Module POLM884DA for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM884DA: Work Based Project
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
Module six will help apprentices put into practice the skills (S4, S5, S6, S8, S9, S10, S11) and knowledge (K3, K4, K5) gained through modules 4 and 5, in addition to those gained from modules 1-3. Critically, it will offer apprentices a final opportunity to evidence core behavioural change (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9) towards the IATE Systems Thinking Practitioner standard. Evidence of the development trajectories towards the standard will be captured in apprentices e-portfolio.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Evidence a sound working knowledge of soft systems methodology or the VSM 2. Evidence a sound working knowledge of the Soft Systems and Critical Systems Heuristics methods. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Demonstrate abilities for applying systems thinking in practice and in cross-organisational settings 4. Evidence the application of systems theory at appropriate settings, scales, and temporalities within their home, and within others home organisations 5. Assess the value and import of soft systems approaches in addressing extant organisational challenges and in so doing develop leadership skills and behaviours |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Evaluate personal learning trajectories through reflective practice 7. Evidence cross disciplinary/organisational complex governance problem solving. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics to support apprentices:
- Interdisciplinary and cross-organisational problem solving
- Application of soft systems and critical systems approaches in practice
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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157.5 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Work based learning | 157.5 | All activity is conducted in the apprentices host organisation undertaking a significant work based project |
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.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Personal Learning and Development Diary | 1500 words | 1,2,6,8 | Written |
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 |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...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 |
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Project report (individual or mixed teams) | 100 | 4,000 (per apprentice) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | Written |
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 |
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Project report (individual or mixed teams) | Project report (individual or mixed teams) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | Next re-assessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.