Work-based project report

1 - Report - 70

Individual presentation and viva

2 - Oral assessment and presentation - 30

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Following the identification of an appropriate work-based project, the specific goals of the project, the activities you will undertake, and your individual learning objectives will be agreed between you, your academic supervisor and the employer.University-based group workshops and seminars held before, during and after the project will supplement the activities undertaken in the workplace and provide the opportunity to develop your academic and theoretical knowledge, share your learning and experience, and reflect on your progress.You will also develop a portfolio of activities undertaken during the project and keep a journal in which you will critically reflect on your experience and learning from the project, and how you have developed professionally and personally. You will use this reflection to develop an action plan detailing your future CPPD needs and activities, which will be included in your final project report.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

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Workplace learning in context.

The context of placement and work-based learning

Placements and Work-based Learning in Education Studies.

Quality Code for Higher Education, Advice and Guidance: Work-Based Learning.

Reflective practice for healthcare professionals.

The Work-Based Learning Student Handbook.

Making the most of your placement.

APM082 - Work-Based Project 

APM082-PRD1-BLE-ALV1

APM082-PRD2-BLE-ALV1

Given the nature of work-based learning at master’s level, the module employs a range of pedagogical approaches designed to support self-directed learning, critical reflection and the effective integration of academic and professional knowledge.This module’s contact hours will be delivered using a number of different approaches. As an example, you may have a combination of in-person sessions on campus and/or online synchronous sessions (participants are engaged at the same time online) and online asynchronous guided activities. These may include viewing recorded lectures and/or other online resources, reading materials, undertaking quizzes, completing exercises and chatting on forums. In addition to these teaching delivery approaches, you will undertake your own independent study, including wider reading, independent research, skills practice and assessment preparation. Please see the module’s Moodle page for further information.Work-based learningAt the start of the module you will be assigned an academic supervisor, who will support you in identifying an appropriate work-based project (either individual or group) that is aligned with your personal and professional development. If you are already employed in a relevant role, you will be able to choose a specific project within your organisation, with the agreement of your employer. If not, the programme team will support you in identifying an appropriate project.The length and goals of the project, attendance requirements, the activities to be undertaken and your individual learning objectives will be agreed between you, your academic supervisor and the employer.You will develop a portfolio of activities undertaken during the project and keep a journal in which you will critically reflect on your experience and learning, how you have developed professionally and personally, and your future CPPD needs and activities.Workshops and seminarsUniversity-based, interactive group workshops and seminars held before, during and after the work-based project will supplement your work-based learning activities. These will enable you to develop your academic and theoretical knowledge, consolidate your learning, share and reflect on your experiences and challenges with peers, and help you develop a range of communication and employability skills.An indicative list of topics to be covered in these sessions is as follows:<ul><li>Identifying an appropriate work-based project, setting goals and defining your individual learning objectives</li><li>WBL principles, practice and research methods</li><li>Identifying, evaluating and applying relevant academic and professional literature from a range of sources</li><li>Reflective practice</li><li>Academic writing, communication and presentation skills</li><li>Employability and CPPD skills</li></ul>Individual supervision meetingsYou will have approximately four individual supervision meetings with your academic supervisor (these may be conducted face-to-face or virtually). These meetings provide you with structured guidance on topics such as literature, methodology, critical analysis and academic writing. You are expected to arrange and lead supervision meetings, prepare agendas, share drafts or reflective notes in advance, and act on supervisor feedback between sessions. Supervision meetings will be supplemented with email communications, including feedback on report drafts.Guided and self-directed learningYou will be expected to undertake a substantial amount of guided and self-directed learning, which enables you to gain a deeper understanding of the material covered in the module, to pursue topics of particular interest in greater depth, to apply your learning from the module to the work-based project, and to reflect on your learning and CPPD needs. In this independent study time, you will be encouraged and supported by your supervisor and workshop facilitators.Online learning resources and the Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle)Teaching and learning are facilitated by Moodle, the University’s online Virtual Learning Environment. This is designed to enhance your learning experience by providing online access to module information, timetables, learning and teaching resources (such as reading lists and videos), activities (such as quizzes), communication tools (such as discussion forums, enabling peer interaction) and information about the module assessments. You are expected to engage actively with Moodle throughout the module.

Work-Based Project 

Evidence your ability to collaborate in the successful development, execution and evaluation of a project in a complex working environment to a high standard and over an extended period.

Knowledge

Evidence achievement of your agreed individual learning objectives.

Comprehensively and critically apply the academic and theoretical knowledge covered in the taught component of the module.

Systematically and critically explore areas of knowledge relating to the work-based project, including current theoretical debates, empirical evidence and areas of uncertainty.

Critically evaluate the wider professional, political, social and environmental contexts in which the project is situated, including relevant policy, regulatory and ethical dimensions.

Evidence your possession of a range of work-related skills, such as adaptability, effective planning, setting goals and priorities, independent and team-working, time management, taking responsibility and meeting workplace and academic deadlines.

Skills

Articulate the contribution of the completed project to knowledge within the field and/or to professional practice within the organisation.

Select, justify and critically apply appropriate methods for data collection and analysis, demonstrating the technical competence required to produce credible and well-founded findings.

Identify, critically evaluate and synthesise research and evidence-based knowledge from a range of sources and apply it to topics and issues relating to the project.

Identify and critically reflect on your personal and professional development needs, both during the project and for the future.

Critically evaluate and implement solutions to problems that arise in the course of the project.

Effectively communicate and defend the project, including its rationale, methods, findings, recommendations and conclusions, in a way that is accessible to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Critically reflect on the project, your role and contribution to it, your strengths and weaknesses, and the skills, competencies, experience and attitudes you have developed during the project.

Take responsibility for your own role in the project and for your personal and professional development and recognise learning opportunities in the academic and workplace environments.

Values and attitudes

Demonstrate awareness of and commitment to ethical conduct throughout the project, including transparency, tolerance and respect, valuing the ideas and contributions of others, confidentiality, equity, diversity and inclusiveness.

Demonstrate a commitment towards life-long learning and CPPD, treating your experience and working with others to achieve common goals as a foundation for ongoing learning and enquiry.

Show intellectual honesty and scholarly integrity, including accurately representing evidence and competing arguments, acknowledging the limitations of your work and correctly referencing the work of others, adhering to University regulations regarding plagiarism and academic misconduct.

Demonstrate critical thinking and writing skills through the production of an individual report of master’s standard that is clearly written and structured and critically argued.

Engage productively and maintain effective working relationships with your academic supervisor, workplace stakeholders and peers, and act on feedback provided.

Sensitively negotiate competing interests and conflicts of approaches and values which you may encounter during the project.

Critically reflect on your own practice, assumptions and positionality - recognising how personal, organisational and disciplinary perspectives shape the process and outcomes of the project - and how you have demonstrated professionalism in the workplace.

The above learning outcomes will be supplemented by the individual learning objectives agreed by you, your academic supervisor and the employer.