Module SSI3018 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSI3018: Employment Experience Abroad
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
To increase your employability skills in an increasingly competitive international market through
- seeking and successfully gaining a work placement abroad
- being in a workplace for a significant period and reflecting on that experience
2. To develop your intercultural awareness and competence through reflection on the experience of living and working abroad
3. To enhance your capacity for self-assessment through structured reflection on your experience
4. Where appropriate to the main language of the country of residence, enhance your awareness of the process of foreign-language learning and to develop strategies for more effective language learning
5. Enhance key transferable skills through the managing of their learning in an independent context. i.e. working with others; problem solving; communication
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Produce job applications that represent the students' strengths and target specific employers in an appropriate manner; 2. Demonstrate knowledge and application of the attitudes and qualities that are required to function well in a foreign work environment 3. Reflect critically on practical experiences gained, and the impact they may have on your views and actions; 4. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the host country and a sensitivity to its culture so as to function as an integrated member of its society |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. Demonstrate skills in the research, selection and evaluation of specific jobs and the structural context of those jobs; 6. Communicate (in writing and in speech) in a manner appropriate to the particular workplace context; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Develop / enhance practical work-based skills and experience; 8. Negotiate the different types of working relationships with staff within the workplace, and others - directly or indirectly - relevant to the placement; 9. Identify and reflect on personal challenges and to learn from their resolution; 10. Use a range of technologies and applications relevant to most work places; |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective Essay | 1000 words | 2;9 | Written and Oral |
| Curriculum Vitae | 750 words | 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7. | Written and Oral |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 0 | 35 |
...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 Essay | 50 | 2,000 words | 2;4;9 | Written and Oral |
| Video Interview Responses | 35 | 10 mins | 2; 9 | Written and Oral |
| Updated Curriculum Vitae and/or linked-in profile | 15 | As required | 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10 | Written and Oral |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective Essay | Reflective Essay | 2;4;9 | referral/deferral period |
| Video Interview Responses | Video Interview Responses | 2;9 | referral/deferral period |
| Updated Curriculum Vitae | Updated Curriculum Vitae and/or linked-in profile | 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10 | referral/deferral period |
