Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSI3017: Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences

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

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:

Preparing for your work placement
Personal development planning
Learning from experience
Reflection, reflective writing and preparing to write critical logs
An introduction to employment policies and practices.
Values and professionalism in the workplace
Personal Development and Academic skills review
Preparing for work after university
Preparing for assessment

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
10	100	40

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	10	10 x 1 hour workshops
Placement	40	40 hours work placement
Guided Independent Study	10	Reflective journal kept during work experience
Guided Independent Study	20	Preparation of tasks related to teaching and learning sessions
Guided Independent Study	20	Planning and preparation for work placement and work placement activities
Guided Independent Study	50	Completion of activities for assessment

Online Resources

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

Useful materials on many aspects of learning from experience are also available online at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/employability/

Other Learning Resources

Suggested journal resources include:

Journal of Education and Work
Work, Employment and Society
Gender, Work and Organisation
Reflective Practice
Work and Occupations

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
Description of a critical work incident and a plan for reflection	500 words	1-2, 4-5	Written
Personal action plan	Equivalent to 500 words	5-6	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
60	0	40

...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
Individual presentation	40	1500 words, equivalent to 10 minutes in length	1, 3-5, 7	Written feedback and grade
Reflective logs	60	2,250 words	1-2, 4, 6	Written feedback and grade

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
Individual presentation	Written script for a presentation (1500 words, equivalent to 10 minutes in length)	1, 3-5, 7	August/September re-assessment period
Reflective log	Reflective log (2,250 words)	1-2, 4, 6	August/September re-assessment period