Module SSI2002 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSI2002: Data Analysis in the Workplace
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This will provide you with an opportunity to apply quantitative research methods learned in your degree in a professional environment. The module aims to develop your commercial awareness by reflecting on the nature of an organization; and the context within which that organization operates and your role within it. It will also familiarize you with the employment practices of application and recruitment, induction, health and safety procedures and self-appraisal.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Define the process of job acquisition and be able to source a placement or job opportunity for yourself; 2. Demonstrate understanding of the commercial environment within which companies operate and its impact; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Demonstrate understanding of the social, economic, cultural and administrative considerations which influence employment settings for social science graduates; 4. Collect information for yourself, manage information and select appropriate social science data and research strategies for application within an employment setting; |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Produce information to make yourself attractive to future employers and present this information in CVs, applications and interviews; and 6. Demonstrate practical work based skills and experience and the ability to recognise the skills needed in relation to particular job/career opportunities. |
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:
- Understanding the workplace
- Commercial Awareness
- Employability skills
- Careers consultation
- Sourcing placements and jobs
- The recruitment process
- How to get the most out of your placement
- Using your experience
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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10 | 40 | 100 |
...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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Taught sessions | 10 | Pre-placement preparation workshops (5x2 hours) |
Work placement | 100 | Undertaking data analysis in the workplace |
Guided independent study | 40 | Completion of coursework |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 skills analysis | 500 words | 5-6 | Verbal feedback |
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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Preparatory portfolio | 50 | 2,000 words | 5-6 | Written comments |
Report on work placement | 50 | 2,000 words | 1-4 | Written comments |
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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Preparatory portfolio | Preparatory portfolio (2,000 words) | 5-6 | August\September reassessment period |
Report on work placement | Report on work placement (2,000 words) | 1-4 | August\September reassessment 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.
Basic reading:
Cottrell, S. (2003), Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. Palgrave Study Guides. London
Eraut, M. (1994), Developing Professional Knowledge and Competence. Washington DC, Falmer Press
Fanthorne, C. (2004), Work Placements – A Survival Guide for Students. Palgrave Study Guides. Macmillan, London.
Kolb, D. (1984), ‘Experiential Learning: Experience as a source of Learning and Development.’ PHI, New Jersey.
Longson, S. (1999), Making Work Experience Count. How to Books.
Moon, J. (2004) A Handbook of reflective and experiential learning: Theory and Practice. London, Routledge Falmer
Neugebauer, J and Evans-Brain, J. (2009, Making the most of your placement. London, Sage