SSHL Dept' Social

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SSHLDept. Social Political Studies

• Generic Work Experience Module

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Context

• Social Sciences U/G programme
• Single Hons. Criminal Justice History
  Politics Sociology
• Combined Hons. Criminology Cultural Studies
  European Studies History International
  Relations Politics Sociology Womens Studies
  Third World Studies Urban Studies War
  Conflict Studies
• BA Social Science

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Current situation

• Work experience module offered to students on
  single honours major / joint combinations
• Limited number of specialised placements
• Restricted capacity to expand these

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Issues

• how to provide workbased learning opportunities
  for all students
• recognising that many are already working in
  paid / voluntary capacity (but do we know what
  they do?)
• making more use of capacity of CASE and CEPLW
  to provide placements and help with developing
  assessment

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The project (a)

• Survey of students current employment /
  voluntary work
• Work with CASE to develop register of placements
• Use of other contacts (e.g. through WestFocus)
  to expand list of placements
• Development (with CEPLW and CASE) of learning
  materials for students

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The project (b)

• linking learning materials with students PDP
  and CMS learning using e-portfolio materials
  developed in SABE
• development of training materials for staff
• delivery of the module (2009/10)
• evaluation including
• student experience
• employers experience
• academic outcomes / student achievement
• employment outcomes 1st destinations