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Undergraduate Module Descriptors 2012/13

MS6401: Post Placement Project

Module Title Post Placement Project
Module Code MS6401
Module Tutor Simon Dove
School Business and Management
CAT Points 15
Level of Study 6
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions Cannot be counted with MM390
Brief Description

Students will need to propose to the Module Tutor their project title and also the confirmation of support and access by the Placement Provider before they complete their placement.  The project title must be agreed as relevant and appropriate with the Module Tutor prior to the start of Level 6.

The module allows students to indentify an issue relevant to the organization and their program of study and to complete supported independent study to investigate in depth the chosen topic.  At this level students will be expected to discover, select, understand, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources such as primary and secondary data, and academic, professional and trade literature.

Students must also identify and reflect critically on the role and value of their placement experience in relation to their learning and personal development and consider its value in terms of their future development.

Students will need to communicate and present their ideas coherently, paying attention to clarity of argument and supporting evidence through the assessed presentation and project report.

Indicative Syllabus

Students are required to attend a number of preparatory lectures and workshops and then they will be responsible for booking individual meetings with their tutor.

Learning Outcomes

A student passing this module should be able to:

  1. Identify and reflect critically on the role and value of their placement experience in relation to their learning and personal development;
  2. Clearly define and justify a business problem in relation to the work placement organisation;
  3. Analyse and evaluate in depth one organisationally rooted problem or situation;
  4. Discover, select, understand, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from a variety of sources such as primary and secondary data, and academic, professional and trade literature;
  5. Communicate and present their ideas coherently, paying attention to clarity of argument and supporting evidence.
Learning and Teaching Activities Scheduled Contact Hours: 5
Independent Learning Hours: 95
Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) 001: 30% Coursework: Individual, presentation: 1000 words or equivalent
002: 70% Coursework: Individual, other: 3000 words or equivalent
Special Assessment Requirements
Indicative Resources

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.

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