Module ASB-2406:
Work Placement
Module Facts
Run by Bangor Business School
10.000 Credits or 5.000 ECTS Credits
Semester 1 & 2
Organiser: Mr David James
Overall aims and purpose
To develop knowledge and extend vocational skills through a workplace scenario and to give an opportunity to experience the application of theories and concepts in practice. Also an opportunity to consider future careers and courses of study.
NOTE: This module is NOT normally available to students on the following degrees: BA/BSc Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Banking, Accounting and Economics, Banking and Finance, Business Economics and all joint honours degrees.
Course content
Preparatory tutorials; Compilation of a CV; Job application letter writing; Ten days at a placement provider's workplace.
Assessment Criteria
threshold
D- to D+ (40-49%): No major omissions or inaccuracies in the deployment of information/skills. Some grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Integration of theory/practice/information present intermittently in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives.
good
B- to B+ (60-69%): Very good performance Most of the relevant information accurately deployed. Good grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.
excellent
A- to A+ (70%+): Outstanding performance. The relevant information accurately deployed. Excellent grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practice elements. Good integration of theory/practice/information in pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Strong evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.
C- to C+
C- to C+ (50-59%): Much of the relevant information and skills mostly accurately deployed. Adequate grasp of theoretical/conceptual/practical elements. Fair integration of theory/practice/information in the pursuit of the assessed work's objectives. Some evidence of the use of creative and reflective skills.
Learning outcomes
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Identify and evaluate applications of theory in the workplace setting.
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Analyse work practices as implemented in the chosen placement organisation.
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Develop a range of skills relevant to the selected organisation.
Assessment Methods
Type | Name | Description | Weight |
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Placement Report | 100.00 |
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Hours | ||
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Lecture | Four sessions before placement; one session following completion of placement period. |
5 |
Fieldwork | 10-days work placement. |
70 |
Private study | Research into relevant sector of industry and organisation where placement is to take place |
25 |
Transferable skills
- Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
- Numeracy - Proficiency in using numbers at appropriate levels of accuracy
- Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
- Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
- Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
- Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
- Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sentistevely with others
- Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
- Safety-Consciousness - Having an awareness of your immediate environment, and confidence in adhering to health and safety regulations
- Teamwork - Able to constructively cooperate with others on a common task, and/or be part of a day-to-day working team
- Self-awareness & Reflectivity - Having an awareness of your own strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives. Able to regularly review, evaluate and reflect upon the performance of yourself and others
Subject specific skills
- Research: the ability to analyse and evaluate a range of business data, sources of information and appropriate methodologies, which includes the need for strong digital literacy, and to use that research for evidence-based decision-making.
- Commercial acumen: based on an awareness of the key drivers for business success, causes of failure and the importance of providing customer satisfaction and building customer loyalty.
- Innovation, creativity and enterprise: the ability to act entrepreneurially to generate, develop and communicate ideas, manage and exploit intellectual property, gain support, and deliver successful outcomes.
- Networking: an awareness of the interpersonal skills of effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation and their use in generating business contacts.
- Ability to work collaboratively both internally and with external customers and an awareness of mutual interdependence.
- Ability to work with people from a range of cultures.
- Articulating and effectively explaining information.
- Building and maintaining relationships.
- Communication and listening including the ability to produce clear, structured business communications in a variety of media.
- Conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
- Self-management: a readiness to accept responsibility and flexibility, to be resilient, self-starting and appropriately assertive, to plan, organise and manage time.
- Self reflection: self-analysis and an awareness/sensitivity to diversity in terms of people and cultures. This includes a continuing appetite for development.
