Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2114C: Introduction to Professional Placement

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

The aims of this module are:

to inform you how to research relevant organizations and apply for placement opportunities;
to help you identify your own skills and personal qualities to promote yourself and stand out in a competitive environment;
to give you advice on how to write an effective CV, covering letter, and application form;
to give you advice on how to participate in interviews effectively;
to give you advice on how to make the most of networking opportunities;
to provide you with an opportunity to investigate professionalism in the workplace (including common scenarios which you may face and suitable approaches to handling those scenarios).

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. Know how to effectively research employers to source placements and internship opportunities 2. Compose an effective and well-presented CV, complete with supporting letter, making clear links between your experience and the job description 3. Develop skills in targeted networking
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. Understand how to apply skills learnt during stages 1 and 2 in a professional environment 5. Identify and investigate the range of career opportunities available and relevant to a student with a degree in law with business
Personal and Key Skills	6. Develop insights into aspects of commercial awareness regarded by employers as a key competency 7. Showcase your skills, motivations and personal career development needs and promote these effectively

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

Introduction to Professional Placement
Sessions with the Career Zone including: self-awareness, identifying individual key skills and promoting effectively, sourcing a placement, writing an effective CV and covering letter, interview techniques, professionalism in the workplace.
Small group and 1:1 sessions to help find placements.
Presentations and networking opportunities with previous placement students.

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
9	30	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Student learning and teaching	6	Seminars - you should attend all timetabled activities
Student learning and teaching	2	Presentation and networking with previous placement students
Student learning and teaching	1	Meetings and guidance with Career Zone and placement convenor
Guided independent study	30	Conducting additional research to prepare targeted high quality applications. This could include attending the Law Fair or other similar networking events

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).