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ENG-30088 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

ENG-30088 - Work Placement for Humanities Final-Year Students
Coordinator: Rachel Adcock Tel: +44 1782 7 33144
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23


Aims
This module will provide further opportunities for Humanities students to engage with employers at the same time as they are entering the jobs marketplace. The module will:
- Further enhance the career knowledge and employability of students studying Humanities subjects;
- Support students in effectively researching and applying for employment roles, just at the point where they are thinking about their steps after graduation;
- Provide students with first-hand experience of the day-to-day operations of a relevant working environment, including developing their ability to work co-operatively and productively with others;
- Encourage students to apply and reflect on the range of degree-relevant skills they have developed through the course of their degree in a broader work context;
- Develop students¿ capacity to construct and carry through independent tasks/projects, particularly their ability to apply their research skills to solving problems in new environments;
- Increase students¿ knowledge of and familiarity with the University Careers Service immediately before they graduate.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Reflect upon and articulate their subject-specific and transferable skills developed through their education (and additional experiences) in order to be effective in securing work experience and employment or further study: 1,2,3
Understand the variety of ways in which skills developed during the study of Humanities subjects can be deployed in non-academic contexts: 1,2,3
Understand the aims and priorities, and possible limitations, of an external organisation - and the sector in which it sits - and critically reflect on designing and completing activities/projects/materials that support these: 1,2,3
Utilise relevant contextual and/or theoretical materials to reflect on their completion of activities and outputs: 1,2,3
Articulate their placement experiences effectively and reflect on their enhanced skills set in front of an audience, utilising visual aids: 2

Study hours

Taught workshops: 16hrs
Individual consultations: 2hrs
Placement: 75hrs
Placement reflection: 5hrs
Applying for placement/assessment 1: 15hrs
Researching/writing the presentation: 10hrs
Researching/writing the portfolio: 27hrs

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 50%
Portfolio
Handed in at the end of the module, the portfolio will include evidence of any tasks undertaken on the placement including outputs, a commentary (c.500 words) contextualising those outputs, an attendance log and employer evaluation form, a reflective essay of 2,000 words, and an updated CV.

2: Presentation weighted 30%
Presentation
Later in semester 2, students will complete a 10-minute presentation to the cohort utilising visual aids. They will critically reflect on the activities/projects they have completed on placement utilising contextual/theoretical research, and on the skills they learnt/developed.

3: Assignment weighted 20%
Placement Plan
This assessment is submitted at the end of semester 1 and must be passed for students to proceed to semester 2 (if they don't pass then they can choose another Level 6 module in the place of this module). Students who HAVE NOT completed the Level 5 Work Placement module (ENG-20055) will complete a placement plan comprising: 1) the CV and cover letter they used to secure their placement; and 2) a form (c.300 words) including the intended learning outcomes they have agreed with their placement provider. Students who HAVE completed ENG-20055 in the previous year will complete a placement plan comprising: 1) a short 300-word essay on how their chosen placement will allow them to build on previous skills developed through their work placement or other extra-curricular experience and how their proposed placement will fit into their career path; and 2) a form (c.300 words) including the intended learning outcomes they have agreed with their placement provider. (The different assessment is to ensure fairness. Students who have had their CVs assessed before on ENG-20055 will not have them assessed again and are asked, instead, to think in detail about why they want to complete another placement.)

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023