Module Descriptors
REFLECTION ON WORK BASED LEARNING
COCS50457
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Stuart Smith
Email: Stuart.Smith@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, RAF - Cosford, UG Semester 1
- Occurrence B, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 1
- Occurrence E, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence G, RAF - Cosford, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence H, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 3
- Occurrence H, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 3 to UG Semester 1
Sites
- RAF - Cosford
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- Portfolio weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Training courses will be provided by the student's employer. Students will be supported by an academic tutor in preparing a portfolio to satisfy the assessment requirements of the module.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% reflective portfolio/report approx 3000 words (learning outcomes 1-4)
The reflective portfolio should provide details of:
Learning undertaken
An analysis of the new knowledge and skills gained
An assessment of the impact this may have on the organisation
An assessment of the impact on the working practice of the individual
Module Indicative Content
Students who are undertaking work based courses appropriate to their career development, or for development of specific technical skills can use this module to reflect on the impact of that training. Typically a training course or series of training courses will be used as the technical knowledge base for the module, but module activity covers:
- Reflecting on the learning undertaken
- Demonstrating how new knowledge and skills are used in the workplace
- Assessing the impact of applying that knowledge and those skills in a workplace and the impact on the individual's working practice.
- Reflecting on the learning undertaken
- Demonstrating how new knowledge and skills are used in the workplace
- Assessing the impact of applying that knowledge and those skills in a workplace and the impact on the individual's working practice.
Module Texts
Reflective learning in practice. Publisher: Aldershot, Hants, England, Burlington, VT : Gower, c2002 available as e-book form University library ISBN/ISSN: 0566083779
The Study Skills Handbook, Cottrell, S., (2013) 4th Edition, Hampshire: Palgrave Study Guides, ISBN: 978-1137289254
Critical Thinking Skills: developing effective analysis and argument, Cottrell, S., (2011) 2nd Edition, Hampshire: Palgrave Study Guides, ISBN: 978-0230285293
Writing at University, Creme, P. and Lea, M.R., (2008) 3rd Edition, Open University Press, ISBN: 978-0335221165
Smarter Student: study skills and strategies for success at University, McMillan, K. and Weyers, J., (2007) The Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0273714491
The, Economist. The Economist Style Guide, edited by Economist The, Profile Books, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central
The Study Skills Handbook, Cottrell, S., (2013) 4th Edition, Hampshire: Palgrave Study Guides, ISBN: 978-1137289254
Critical Thinking Skills: developing effective analysis and argument, Cottrell, S., (2011) 2nd Edition, Hampshire: Palgrave Study Guides, ISBN: 978-0230285293
Writing at University, Creme, P. and Lea, M.R., (2008) 3rd Edition, Open University Press, ISBN: 978-0335221165
Smarter Student: study skills and strategies for success at University, McMillan, K. and Weyers, J., (2007) The Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0273714491
The, Economist. The Economist Style Guide, edited by Economist The, Profile Books, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central
Module Resources
As appropriate to programme of study
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Only available to students on FDSc Information Technology and Communications