Module Descriptors

Sandwich Placement is designed to help students develop and integrate the generic skills and attributes essential in a professional/industrial workplace with subject/discipline related knowledge and skills. Students will achieve this through gaining experience in a relevant workplace and reflecting on this. At the end of the placement the student’s performance will be assessed by the University in terms of the learning outcomes set out below.

Sandwich placements will normally occur between levels, usually after level 8 and/or level 9 campus-based study. In exceptional circumstances, where a placement opportunity has not been available for students after they have completed level 9, it may be possible for them to undertake a sandwich placement following completion of level 10 subject to funding being available. In these circumstances, the student would not graduate until after successful completion of the placement

The placement will normally be governed by a tripartite learning agreement between the student, placement provider and the University which defines the learning outcomes and confirms elements of support and commitment from all parties. The agreement should be signed by each party prior to the start of the placement.

This module aims to develop a number of 'I am UWS' Graduate Attributes to make those who complete this module:

Universal

• Critical Thinker
• Analytical
• Inquiring
• Ethically-minded
• Emotionally Intelligent
• Culturally Aware
• Research-minded
• Collaborative
• Socially Responsible

Work Ready

• Enterprising
• Knowledgeable
• Digitally Literate
• Problem-Solver
• Effective Communicator
• Influential
• Motivated
• Ambitious
• Potential Leader

Successful

• Autonomous
• Innovative
• Incisive
• Creative
• Imaginative
• Resilient
• Driven
• Daring
• Transformational

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

L1. Critically relate elements of the placement work experience to the main themes and issues of academic study of their subject discipline relevant within the workplace and be confident in articulating this to others

L2. Analyse organisational cultures and structures with particular relevance to the current workplace and exhibit the ability to critically evaluate employee roles in an applied setting.

L3. Recognise, critically assess and be able to clearly demonstrate to others the personal development and application of essential employability skills and attributes within a real work situation.

· Demonstrate the use of their knowledge, understanding and skills, in both identifying and analysing problems and issues and formulating, evaluating and applying evidence-based solutions and arguments.

· Show familiarity and competence in the use of routine materials, practices and skills and of a few that are more specialised, advanced and complex.

· Practise in a range of professional level contexts which include a degree of unpredictability;

· Deal with ethical and professional issues in accordance with current professional and/or ethical codes or practices, seeking guidance where appropriate

· Undertake critical analysis, evaluation and/or synthesis of ideas, concepts information and issues

· Identify and analyse routine professional problems and issues

· Draw on a range of sources in making judgments

· Use of a range of IT applications to support and enhance work

· Interpreting, using and evaluating numerical and graphical data to achieve goals targets

· Making formal and informal presentations on standard/mainstream topics in the subject/discipline to a range of audiences

· Well developed skills for the gathering, evaluation, analysis and presentation of information, ideas, concepts and quantitative and/or qualitative data, drawing on a wide range of current sources. This will include the use of ICT as appropriate to the subject(s).

· Communication of the results of their own and other work accurately and reliably in a range of different contexts using the main specialist concepts, constructs and techniques of the subject(s);

· Exercising autonomy and initiative in some activities at a professional level

· Identifying and addressing their own learning needs including being able to draw on a range of current research, development and

· professional materials;

· Work under guidance with qualified practitioners

· Practice in ways which take account of own and others’ roles and responsibilities

· Application of their subject and transferable skills to contexts where criteria for decisions and the scope of the task may be well defined but where personal responsibility, initiative and decision-making is also required.

· Take some responsibility for the work or others and for a range of resources

The following materials form essential underpinning for the module content and ultimately for the learning outcomes:

In line with the Academic Engagement Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on the relevant learning platform, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement procedure

2.10

1. More than one assessment method can be used to assess individual learning outcomes.
2. Schools are responsible for determining student contact hours. Please refer to University Policy on contact hours (extract contained within section 10 of the Module Descriptor guidance note).
   This will normally be variable across Schools, dependent on Programmes &/or Professional requirements.