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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSI3017: Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 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 and reflective writing
- Values and professionalism in the workplace
- 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 |
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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 |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 10 | 5 x 2 hour workshops |
Placement | 40 | Work placement |
Guided Independent Study | 10 | Writing of reflective journal during work placement to support assessment preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 20 | Preparation of tasks related to learning and teaching activities |
Guided Independent Study | 20 | Planning and preparation for work placement and work placement activities |
Guided Independent Study | 50 | Assessment preparation |
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/
ELE – https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=8795
Other Learning Resources
Suggested journal resources include:
- Journal of Education and Work
- Work, Employment and Society
- Gender, Work and Organisation
- Reflective Practice
- Work and Occupations