PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT YEAR - 2022/3
Module code: MANM486
Module Overview
At the end of the Professional Placement Year module, students will have developed advanced personal, professional, and academic skills relevant to their programme of study.
They will have demonstrated the ability to secure appropriate employment in an area relevant to their programme of study.
They will have gained practical work experience in a specific job role and delivered a substantial contribution to the placement organization.
In the process, they will have advanced their own professional profile and career prospects.
Module provider
Surrey Business School
Module Leader
SOTUNDE Deji (SBS)
Number of Credits: 60
ECTS Credits: 30
Framework: FHEQ Level 7
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Workshop Hours: 22
Independent Learning Hours: 500
Guided Learning: 78
Module Availability
Year long
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
To have secured a work placement approved by the University of Surrey
Module content
Indicative content includes:
In Semester 1 of Year 1 students participate in a series of workshops that are focused on developing their employability skills. They also engage independently with employers to secure a professional work placement.
In Year 2 student undertake a supervised professional placement experience focused on two interrelated sets of learning outcomes: professional development and integration of learning from the programme through application in a specific work context.
Both aspects of the learning experience are supervised by an academic supervisor as well as a workplace supervisor in the placement organisation. Under their guidance, students undertake work responsibilities and tasks appropriate to the placement job role and relevant to their programme of study.
With the support of both supervisors, students strive to make a substantial contribution to the placement organsation and to develop their professional profile and career prospects.
They present the results of their work and reflect on their personal and professional development in a Professional Placement Year Report.
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Employability Portfolio | Pass/Fail |
| Practical based assessment | Professional Placement Year Portfolio | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy includes formative and summative assessments designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate they have developed advanced personal, professional, and academic skills through gained practical work experience relevant to their programme of study:
The formative assessment for this module consists of:
- Oral formative feedback in semester 1 of year 1 students through taught workshops they participate in, that are focused on developing their employability skills and the documentations used for engaging independently with employers to secure a professional work placement
- Oral and written formative feedback in semester 2 of year 1, for an Individual Employability Portfolio, this portfolio demonstrates active engagement and an attempt to secure employment. This is a PASS/FAIL element of assessment.
During the Professional Placement Year, students with a secured employment, receive formative and summative feedback from (at least any two from) their work supervisor, academic supervisor, and/or the Placement Tutor.
The formative and summative feedback consists of:
- Oral and written formative and summative feedback through a Personal Development Plan and Personal Development Review meetings with student, employer, and university.
- Written summative feedback on Individual Professional Placement Year Portfolio based on the entirety of the student’s work placement experience. This portfolio showcases the student’s achievement in the work placement job role and their personal and professional development throughout the professional placement year. This is a marked assessment worth 100% of the module mark.
Students receive written summative feedback on completed Employability Portfolio and on the Professional Placement Year Portfolio
Module aims
- Develop the knowledge from across the curriculum and translate it into advanced employability skills relevant to appropriate, graduate-level job roles in areas relevant to their programme of study
- Identify personal and professional strengths, as well as areas requiring further improvement and development
- Explore new skills appropriate to an area of employment that is relevant and interesting
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour in a professional context relevant to the programme of study. | CKPT |
| 002 | Develop a practical ability to understand a new organisational context, the relevant functional area, job role and the appropriate professional contribution. | CKPT |
| 003 | Apply academic knowledge to professional practice relevant to the programme of study in a reflexive and ethically informed manner. | CKPT |
| 004 | Critically evaluate personal and professional strengths, areas requiring further improvement and development trajectory. | CKPT |
| 005 | Demonstrate an advanced ability to plan professional development and develop an appropriate career strategy. | CKPT |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to encourage students to participate in organised workshops dedicated to the development of personal and professional skills. The learning and teaching methods during the professional placement are predicated on experiential learning through the placement experience itself.
The mentoring, coaching and assessment role of both the workplace supervisor and the academic supervisor are focused on ensuring that students achieve the learning outcomes for the module, which relate to personal, professional, and academic development of the student.
The academic supervisor provides guidance for the student and facilitates critical self- reflection by offering regular mentoring sessions. If students work on placements at remote locations, this support is provided via phone, email, or teleconference.
The formative feedback on the student’s performance provided by their workplace supervisor and academic supervisor is another key aspect of the experiential learning process for the placement student.
Overall, the learning and teaching methods include:
- Skills workshops are organised throughout Semester 1 to guide and encourage the development of students' professional and employability skills
- Self-directed learning: students engage with learning materials and undertaking desk-research required for classroom participation and assessment.
- Active learning includes engaging in classroom and practical exercises, video and case analyses, and participation in career events and fairs.
- Immersion in practice: students learn in an experiential manner by applying the knowledge and skills from the programme to their work during their professional placement.
- Individual Supervisory Sessions support students in their project work through systematic review of progress, discussion, and formative feedback from an academic tutor. These may be run face-to-face or online (synchronously).
Indicated workshop Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops, and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Other information
None.
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Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2022/3 academic year.