CM50250: Placement
[Page last updated: 17 December 2020]
Academic Year: | 2020/1 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Computer Science |
Credits: | 60 [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
Period: |
- Dissertation period
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Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
Assessment Detail: | |
Supplementary Assessment: |
- Reassessment not allowed
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Requisites: |
Placement credit cannot be used to substitute for any other unit.
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Aims: | To provide practical experience in an industrial or commercial environment applying knowledge and skills gained within the digital entertainment MSc degree programme containing a substantial portion of computer science.
To develop personal skills, typically including communication skills (oral and written), planning and time management, problem solving and analytical skills, decision-making skills, the critical appraisal of new information, and team-working skills.
To enable an understanding to be gained of the general structure of an organisation and the contribution of the individual to the aims and objectives of an organisation. |
Learning Outcomes: | - To demonstrate further understanding of the application of programme specific skills and a range of Key Skills within an industrial context;
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To be able to work accurately and consistently to identify and achieve personal and company objectives;
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To learn how the individual integrates into and interacts with an organisation for the mutual benefit of the individual and the organisation;
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To demonstrate the ability to manage conflicting resource and time demands through prioritisation, allocation, tracking and control;
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To be able to identify appropriate opportunities to apply knowledge, skills and understanding in new contexts to evaluate solutions and solve problems;
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To build a range of group working skills, typically including effective one-to-one and group communication, presentations and interaction, and effective personal contribution to team goals.
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Skills: | Problem Solving (T/F), Working with others (T/F, A), Communications (T/F, A). |
Content: | A period of paid employment, normally in a team or division, operating in the sector relevant to the MSc, of an established company or organisation, performing a role in which the knowledge and skills gained from the degree programme can be applied and developed. The placement period shall incorporate regular critical self-evaluation and employer evaluation in order to enhance practice and identify new learning needs. |
Programme availability: |
CM50250 is Compulsory on the following programmes:
Department of Computer Science
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2020/21 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2021/22 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2020/21.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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