Courses including this module
Optional in courses:
- NQ26: BA Astudiaethau Busnes a Chymraeg year 2 (BA/ABCH)
- NR43: BA Accounting/Italian year 2 (BA/AIT)
- NR44: BA Accounting/Spanish year 2 (BA/ASP)
- NR33: BA Banking/Italian year 2 (BA/BIT)
- N2T1: BA Business Management and Chinese year 2 (BA/BMCH)
- N2R1: BA Business Management and French year 2 (BA/BMFR)
- N2R2: BA Business Management and German year 2 (BA/BMG)
- N2R3: BA Business Management and Italian year 2 (BA/BMI)
- N2M1: BA Business Management and Law year 2 (BA/BML)
- N2MB: BA Business Man & Law (4 year with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BA/BML1)
- N2R4: BA Business Management and Spanish year 2 (BA/BMS)
- N1R1: BA Bus Stud with French year 2 (BA/BSFR)
- N1R2: BA Business Studies with German year 2 (BA/BSGER)
- N1R3: BA Business Studies with Italian year 2 (BA/BSIT)
- NR34: BA Banking/Spanish year 2 (BA/BSP)
- N1R4: BA Business Studies with Spanish year 2 (BA/BSSP)
- N107: BA Business year 2 (BA/BUS)
- NM11: BA Business and Law year 2 (BA/BUSALAW)
- N1T1: BA Business Studies and Chinese year 2 (BA/BUSCH)
- NM1B: BA Business and Law (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BA/BUSLAW1)
- NR1C: BA Business Studies/French year 2 (BA/BUSSF)
- NR1F: BA Business Studies and German year 2 (BA/BUSSG)
- NR1H: BA Business Studies and Italian year 2 (BA/BUSSI)
- N102: BA Business Studies (with International Experience) year 2 (BA/BUSSIE)
- NR1K: BA Business Studies and Spanish year 2 (BA/BUSSS)
- NR41: BA French/Accounting year 2 (BA/FRA)
- NR31: BA French/Banking year 2 (BA/FRB)
- NR42: BA German/Accounting year 2 (BA/GA)
- NR32: BA German/Banking year 2 (BA/GB)
- N5R3: BA Marketing with Italian year 2 (BA/MKITAL)
- N5R1: BA Marketing with French year 2 (BA/MKTFR)
- N5R6: Marketing with French with International Experience year 2 (BA/MKTFRIE)
- N5R2: BA Marketing with German year 2 (BA/MKTGER)
- N5R4: BA Marketing with Spanish year 2 (BA/MKTSP#)
- NN44: BSc Accounting and Banking with International Experience year 2 (BSC/ABIE)
- NN43: BSc Accounting and Banking year 2 (BSC/ACCB)
- NN46: BSc Accounting and Banking (4 year with Incorp Found) year 2 (BSC/ACCB1)
- NN3F: BSc Accounting and Banking year 2 (BSC/ACCBF)
- NN3P: BSc Acc & Banking with Place Yr year 2 (BSC/ACCBP)
- NL41: BSc Accounting and Economics year 2 (BSC/ACCEC)
- NL4B: BSc Accounting and Economics (4 year with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BSC/ACCEC1)
- NL4F: BSc Accounting and Economics year 2 (BSC/ACCECF)
- NL4P: BSc Accounting and Economics with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/ACCECP)
- NN4J: BSc Accounting and Finance (4 year with Incorp Found) year 2 (BSC/ACCF1)
- NN4H: BSc Accounting and Finance year 2 (BSC/ACCFIN)
- NN4F: BSc Accounting and Finance year 2 (BSC/ACCFINF)
- N402: BSc Accounting & Finance (with International Experience) year 2 (BSC/ACCFINIE)
- NN4P: BSc Accounting and Finance with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/ACCFINP)
- NL42: BSc Accounting and Economics with International Experience year 2 (BSC/AEIE)
- C61N: BSc Adventure Sport Sci with Business Man (Subj to Validn) year 2 (BSC/ASSBM)
- L190: BSc Business Economics year 2 (BSC/BEC)
- L19B: BSc Business Economics (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BEC1)
- L19F: BSc Business and Economics year 2 (BSC/BECF)
- L191: BSc Business Economics with International Experience year 2 (BSC/BECIE)
- L19P: BSc Business Economics with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/BECP)
- 8V55: BSc Banking and Finance (with International Experience) year 2 (BSC/BFIE)
- N391: BSc Banking and Finance year 2 (BSC/BFIN)
- N39B: BSc Banking and Finance (4 year w Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BFIN1)
- N39F: Banking and Finance year 2 (BSC/BFINF)
