ULMS Electronic Module Catalogue |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | ULMS PLACEMENT YEAR | ||
Code | ULMS299 | ||
Coordinator |
Ms J Hodgson Operations and Supply Chain Management J.Hodgson@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2018-19 | Level 5 FHEQ | Whole Session | 120 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
1200 |
1200 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 0 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 1200 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 1: Individual Presentation Assessment Type: Practical Assessment Duration: 10 minutes plus 10 minutes for questions Weighting: 20% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Subm | 20 minutes | 20 | ||||
Assessment 2: Learning Log - part 1 Assessment Type: Coursework Duration/Size: 4 x 700-750 words/week Weighting: 40% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL pena | 700-750 words/week | 40 | ||||
Assessment 3: Learning Log - part 2 Assessment Type: Coursework Duration/Size: 4 x 700-750 words per week Weighting: 40% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL | 700-750 words per we | 40 |
Aims |
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The module aims to: |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will gain experience of a work-based environment, leading to an understanding of the obligations and duties that bind the staff in an organisation. |
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(LO2) Students will develop an understanding of the company in which the placement is completed, including its organisation, product portfolio and key competitors. |
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(LO3) Students will develop the ability to link business theory to business practice, showing how theory can inform practice and how it has affected the student’s development throughout the placement. |
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(LO4) Students will develop project management skills, an ability to identify a detailed list of tasks,their timing and their duration, milestones in the project, and the development of contingencies for when things go wrong. |
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(LO5) Students will develop team-working and interpersonal skills. |
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(LO6) Students will develop problem-solving and analytical skills, by applying the transferable skills the student has developed in their first two years at university to tasks faced throughout the placement. |
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(LO7) Students will develop decision-making skills, showing how they can identify key criterion in a decision, balance the various criterion, and come to a practical plan of action. |
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(LO8) Students will develop presentation skills, showing how they can effectively communicate decisions, actions, and ideas to staff throughout the organisational structure. |
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(LO9) Students will develop time management skills. |
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(S1) Organisational skills |
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(S2) Communication skills |
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(S3) Analytical and problem solving skills |
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(S4) Business skills |
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(S5) Conduct and Behaviour |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Field Work Each student will have a member of academic staff assigned as placement tutor. The tutor will advise students on their assessment requirements and day to day work related issues. Any issues of a more serious nature which arise during the course of the placement will be referred to the Director of Industrial Placements. Each student will be contacted by telephone at least three times during key stages during the placement. Each student will be entitled to two placement visits by their tutor. However, with the agreement of the student, the tutor and the employer, the second visit may take the form of a structured telephone conversation as opposed to a physical visit. If any one of the student, tutor or employer considers a second visit to be necessary then it will be provided. Both students and placement tutors will be provided with a suitable handbook to set out their key rights and responsibilities under the placement scheme. Where students undertake placements under the auspices of the University at the Suzhou Industrial Park, China, academic supervision may be delegated to a member of staff at XJTLU. In addition to academic supervision, students will have a named line manager in their host organisation who will be responsible for managing the student and will be the first point of liaison with the university. Costs Information: Skills/Other Attributes Mapping Skills / attributes: C
onduct and Behaviour Skills / attributes: Business skills Skills / attributes: Analytical and problem solving skills Skills / attributes: Communication skills Skills / attributes: Organisational skills |
Syllabus |
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Not applicable |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |