PO1PLA-Placement Support

Module Provider: School of Politics, Economics and International Relations
Number of credits: 0 [0 ECTS credits]
Level:4
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Mrs Purnima Darji
Email: p.darji@reading.ac.uk

Module Co-convenor: Prof David Marshall
Email: d.p.marshall@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module provides students with general and specific placement and employability related skills.

Aims:

To develop students' placement awareness, placement advice, introductory employment and placement application readiness (CV writing, peer support, application forms, career advice).

Assessable learning outcomes:

Additional outcomes:

Students gain additional personal insight through personality tests (for career direction).

Mentoring and feedback in the application process.

Outline content:

• Placement application journey and RED enrolment


• Boosting your CV


• What Placement can I do?


• Gaining relevant work experience Part 1


• Gaining relevant work experience Part 2 and advice from placement returners


• CV workshop in a computer lab


• Preparing for Placement search and applications, with advice from second year students

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Sessions will be interactive and seminar styled.

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Not applicable as this is not a credit bearing module

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Not applicable as this is not a credit bearing module

Formative assessment methods:

Summer term Placement Health Check exercise to evaluate the level of placement readiness and identify further actions.

Penalties for late submission:

Not applicable as this is not a credit bearing module

Assessment requirements for a pass:

 Not applicable as this is not a credit bearing module

Reassessment arrangements:

 Not applicable as this is not a credit bearing module

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Last updated: 8 April 2021