Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSI2001: Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to develop students’ personal management skills and experience of learning through work. Students will be encouraged to research and reflect on a range of work-related ‘explorations’ - from the nature of an organisation and their role within it, to the employment practices of induction, health and safety procedures, self-appraisal and continuing professional development, linking this with their own personal development planning. The flexibility of the module allows students to fully explore the links between the skills developed and the discipline of their study. By practising specific skills for employment – including the writing of CVs, application forms and supporting statements – the module aims to prepare students for the world of work beyond university.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate understanding of what your placement organisation does; how it is managed, the culture within the organisation and what influences this. 2. Demonstrate an awareness of the experiential learning process and some ability to reflect on and evaluate learning from the workplace
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. Demonstrate an ability to reflect on the relationship between learning law and legal skills developed, with learning and skills developed through your work placement. 4. Demonstrate an ability to systematically research the academic background to and legal or law-related issues arising from your work placement
Personal and Key Skills	5. Identify the skills needed in relation to particular job/career opportunities, and with reference to the work placement in particular; 6. Analyse your own personal management skills, identifying ways to improve through personal development planning; 7. Present yourself effectively in CVs, applications, oral presentations and interviews.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
60	0	40

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Reflective log x 2	60	2,125 words x 2	1-3, 6	Oral and written feedback
Oral Presentation	40	10 minutes (equivalent to 1,500 words)	1-7	Written feedback on presentation cover sheet.
	0
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Critical Reflective log x2	Critical Reflective log x 2	1-3, 6	August/September re-assessment period
Oral presentation	Oral presentation	1-7	August/September re-assessment period