Professional Placement Year (GS1PP)
Professional Placement Year
Module GS1PP
Module details for 2024/25.
120 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This module is designed to allow students to gain practical work experience. The aim is to provide students with the opportunity to experience the practical aspects of work, contribute to their personal development, to apply what they have learned during the first 2 years of their degree, and to receive further training in the skills associated with their specific work placement.
In all cases, the student will be expected to be partly self-reliant for their learning during the placement, although a supervisor will be allocated at Sussex University who is expected to provide support and mark their assessed work.
From the employers perspective we combine the promise of qualification with evident motivation, applied intelligence and energy over a period of 48 weeks after which an "option" of subsequent employment may have been created.
Module learning outcomes
Contribute their ideas, knowledge and expertise effectively in a working environment.
Reflect critically on their professional skills development in relation to employability.
Integrate academic knowledge and understanding with practical professional experience.
Describe and analyse corporate social responsibility and sustainable development issues in relation to the placement organisation.
Communicate the placement learning experience to others.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Semester 2 Assessment Week 3 Tue 16:00 | 0.00% |
| Report (5000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 3 Tue 16:00 | 0.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
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