JOU7215 - Professional Placement

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate competence as journalists operating within professional environments.
Apply an understanding of the journalism industry to target employers in a sector of their choice.
Employ strong communication skills to sell their skills and knowledge in a competitive marketplace.
Use employability tools and social platforms to create a unique professional network to aid graduate employability prospects

Content:

The module helps prepare students for a placement, or placements, in an industry setting that has a journalism bias, where they will work alongside, and receive feedback from, professional journalists. This is usually for six weeks but has a minimum requirement of three weeks (120 hours), of which a minimum of five working days must be continuous.

Appraisals to be conducted by the host organisation and moderated by tutors.

Learning and Teaching Information:

A number of workshops to help prepare students for applying for placements and also preparing an online portfolio/showreel.

Placements themselves take place in an industry setting.
Workshops
Hours: 6
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Placement
Hours: 120 (minimum)
Intended Group Size: 1

Guided independent study
Hours: 24

Further details relating to assessment
Portfolio: consists of employee appraisal forms for three weeks of placements; online portfolio/showreel; employability pack.

The Employer Appraisal Form requires the host organisation to rate the student on a six-point scale from A (an excellent contribution) to F (a very unsatisfactory contribution). Grades A–D constitute a pass, grades E and F are recorded as fails.

Students should complete their preparation for industry by compiling for example an online journalism portfolio (minimum of 10 stories) or a showreel (2 to 3 mins).

Portfolio ‘employability pack’ is made up of participating in and generating content for the University’s Career Passport scheme; creating an online CV with active links and compiling a personal and bespoke employability brand/professional network across relevant social platforms including LinkedIn, twitter, indeed and Instagram.

Please see Module Handbook for full details.

The placement module is a must-pass accreditation requirement.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio; 3,000 words equivalent; one year from registration 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Andrew Glover
Level - 7
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7PGYL

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