2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GEOG8300 Industrial Placement

120 creditsClass Size: 300

Module manager: Professor Martin Clarke
Email: M.C.Clarke@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Satisfactory completion of two years of any current Geography degree programme (minimum 100 credits passed each year) with an expected minimum level 2 average of high 2ii.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

The objective of this module is to provide the student with a valuable period of working with a potential employer in a recognised work placement.

The placement should enhance their transferable skills and work experience which, for a substantial period of time, may be included in their CVs and will improve their future employability. The placement will be monitored by a supervisor to ensure that it is a rewarding and worthwhile experience for the student.

The actual experience of the work placement may vary widely from one student to another, dependent of the nature of the work undertaken.

Skills outcomes
The essential individual nature of the industrial placement means that each student may have different learning experiences. Students on this module may benefit from gaining any or all of the following:

A Knowledge and Understanding
A2 The diversity of global environments and the operation of, and inter-relationships between physical and biological systems over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales
A3 Patterns and processes of environmental change and their inter-relationships with human activities
A4 Spatial patterns and relationships in human phenomena at a variety of scales
A8 The role of changes in technology and the nature of work and labour

B Cognitive skills
B1 Abstraction and synthesis of information from a variety of sources
B3 Critical analysis and interpretation of data and text
B4 Developing reasoned arguments
B5 Solving problems and making reasoned decisions

C Practical/professional skills
C1 Plan, design, execute and report research both individually and as part of a team
C2 Undertake effective laboratory and field work (with due regard for safety and risk assessment)
C3 Employ a variety of technical and laboratory-based methods for the analysis and presentation of spatial and environmental information (e.g. GIS, water chemistry, etc)
C4 Collect, interpret and synthesise different types of quantitative and qualitative geographical data

D Key skills
D1 Learn in unfamiliar situations
D2 Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and through graphical presentations)
D3 Apply numerical and computational skills to information
D4 Use information technology effectively (including use of spreadsheet, database and word processing programmes; Internet and e-mail)
D5 Identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources
D6 Work as part of a team and to recognise and respect the viewpoints of others
D7 Manage time and organise work effectively

Syllabus

The placement will last for a minimum of nine months and a maximum of 15 months and will be recognised and authorised as a worthwhile placement by staff of the School of Geography. Prior to the placement an individual placement plan will be drawn up by the student and accepted and authorised by the Industrial Placement Tutor.

The student will be expected to work in a professional and responsible manner within the host organisation, and to complete the required academic work to a satisfactory standard, including an on-going portfolio of skill acquisition.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	0	0.00	0.00
Private study hours			1,200.00
Total Contact hours			0.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

- Supervision will be on an individual basis, mainly at the planning stage and for de-briefing at the end.
- There will be some contact and monitoring throughout the placement on an ad hoc basis.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Progress will be monitored through contact with the student throughout placement, and through a placement visit taking place several months after the commencement of the placement (wherever practicable).

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Portfolio	Produce a 2000-4000 (max) word Student Skills Audit Portfolio	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 30/04/2018

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