The Year in Industry allows students to develop and reflect on professional practice in real and often complex situations, and to integrate this with the study of the relevant subject(s) of their main course. A Year in Industry is a valuable opportunity for students to build up their CVs and become better prepared to compete in the graduate job market. Many students are offered jobs at the end of their degrees. Graduate employers are interested in the particular combination of high commitment and transferable soft-skills that students obtain while on placement. The length of the placement should be for a year (at least 44 weeks). It must be completed between the end of Stage 2 and before the start of Stage 3.
Private Study: 1200
Contact Hours: 0 hours
Total: 1200
This module is compulsory for all students on Economics owned degrees with a 'Year in Industry.'
10 monthly blog reports (approx. 500 words each) Pass/fail*
Employer evaluation Pass/fail* (cannot be resat)
Poster Presentation Pass/fail* (presentation in Autumn term of the following year)
*Students must pass all three elements to pass the module.
Please note that failure to submit three consecutive blogs will result in an automatic failure of this element, and therefore of the module.
Reassessment method: Pass/fail (like for like)
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The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Demonstrate practical understanding of efficient business practices
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary practice and issues, deepening and/or integrating subject knowledge with practice, within a placement or business start-up context
Apply some of the intellectual skills specified for the main course in practice
Analyse and draw reasoned arguments about problems and relatively complex situations working in an organisational setting
Apply some of the subject-specific skills specified for the required core in practice
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
Critically analyse decision making within a business or organisation
Assemble, analyse, use and present data
Apply analytical and quantitative skills to evaluate issues and problems
Demonstrate independence in initiating and executing work
9.5 Communicate coherent arguments via a variety of methods
9.6 Work with others and perform effectively in a professional environment
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