Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM886DA: End Point Assessment

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

This module is designed to integrate the End Point Assessment (EPA) for the award of the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship into the MSc Systems Thinking in the Public Sector programme. The EPA consists of two discrete assessments: (1) a Work-based Project Report with Presentation; and (2) a Professional Discussion underpinned by Portfolio. These are designed to enable you to demonstrate that you have achieved the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship standard.

The Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship standard gives a list of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) – this can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/systems-thinking-practitioner-v1-0. The KSBs are the content that will be tested in the EPA. This module will not teach the KSBs and does not include any specific teaching activities but will include support from Academic Mentors as the student goes through the EPA process.

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. Explain how your academic work during the MSc Systems Thinking in the Public Sector and in your work role as an apprentice meets the requirements and KSBs for the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship (All KSBs). 2. Write a high-quality report to describe the work-based project you will use to support EPA Assessment Method 1 in written form. Be able to explain this project in a professional discussion as part of Assessment Method 1 (All KSBs). 3. Discuss your portfolio of evidence as part of EPA Assessment Method 2 (All KSBs).
Discipline-Specific Skills
Personal and Key Skills	4. Communicate effectively in written and oral form 5. Discuss your professional activities as a systems thinking practitioner

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
0	0	100

...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
Practical 1: Participation in EPA Assessment Method 1	50	See definition of EPA Assessment Method 1 st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)	1,2,4,5	refer to guidance on reassessment in the EPA plan st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)
Practical 2: Participation in EPA Assessment Method 2	50	See definition of EPA Assessment Method 2 above st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)	1,3,4,5	Refer to guidance on reassessment in the EPA plan st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)
	0
	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
Practical 1: Participation in EPA Assessment Method 1	Practical 1: Participation in EPA Assessment Method 1	1,2,4,5	refer to guidance on reassessment in the EPA plan st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)
Practical 2: Participation in EPA Assessment Method 2	Practical 2: Participation in EPA Assessment Method 2	1,3,4,5	refer to guidance on reassessment in the EPA plan st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)

Re-assessment notes

Please refer to the ‘End-point assessment plan for the Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship standard For guidance on reassessment st0787_systems-thinking-practitioner_l7_forpublication7420.pdf (instituteforapprenticeships.org)