Commercial and Industrial Experience - 2023 entry

This module will provide you with an opportunity to undertake practical work experience in a business, commercial or public sector setting that is of direct relevance to your development as an experienced professional. You will apply the knowledge and skills from taught modules to authentic problem solving in the work place which will give you important insights into your potential job role once you graduate from university. You will be encouraged to use imagination and creativity in problem solving and to develop communication skills, planning and time management and team-working skills. Placements will involve taking responsibility for a substantial project, which may be a problem to be solved in the host organisation, in line with your degree programme. Placements are subject to availability, approval by the relevant discipline lead and full compliance with important Health and Safety procedures and requirements.

The aim of this module is to provide practical work experience in a business, commercial or public sector setting that is of direct relevance to the subject-specific aims of the student’s degree programme. Individual placements are subject to availability and to approval by the relevant Discipline Lead.

This is a constituent module of one or more degree programmes which are accredited by a professional engineering institution under licence from the Engineering Council. The learning outcomes for this module have been mapped to the output standards required for an accredited programme, as listed in the current version of the Engineering Council’s ‘Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes’ document (AHEP-V3).

This module contributes to learning outcomes: D1p, D1m, D4p, D4m, D6p, D6m, ET1p, ET1m, ET3p, ET3m, ET5p, ET5m, ET6p, ET6m, EP1p, EP1m, EP3p, EP3m, EP6p, EP6m, EP7p, EP7m, EP9m, EP10m, G1p-G4p, G1m-G4m

A full list of the referenced outcomes is provided online: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/subjects/engineering/accreditation/

The AHEP document can be viewed in full on the Engineering Council’s website, at http://www.engc.org.uk/

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge: D1p, D4p, D6p, ET1p, ET3p, ET5p, ET6p
1. demonstrate the acquisition of new knowledge and practical skills, the specifics being dependent on the particular work placement undertaken

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge: D6p, ET1p, ET3p, ET5p, ET6p
2. apply academic skills from the degree programme to analysis and solution of problems in a workplace setting;

3. write a concise technical report.

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge: D6p, ET1p
4. write and keep a reflective journal;

5. present information visually for non-experts;

6. discuss the key features of a learning experience;

7. work constructively as part of a team;

8. appreciate the constraints imposed in a work situation;

9. respond positively to work appraisal;

10. reflect critically on your experience

The work that you will carry out depends on the nature and type of placement you are undertaking. However, it is mandatory that your employer gives you the opportunity to work on a substantial piece of work which you will write about in the project report.

Reassessment will be by coursework in the failed or deferred element only. For referred candidates, the module mark will be capped at 40%. For deferred candidates, the module mark will be uncapped.

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk

Web based and electronic resources: RMIT University. “Reflective Journals”,

https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/2_AssessmentTasks/assess_tuts/reflective%20journal_LL/index.html [Accessed 09 May, 2012]

Reading list for this module: