PA500-6-FY-CO:
Placement Year
2023/24
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
120
21 August 2023
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
BA C89A Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Placement Year),
BA L522 Childhood Studies (Including Placement Year)
Students will undertake their placement at a host organisation. The student is responsible for securing the placement, with support from the University.
The module enables students to undertake a full placement year with an external Placement Provider. During the placement, the student will be supervised by an academic member of staff to complete a number of assessments which will enable the student to utilise and develop the links between the knowledge and skills developed in their academic course and the work-based skills developed in carrying out their placement role.
The aims of the module are:
1. To provide the student with the opportunity to apply their academic learning outcomes in a work-related context.
2. To enable students to develop essential work-based skills throughout the placement.
4. Contribute to development of student employability portfolio.
Successful completion of the module will allow students to meet the following outcomes:
A Knowledge and understanding
1. An experience-based understanding of work roles.
B Intellectual/cognitive skills
1. A capacity to connect subject-specific theory to practice in a work environment.
C Practical Skills
1. The ability to communicate with a range of colleagues and clients in a working environment.
D Key skills
1. The capacity to work in a team within a work environment.
2. Improved personal professional practice through a reflective approach within a work environment.
No additional information available.
The learning and teaching methods will be dependent on the placement and will be recorded for an individual student on the training agreement signed by the Placement Provider, the student, and the University.
Each student will be assigned by the Course Director to an Academic Supervisor, and a Placement Supervisor named by the Placement Provider.
Students will liaise with their Academic Supervisor and their Placement Supervisor on a regular basis throughout the period of their placement, and as necessary after the placement has ended in order to allow the student to complete the assessed work for the module.
The Academic Supervisor will be appointed prior to the student undertaking their placement, and will contact the student at defined points throughout the placement. The Academic Supervisor will be available via email and phone as necessary during the period the student is on placement.
Students will additionally be provided with the contact details of administrative staff in the Department who will be contactable throughout the placement; and with the details of the Placements Manager for Social Sciences who will be available to students throughout their placement to provide advice and support in relation to generic work-based learning issues.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Initial Report |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Draft of learning log for mid point review |
|
10% |
| Coursework |
Monthly learning log final submission |
|
25% |
| Coursework |
Reflective Report |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Katharina Rowold, email: k.rowold@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Marita Vyrgioti, email: m.vyrgioti@essex.ac.uk.
Student Administrator, Room 5A.202; telephone 01206 874969, email ppsug@essex.ac.uk
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No
No
Travel costs for UK - based unpaid, approved work placements and live projects which are an integral part of a module may be covered by your department. (NB this will usually exclude field trips and site visits). Please check with your module supervisor to ensure that the activity is eligible.
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 2 hours, 2 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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