PM2PIND-Industrial placement year

Module Provider: Pharmacy
Number of credits: 120 [60 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites: PM2PCOL1 Molecular Drug Targets and PM2PCOL2 Drug Design and Delivery and PM2PCOL3 Mathematical Modelling for Pharmacology
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Placement opportunity: Maxi placement
Current from: 2022/3

Module Convenor: Dr Darius Widera
Email: d.widera@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module equips you for the marketplace as you build on your knowledge and skills in a real working environment and gain experiences which increase your employability. 

Aims:

The module aims to:

• Give students an insight into the operation of a company and the opportunity to relate their academic study to the workplace.


• Make the student aware of the nature and purpose of an organisation and how the department to which they are attached relates to the rest of the organisation.


• Contribute to the development of the student by providing responsibility commensurate with their level of knowledge, experience, potential, and degree of maturity.


• Develop the student's interpersonal skills as well as their scientific knowledge and technical competence.


• Develop reflective practices as a tool for deeper learning, for application in the marketplace.

Assessable learning outcomes:

On completion of the module students should be able to:

1. Critically evaluate and reflect upon their performance within an organisation


2. Communicate the main elements of their placement to different audiences

Additional outcomes:

Each student's placement will be a unique experience, but for most students the outcome of the placement will, to a greater or lesser extent, develop the student's knowledge and understanding of:

• Scientific and technical issues relevant to the company and their products and/or services


• Economic and commercial considerations within the organisation

Outline content:

A 12-month placement within a Pharmacology-relevant company.  

Global context:

This module will enable students to work within a pharmaceutical, biotech, or biomedical company, most of which operate on a global scale to some degree.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Students will be treated as full time employees within the company and therefore receive any training in line with company policy.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Project Supervision	3		3
Placement	397	400	397
Guided independent study:	0	0	0
Total hours by term	400	400	400
Total hours for module	1200

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Project output other than dissertation	100

Summative assessment- Examinations:

N/A

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

This module is assessed on a pass/fail basis. Each individual element of the coursework must be passed in order to pass the module. 

1. Learning log x 3 


2. Company report 


3. Tutor visit report 

Formative assessment methods:

Submission of one learning log for formative feedback. 

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

Students must complete their placement and pass each individual element of the coursework.

Reassessment arrangements:

Resubmission of any individual element of the coursework that the student failed. If the students does not pass the company report or tutor visit then an oral examination with the Director of Teaching and Learning and Head of Industrial Training will be undertaken to critically evaluate the skills acquired during the industrial placement(s).

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1) Required textbooks: 

2) Specialist equipment or materials: 

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear: 

4) Printing and binding: 

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification: 

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence: 

Last updated: 22 September 2022