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EC130-Placement Support
Module Provider: School of Politics, Economics and International Relations
Number of credits: 0 [0 ECTS credits]
Level:4
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
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Current from: 2019/0
Email: p.darji@reading.ac.uk
Type of module:
Summary module description:
This module provides students with general and specific placement and employability related skills.
Aims:
To develop students' placement awareness, placement advice, introductory employment and placement application readiness (CV writing, peer support, application forms, career advice).Ìý
Assessable learning outcomes:
Additional outcomes:
Students gain additional personal insight through personality tests (for career direction).
Peer Ìýsupport and feedback.
Outline content:
Placement awareness session
Introduction to placements
What Placement can I do?
Gaining Relevant Work Experience
Advice from placement returners
CV preparation in a computer lab
Placement Search & Applications with advice from 2nd years
Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
Sessions will be interactive and seminar styled.
Ìý | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
Practicals classes and workshops | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Guided independent study: | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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Total hours by term | 9 | 7 | 5 |
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Summative assessment- Examinations:
Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:
Formative assessment methods:
Self or peer assessed exercises to assist with placement preparation.
Summer term Placement Health Check exercise to evaluate the level of placement readiness and identify further actions.
Penalties for late submission:
Not applicable as this is not a credit bearing module.
Assessment requirements for a pass:
Reassessment arrangements:
Additional Costs (specified where applicable):
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Last updated: 19 September 2019
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