Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSI2002: Data Analysis in the Workplace

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 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.

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. 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
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
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
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
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
Preparatory portfolio	50	1,500 words	5-6	Written comments
Report on work placement	50	1,500 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
Preparatory portfolio	Preparatory portfolio (1,500 words)	5-6	August\September reassessment period
Report on work placement	Report on work placement (1,500 words)	1-4	August\September reassessment period