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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Community, Citizenship and Professional Skills | |||
| Reference | SS3082 | Version | 2 |
| Created | February 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | May 2020 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | February 2022 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide practice experience which will enable the student to enhance their employability and transferable skills and experience working within a suitable social science based environment. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Apply relevant social science skills in a workplace setting |
| 2 | Identify and develop relevant employability and transferable skills in a workplace setting |
| 3 | Critically reflect upon their personal and professional development after undertaking the placement |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Direct placement experience, which will allow the student to reflect, apply and develop a range of relevant employability and transferable skills. Where a student's placement is research-based, they will actively demonstrate research methods skills. If the placement is undertaken in a more traditional work placement, then they will have the opportunity to draw upon Applied Social Sciences theory, values and research. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Period of direct placement, with supplementary lectures |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 12 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | N/A | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | 138 | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body | 138 |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 will be assessed by reflective account. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| To pass the module overall, a minimum grade of D is required for component 1. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs an A in C1. |
| B | The student needs a B in C1. |
| C | The student needs a C in C1. |
| D | The student needs a D in C1. |
| E | The student needs an E in C1. |
| F | The student needs a F in C1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None, in addition to SCQF 9 entry requirements or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BUCHANAN, D.A., 2019. Organisational behaviour. 10th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education. |
| 2 | DENICOLO, P., and REEVES, J., 2014. Developing transferable skills. London: Sage |
| 3 | HOLMES, K., 2017. What employers want: the employability skills handbook. Bath: Trotman. |
| 4 | ROOK, S., 2016. Work experience, placements and internships. London: Macmillan Education. |
| 5 | Smelser, N. J. and Reed, J. S. 2012. Usable Social Science. California: University of California Press |