MFC5003 - Professional Placement

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This is a professional skills module which includes placement instruction and advice, cv, interview, networking, self-marketing, and industry specific employability skills which will add to and complement the skills gained in Level 4. Utilising both external speakers, industry contacts and internal expertise (myFutures and careers), it will prepare students for their first external placement and fully equip them with the skills needed to succeed and impress employers, from first contact to the final working shift.

It will further develop creative problem solving, idea generation, project management and enterprise skills (which were introduced in the first year) by initiating a series of student led creative production iterations. This will also develop freelancing skills and equip students with the skills to be flexible and professional in the creative industry, whether self-employed or as an employee or employer.

The first semester should start with placement information as this will be the first placement for most of the students. JMW will be straddled with programme specific content so that every programme can have relevant sector information to feed into their Semester 1 report.

Then, the intention is to run students through multiple creative cycles with the final piece being marked. Earlier cycles will be subject to extensive formative feedback. The piece should be made with a showreel or potential business in mind.

The second semester uses action learning sets to populate a community of practice which will support, nurture, and advise students through dialogue and practical examples.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops x 2h
Hours: 16
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Programme Specific Lectures
Hours: 4
Intended Group Size: divided by programme

Placement
Hours: 150
Intended Group Size: 1

Online and offline individual placement support
Hours: 20
Intended Group Size: dependent on requirements

Guided independent study
Hours: 110

Further details relating to assessment

Assessment 1 will be an application pack for two curated job adverts. The student will submit a cover letter and CV and demonstrate their professional and employability knowledge but also their flexibility in curating their applications for specifically different opportunities.

Assessment 2 is the placement. This is Pass/Fail and can be done remotely, flexibly, physically, via the placement block or a combination of all four across the year.

Assessment 3 is the critical reflection which enables the student to reflect on their placement experience and in direct contact with their personal/placement tutor.

The placement must be passed in line with University regulations

Assessment:

001 Application portfolio; 2,000 words; end of semester 1 50%
002 Placement; 150hrs; pass/fail; usually end of semester 2 but flexible throughout year %
003 Placement Critical Reflections; 2,000 words; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Elric Williams
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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