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FOOD8351 Industrial Placement for Integrated Masters Students

90 creditsClass Size: 100

Module manager: Dr Lisa Marshall
Email: L.j.marshall@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Sep to Aug View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of Year 2 of the MSci or BSc Food Science (Industrial Placement); MSci or BSc Food Science and Nutrition (Industrial Placement); MSci or BSc Nutrition (Industrial Placement) programme and a suitable placement secured in industry (public, private or voluntary sector) amounting to a minimum of 9 months duration. For placements involving children and vulnerable adults a satisfactory DBS check will be required.
Level 2 weighted year average to be at a minimum of 60%. Studtent must acquire a placement

This module is mutually exclusive with

FOOD8350Industrial Placement

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will give students the experience of employment in positions that allow them to apply their knowledge and understanding of food science and nutrition, and to develop their transferable skills. In most cases, during employment, students will work on a project relating to their degree subject. It expected that all placements will give the students a challenging experience.

Objectives

On completion of this module students will have had an opportunity to apply their knowledge of food science and nutrition in an industrial environment. They will have gained experience of working practice and relations in their place of work. They will have developed a number of new key skills, including identification of objectives, negotiating strategy and resources for achievement of such objectives, better knowledge of team working practices and a set of oral and written communication skills of relevance to the workplace.

Learning outcomes
Precise knowledge outcomes will be dependent on the type of industrial project undertaken by the student at the company. However, upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Apply theoretical principles in the workplace.
- Understand industry/organisational specific knowledge such as specific industrial processes, production of specific foodstuffs and/ or the application of nutritional knowledge in practice.
- Be aware of company structure and operation in addition to principles of management (dependent on placement).

Skills outcomes
Students will develop skills in time and man-management as part of the companies’ schemes - so dependent on company. Through exposure to industrial or nutritional problems they will develop strategies to deal with problems relying on knowledge gained from years 1 and 2. In the placement many students will be part of a team within the organisation and will develop working practices as such. Communication within the team, with company employees, between other teams and with managers will be relied upon on a daily basis. Written reports, project work and verbal presentations during the course of employment will further develop those skills.


Syllabus

Students will have applied and been accepted on a one year placement position with an industry (public, private or voluntary sector). The broad aspect of the program of work will be agreed prior to the placement by the school, the student and the relevant company. The work can involve day to day tasks as deemed relevant by the company as well as a single project or a set of shorter interrelated projects, but should fulfil the objectives set above. During time on placement the students will apply their knowledge and experience as food scientists/ nutritionists to the business. Students will review their progress and achievements throughout the placement period using their industrial placement handbook. Students will successfully complete their industrial placement, give a verbal presentation in the company, produce and present a placement poster, produce a detailed written report on their project work and personal development and also complete their industrial placement handbook.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Poster session13.003.00
Visit12.002.00
Consultation31.003.00
Private study hours892.00
Total Contact hours8.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)900.00

Private study

During the Industrial Placement, the student will be undertaking full time employment. Private study includes work related learning on placement, private study/reading, analysis and completing the handbook and preparation for the presentation, poster and written report. Within the employment there may be various in house training courses dependent on the company. Students will be expected to keep a log of their experiences and training received. Students will be expected to keep abreast of advances in the field in which they have gained employment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Internally from regular progress meetings within the company to be arranged between the student and the industrial supervisor and from interim supervisor reports. Externally, from staff visits to the company and other consultation sessions between staff and student during the placement.

Students will receive one work place visit which will allow both the student and their supervisor to discuss the student’s progress on their work placement.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Reportnon confidential project report50.00
Oral PresentationVerbal Presentation during the placement20.00
Poster PresentationA poster presentation on the placement experience to be delivered to peers10.00
Placement AssessmentAssessment by industrial supervisor20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

An assessment proforma will be completed by the company supervisor (20%). The presentation (20%) will take place during the placement at a time to be negotiated. The project report (50%) will be submitted for assessment at the end of the placement and will cover both the project(s) undertaken, which will be critically evaluated and the impact the work had on the company addressed and will cover the students personal development which will cover areas such as performance analysis and career impact. Finally, a poster presentation on the placement experience will be assessed on return to University.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 29/07/2021

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