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EDUC43260

Academic Year 2024/2025

Internship: Work Experience and Career Development (EDUC43260)

Subject:
Education
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Education
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
30
Module Coordinator:
Dr Olga Ioannidou
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
Yes
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module offers an alternative to the traditional research dissertation with the completion of an independently-sourced internship in a setting related to education and/or children and youth. The internship requires 240 hours (e.g. 30 full days or 60 half days) of work-based activities and can be completed part-time throughout the spring/summer trimesters, or in a six-week block during the summer break. Students will keep a reflective journal for the duration of their work placement and profile the organisation where they are based in a final report. A group-based presentation and attendance at seminars throughout the year are additional requirements of the module.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to
• Research and secure a suitable internship
• Apply learning from their academic studies to a workplace environment
• Demonstrate a greater understanding of the job market, demands and expectations of their chosen sector of work
• Learn to self-evaluate and take responsibility for continuing professional development
• Undertake a group-based research project and presentation on a current topic relevant to practice

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

320
Small Group

30
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Placement/Work Experience

240
Total

600

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
1. Work based learning on a self-secured internship
2. Group research project and oral presentation: learning through collaboration, research and dialogue
3. End of module work portfolio: learning through systematic organisation of data about internship workplace, through independent investigation of a workplace role model's career experiences, and through reflection in six reflective journal entries linking to the research literature

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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