Module Descriptors
HISTORY WORK PLACEMENT: LEVEL 5
HIPO50289
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Anthony Craig
Email: T.Craig@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 33
Independent Study Hours: 117
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- WORK EXPERIENCE EVALUATION weighted at 20%
- REPORT weighted at 80%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A work experience evaluation by host [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4]
The self reflective university report will evaluate your project formulation, execution, achievements and limitations [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5]
The self reflective university report will evaluate your project formulation, execution, achievements and limitations [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5]
Module Texts
Dr. P. Elkes (ed) History Placement Briefing Document, Level 2, Staffordshire University, History, 2004 edition. Texts appropriate to placement.
Module Resources
Recommended Library books and journals.
Module Learning Strategies
These Learning Strategies will occupy your time: 3x1 hour meetings - at the beginning, middle and end of the semester - with your History Placement Tutor. 30 hours spent in the work place negotiated with the 'employer' on an individual basis (viz: up to a 3 week block; extended programme of single or half-days). 117 hours of independent study and application to the critical report.
Module Indicative Content
This module offers the opportunity to experience the professional world of work in the public sector (either in an archive, or a museum or a primary/secondary school). Particular attention is paid to an appreciation of the ethical, practical and technical issues involved in working with and for archivists, curators and teachers in the audit-driven culture of the twenty-first century.