Module Descriptors
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND FORENSIC SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT
FOREP0002
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level P
120 credits
Contact
Leader: Dean Northfield
Email: D.Northfield@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 0
Independent Study Hours: 0
Total Learning Hours: 0
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 3
Sites
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- Coursework - Reflective report 3000 words weighted at 30%
- Evaluation of the line manager from the receiving organisation weighted at 40%
- Evaluation by an academic from sending institution weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Learning Outcomes
1. DESCRIBE AND APPLY METHODS, RIGOURS AND STRUCTURES AS USED IN AN COURSE RELATED EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT / SETTING, OR EQUIVALENT.
Analysis
Application
Communication
Enquiry
Knowledge and Understanding
Learning
Problem Solving
Reflection
2. UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR, AND DEVELOP INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Knowledge and Understanding
Communication
Application
Reflection
Analysis
Application
Communication
Enquiry
Knowledge and Understanding
Learning
Problem Solving
Reflection
2. UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR, AND DEVELOP INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Knowledge and Understanding
Communication
Application
Reflection
Module Assessment Details
Reflective Report (30%) (FINAL)
On completion of the placement you will write a 3000-word reflective summary giving an account of the educational environment in which you have studied, how you have developed and a description of the activities in which you have been engaged. To be submitted by mid-July of the placement year. (LO1)
External Organisation Tutor and Internal Academic Supervisor Evaluation (40% and 30%, respectively)
You will be allocated a tutor in the receiving organisation and an academic placement tutor from Staffordshire University. The external organisation tutor will evaluate your performance during the year, completing a proforma at the end of your studies with them. They will consider your attendance, attainment/performance in the modules (or equivalent) you have studied and your overall integration within the course. Your Staffordshire University placement tutor will be in regular contact with you via e-mail but will also visit or arrange a Skype (or similar) meeting with you on at least two occasions whilst you are on placement to evaluate your progress and review your attainment. (LO2)
On completion of the placement you will write a 3000-word reflective summary giving an account of the educational environment in which you have studied, how you have developed and a description of the activities in which you have been engaged. To be submitted by mid-July of the placement year. (LO1)
External Organisation Tutor and Internal Academic Supervisor Evaluation (40% and 30%, respectively)
You will be allocated a tutor in the receiving organisation and an academic placement tutor from Staffordshire University. The external organisation tutor will evaluate your performance during the year, completing a proforma at the end of your studies with them. They will consider your attendance, attainment/performance in the modules (or equivalent) you have studied and your overall integration within the course. Your Staffordshire University placement tutor will be in regular contact with you via e-mail but will also visit or arrange a Skype (or similar) meeting with you on at least two occasions whilst you are on placement to evaluate your progress and review your attainment. (LO2)
Module Indicative Content
You will undertake an educational placement of at least 30 weeks (including holiday) duration in an educational environment relevant to your degree course. The placement year is intended to provide you with learning experiences within other organisations in the UK or abroad. Exposing you to different learning and teaching styles and practices. Enhancing your knowledge and understanding in a variety of topics relevant to your degree.
It will help you to further develop your communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
It will help you to further develop your communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
Module Learning Strategies
The Sandwich Year placement normally requires the completion of at least 30 weeks in a relevant educational environment taken between level 5 and level 6.
Module Texts
Undergraduate Educational placement handbook issued by the School/Department
Module Resources
N/A
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Must be registered on a Criminal Justice and Forensic Science ‘with a placement year’ course