Module Descriptors
WORK BASED ASSIGNMENT 1
BIOL40254
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Phil Ridley
Email: p.ridley@nsc.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 5
Independent Study Hours: 145
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 70%
- REFLECTIVE ASSIGNMENT weighted at 30%
- REPORT weighted at 0%
Module Details
Module Texts
Betts, P.W, 2008. Supervisory Management. Prentice Hall.
Hind, D. 1994. Transferable Personal Skills. Intellect Books
Hind, D. 1994. Transferable Personal Skills. Intellect Books
Module Learning Strategies
Tutorials - 5 hours
Work based assignment/diary preparation - 145 hours
You are required to draw on your 40 days work experience for completion of this module
The assignment will have a standard brief and format but the choice of topic will as a result of negotiation with your employer/mentor and your tutor. The mentor report must be passed, but will not contribute to the module grade.
Work based assignment/diary preparation - 145 hours
You are required to draw on your 40 days work experience for completion of this module
The assignment will have a standard brief and format but the choice of topic will as a result of negotiation with your employer/mentor and your tutor. The mentor report must be passed, but will not contribute to the module grade.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio - containing self appraisal of skills set, a mapping of these to industry needs and a personal development plan weighted at 70% (LO 1 -2)
A reflective diary weighted at 30% (LO 3)
An employers/mentors report Pass/Fail weighted at 0%
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment):
Formative feedback will take place in tutorials and by review of assignment plans prior to submission.
A reflective diary weighted at 30% (LO 3)
An employers/mentors report Pass/Fail weighted at 0%
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment):
Formative feedback will take place in tutorials and by review of assignment plans prior to submission.
Module Resources
Appropriate work / placement
Module Indicative Content
The module requires you to identify and assess your personal skills set and match these to the industry requirements to meet your current and potential future job role in your work/workplacement.
During this module you will, in consultation with your workplace mentor, identify your personal development needs appropriate to industry requirements. You will analyse how effective your current skills are in meeting the requirements, produce a personal development plan that will enable you to work towards the identified needs, and use the placement to start developing the required skills set.
During this module you will, in consultation with your workplace mentor, identify your personal development needs appropriate to industry requirements. You will analyse how effective your current skills are in meeting the requirements, produce a personal development plan that will enable you to work towards the identified needs, and use the placement to start developing the required skills set.