MFC5012 - Professional Development and Placement 2

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Identify and apply principles of effective relationships and team working.
Demonstrate understanding of basic principles and procedures of Media-based review and appraisal and further develop employability skills and knowledge.
Develop further employability skills, including digital skills, and apply knowledge and skills in a work situation and perform to a satisfactory standard.
Create, organise and present for review, aims, structure and activities of an organisation or other structured professional experience.

Content:

1. A professional development programme of sessions, with special reference to the audio-visual and cultural sectors. The programme will comprise

- reflection on the nature of work and ethical issues related to it
- introduction to principles and practice of Media-based reviews and appraisals
- development of group work and team building
- development of digital employability skills
- a Media pitch and team production piece
- a demonstration of organisational coherence and production robustness

The development of digital web design skills relevant to a wide variety of workplaces within the sector.
- interviews with Placement Tutor.

2. Placement with suitable organisation(s), normally six weeks in total.

3. Critical reflection and evaluation of placement.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Preparatory activities:

- lectures, workshops (including discussion groups and role plays); - interview with Placement Tutor.

Placement in organisation or other structured professional experience. Weekly logs/reflections.

Lectures
Hours: 12
Intended Group size: Cohort

Production Group Support
Hours: 12
Intended Group size: 16x6

Digital Skills Workshops
Hours: 20
Intended Group size: Up to 25

Site visit / placement liaison
Hours: 2

Guided independent study
Hours: 154

Further details relating to assessment
During Semester 1, students will engage with various EPO, professional and academic events and activities. Utilising these events (and Media Festival if timing allows) students will write a research piece on a chosen sector which interests them (Sector Research). These are then randomly assigned and anonymously marked by several other students (Peer Assessment). Both parts of this are assigned a mark.

This semester also includes a digital skills assessment as part of their individual portfolio.

During Semester 1 students will be formed into groups and assign clear roles. They will be given a brief from which they will design and produce a production piece of media. It is expected that the production will take place in semester 2.

The groups must keep accurate and comprehensive records that would normally be associated with such productions (from scripts to compliance, from minutes to design roughs, from expenses to copyright) and collate this into a single portfolio (Legal Binder).

Each student will grade each team member on their team-working, professionalism and work ethic in an anonymous performance review which will allow their group merit mark to be peer adjusted.

The placement element is normally of 6 weeks' duration and may comprise an external placement or other structured professional experience which meets the learning objectives of the module and involves an equivalent workload. In either case, the placement will be the subject of explicit agreement between the student, supervisor, module co-ordinator and EPO.

Students will write and submit a weekly critical reflection during their placement.

Students permitted to take the module as a half-module for 10 credits will be assessed on the basis of the placement, weekly reflections whilst on placement and a 1,000 word summary reflection on their learning during the placement experience.

Assessment:

001 Team Production & Legal Binder; 3,000 word equivalent; during semester 2 50%
002 Placement; Pass/Fail; during semester 2 0%
003 Individual portfolio (Sector research report; peer assessment; digital skills); 1500 equivalent; during semester 1 30%
004 Weekly work reflection; during semester 2 20%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Elric Williams
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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