CS460 - Work Based Learning 3
| TIMETABLE | TEACHING MATERIAL |
| Credits | 10 |
| Level | 4 |
| Semester | Term 1, Term 2, Term 3 |
| Availability | Available to participants taking BSc Digital and Technology Solutions (Business Analyst, Cyber Security Analyst, IT Consultant, Software Engineer pathways). |
| Prerequisites | N/A |
| Learning Activities Breakdown | Participants will meet regularly with a Work Based Learning Advisor who will guide them in developing an e-portfolio of evidence. They will identify opportunities in their work place to enable them to develop and demonstrate professional competency. |
| Items of Assessment | 2 |
| Assessment | Participants will develop an e-portfolio of evidence to demonstrate that they meet the professional competencies defined by the Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprenticeship standard. They will also develop personal development plans to help identify areas that require improvement. |
| Lecturer | Fraser MacDonald |
Aims and Objectives
This class enables participants 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 have gained the knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with the Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprenticeship standard.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this class, participants should be able to:
- 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 performance with respect to a defined set of knowledge, skills and behaviours;
- produce personal development plans that contain objectives to progress knowledge, skills and behaviours identified as requiring development;
- create evidence, in the form of short written task summaries, that they meet a set of knowledge, skills and behaviours which map to competencies defined by a recognised professional body, and clearly link that evidence to the relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours;
- record off the job training hours according to defined criteria;
- attend mandatory progress review meetings.
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, Bloomsbury, 4th edition, 2021
Participants will develop the following transferable skills:
- their behavioural or soft skills that are required to perform their job role (such as working in a team, communication);
- their personal development planning skills.
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