CS274 - Work Based Learning 1
| TIMETABLE | TEACHING MATERIAL |
| Credits | 10 |
| Level | 2 |
| Semester | Term 1, Term 2, Term 3 |
| Availability | Available to participants taking UG Graduate and Degree Apprenticeship programmes, e.g. BSc Hons Digital and Technology Solutions. |
| Prerequisites | N/A |
| Learning Activities Breakdown | Creating personal development plans and writing brief reports to add to an e-portfolio. |
| Assessment | 100% coursework consisting of personal development plans and an e-portfolio of evidence to demonstrate the satisfaction of professional competencies. |
| Lecturer | Fraser MacDonald |
Aims and Objectives
This class enables degree apprentices to demonstrate the application of aspects of their degree course within an industrial context, to record experience gained in the workplace and to develop their broader professional skills. This is achieved by undertaking personal development planning and building an e-portfolio of work-related evidence to show that they meet appropriate professional competencies.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this class participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate reflective work practices.
- Demonstrate (via an e-portfolio of evidence) that they satisfy defined professional competencies.
- Identify areas and strategies for self-improvement within a professional context.
Syllabus
Participants will undertake the following.
- Weekly journaling, providing the opportunity to capture their weekly work activities at a high level.
- Self-assessment, where they will review their progress with respect to demonstration of a defined set of competencies.
- Produce personal development plans that contain objectives to progress competencies identified as requiring development.
- Produce evidence documenting workplace activities and upload it to an e-portfolio, clearly linking that evidence with a defined set of competencies.
- Upload assets, such as reports and blogs, produced in other modules to their e-portfolio, clearly linking these assets with a defined set of competencies.
Recommended Reading
This list is indicative only – the class lecturer may recommend alternative reading material. Please do not purchase any of the reading material listed below until you have confirmed with the class lecturer that it will be used for this class.
Cottrell, S., Skills for Success: Personal Development and Employability, Palgrave Macmillan, 3rd edition, 2015
Transferable skills
During and after completing this class participants will:
- Have improved their behavioural or soft skills that are required to perform their job role (e.g. working in a team, communication, etc.).
- Establish personal development planning skills.
Last updated: 2023-09-07 18:35:17