- N39P: BSc Banking and Finance with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/BFINP)
- N406: BSc Accounting and Finance (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICAF)
- L192: BSc Business Economics (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICBE)
- N324: BSc Banking and Finance (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICBF)
- N201: BSc Business Management (Bangor Uni International College) year 2 (BSC/BICBM)
- N203: BSc Business Man with Acc (Bangor Uni International College) year 2 (BSC/BICBMA)
- N202: BSc Business Man & Finance (Bangor Uni International Coll) year 2 (BSC/BICBMF)
- N105: BSc Business Studies (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICBS)
- N106: BSc Business Stud & Finance (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICBSF)
- L193: BSc Financial Economics (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICFE)
- NN24: BSc Management with Account (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICMNA)
- N503: BSc Marketing (Bangor International College) year 2 (BSC/BICMRK)
- N200: BSc Business Management year 2 (BSC/BM)
- N20B: BSc Business Management (4 year with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BM1)
- N2ND: BSc Business Management with Accounting year 2 (BSC/BMA)
- N2NF: BSc Business Man with Account (4 yr with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BMA1)
- N3NF: BSc Business Management with Accounting year 2 (BSC/BMAF)
- N2NP: BSc Business Management with Accounting with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/BMAP)
- NN23: BSc Business Management and Finance year 2 (BSC/BMF)
- NN2B: BSc Business Man & Finance (4 year with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BMF1)
- N20F: BSc Business Management year 2 (BSC/BMFF)
- NN2F: BSc Business Management and Finance year 2 (BSC/BMFINF)
- NN2P: Business Management and Finance with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/BMFP)
- NBR1: BSc Business Management with French year 2 (BSC/BMFR)
- NBR2: BSc Business Management with German year 2 (BSC/BMG)
- NBR3: BSc Business Management with Italian year 2 (BSC/BMI)
- N2N5: BSc Business Management and Marketing year 2 (BSC/BMM)
- N2NC: BSc Business Man & Marketing (4 yr with Incorp Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BMM1)
- N5NF: BSc Business Management and Marketing year 2 (BSC/BMMF)
- N5NP: BSc Business Management and Marketing with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/BMMP)
- N20P: BSc Business Management with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/BMPP)
- NBR4: BSc Business Management with Spanish year 2 (BSC/BMS)
- N101: BSc Business Studies year 2 (BSC/BS)
- N10B: BSc Business Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BSC/BS1)
- NN1H: BSc Business Studies and Finance year 2 (BSC/BSFIN)
- NN1J: BSc Business Studies and Finance (4 year with Incorp Found) year 2 (BSC/BSFIN1)
- NNM1: BSc Business Studies & Marketing with Intl Experience year 2 (BSC/BSMIE)
- NN1M: BSc Business Studies and Marketing year 2 (BSC/BSMKT)
- NN1K: BSc Business Studies & Marketing (4 year with Incorp Found) year 2 (BSC/BSMKT1)
- L112: BSc Financial Economics with International Experience year 2 (BSC/FEIE)
- L111: BSc Financial Economics year 2 (BSC/FINEC)
- L11B: BSc Financial Economics (4 year w Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BSC/FINEC1)
- L11F: BSc Financial Economics year 2 (BSC/FINECF)
- L11P: BSc Financial Economics with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/FINECP)
- N501: BSc Marketing year 2 (BSC/MKT)
- N50B: BSc Marketing (4 year with Incorporated Foundation) year 2 (BSC/MKT1)
- N50F: BSc Marketing year 2 (BSC/MKTF)
- N50P: BSc Marketing with Placement Year year 2 (BSC/MKTP)
- C6N1: BSc Sport Science & Business Management year 2 (BSC/SSB)