Placement Monitoring: Members of each Institute’s programme board will operate as placement supervisors.
A work programme will be agreed between the placement supervisor and industrial supervisor in consultation with the student.
The placement supervisor will monitor the student’s progress by maintaining close contact with the student and industrial supervisors. Students will be visited during the placement by placement supervisor(s).
All students going on placement must abide by the Institute’s latest placement policy.
Module Aim:
To provide the learner with the experience of working in a relevant industry.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
Function within a professional work environment
LO2
Apply knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the programme of study to work place
LO3
Describe the organisation of the host company and his/her role within it;
LO4
Describe the operational practices within the host company;
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
No requirements listed
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content
Content
To prepare the students for work placement there will be a 1-hour tutorial session each week leading up to placement time. Prospective supervisors from our industrial partners will give a presentation to the students on their company, their work, and what is expected of the students during placement. The industrial placement will start in March, and will last for six months.
Assessment Breakdown
%
Project
100.00%
Special Regulation
All students going on placement must abide by the Institute’s latest placement policy.
No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Project
Student placement report of the host enterprise e.g. company organisational structure, the software development process adopted within the organisation, the nature, outcome, experiences, and lessons learnt from the placement.
Students may also have to participate in Peer group presentations concerning their placement. A report from the employer regarding the student performance on placement along with a student diary & work logs verified by Employer will also be required for submission.
1,2,3,4
100.00
End-of-Semester
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment