You will achieve the objectives of the module mainly through remote learning in the workplace. You will need to identify a mentor in your place of work. After an initial two hour tutorial to establish the parameters of the module as they relate to you it is anticipated that the majority of subsequent tutor support will be by e-mail, telephone and fax with the exception of a one hour progress review meeting in week six.

Tutorial room, PC of the current specification.

The module requires you to consider two aspects of your working environment. Firstly, your position in the organisation, your roles and responsibilities and how you relate to others in the organisation (peers, line manager, senior management etc) and what actions you might take if you wish to take to progress in the organisation (e.g. attendance of specific training courses, successfully obtaining a degree etc). Secondly, you will be asked to undertake a structured analysis of the tasks you are asked to undertake in the workplace and highlight issues of GLP. You will be asked to identify one specific area for improvement and detail the improvements that could be made in the identified area. The area will be approved by the module tutor.

There is no prescribed text for this module.

Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment.

Two word-processed accounts of approximately 1000 words each to be submitted to the module tutor in an electronic format. The first will assess outcomes 1 and 3, the second outcomes 2, 3 and 4.

Each account will carry a weighting of 50% of the module mark.

Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via:
Students will be encouraged to submit work in preparation for summative assessment for formative comment.

Be employed in a suitable laboratory setting