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Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSI2001: Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

• Preparing for your work placement
• Personal development planning
• Learning from experience
• Reflection, reflective writing and preparing to write critical logs
• An introduction to employment policies and practices.
• Values and professionalism in the workplace
• Preparing CVs, applications and personal statements
• Personal Development and Academic skills review
• Preparing for work after university
• Preparing for assessment

 

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
10	100	40

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	10	10 x 1 hour workshops
Placement	40	40 hours work placement
Guided Independent Study	10	Reflective journal kept during work experience
Guided Independent Study	20	Preparation of tasks related to teaching and learning sessions
Guided Independent Study	20	Planning and preparation for work placement and work placement activities
Guided Independent Study	50	Completion of activities for assessment

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Useful materials on many aspects of learning from experience are also available online at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/employability/

Other Learning Resources

Suggested journal resources include:

• Journal of Education and Work
• Work, Employment and Society
• Gender, Work and Organisation
• Employment Relations Today
• Reflective Practice