The Year in Industry Placement provides you with a structured opportunity to combine work experience with your academic study. With this exciting opportunity you will develop, reinforce and apply professional and/or technical expertise in an employment context.
During your Industry Placement you will document your experiences in relation to both your university studies as well as to a wide range of employability skills, appropriate to your degree and experience. The length of the placement should normally be at least 44 weeks and will be completed between the end of Summer Term of Stage 2 and the start of Autumn Term in Stage 3. While it is your responsibility to source and apply for the work placement, we will help you in this process, working with your School and the University's Careers and Employability Service. This is a great opportunity for you to gain experience of work in an organisation whose aims and activities are broadly related to economics.
Taught Contact Hours 0, Placement work and private study 1000
Employer Evaluation. Assessment Details: Completed by student's placement line manager or employer representative worth 50%. This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Short Writing Piece. Assessment Details: 10 monthly blogs worth 50%. This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Reassessment Method: This module cannot be reassessed. Students who fail this assessment will be transferred to the standard BSc (Hons) Economics [or equivalent] course.
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Economics related skills and issues, deepening and/or integrating subject knowledge with practice, within a placement context
2) Critically apply intellectual and subject-specific skills specified for the main course in practice
3) Communicate and perform effectively in a professional environment
4) Work autonomously to initiate, execute and review work and the prioritising of workloads
5) Describe and reflect on their experiences and communicate this effectively to a non-specialist audience.
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