-8	Employability Placement Adviser (EPA) will provide feedback guidance for students answer to ONE competency
	15 minute Skype call		EPA will host a 3-way Skype meeting with student & line manager to focus on students personal development
Assessment 2: Business report	Draft report	1-7	Feedback provided by WIE tutor either electronically via e mail/ELE/phone/Skype or personally on a one to one placement visit

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	40	1,700 words due by end of March in the placement year	1-8	Feedback from employability team
Assignment 2: Business Report	60	3,500 words due by mid-June in the placement year.	1-7	Feedback by WIE Tutor

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	Referral/deferral period
Assignment 2: Business Report	Business Report 3,500 words (60%)	1-7	Referral/deferral period

Re-assessment notes

Deferred students will be reassessed in the element that has been mitigated.

Students will be referred only if they achieve under 40% overall. If this is the case students will then be reassessed in any elements they have failed.

Please note if students do not achieve 40% on the reassessment attempt, they will be put on to the three year variant of their programme. This module will appear on your transcript as a fail and the student will no longer have ‘with Industrial Experience’ in their degree title.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Please refer to ELE for general reading, specific reading/research will need to be discussed with your placement organisation and Academic Lead

Web based resources refer to ELE site:

ELE –http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=4395

Indicative learning resources - Other resources

Preparatory materials provided by the Placement Preparation sessions, including guidance on writing a reflective log (appropriate examples provided if available).

Credit value	120
Module pre-requisites	Minimum overall weighted average of 50.0% in Level 1; satisfactory completion of the compulsory Placement Preparation modules BSD1002 (with minimum 50% mark) and BSD2002.
Module co-requisites	None
NQF level (module)	6
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	18/10/2018
Last revision date	29/11/2021