RE3WBA: Work Based Learning

Module code: RE3WBA

Module provider: Real Estate and Planning; Henley Business School

Credits: 20

Level: Level 3 (Honours)

When you'll be taught: Summer / Semester 1

Module convenor: Miss Jane Batchelor, email: j.m.batchelor@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s): BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST ( TAKE RE1IPB (Compulsory)

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: Mini placement

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 28 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module aims to provide the student with an opportunity to: 

• Reflect on professional practice in the workplace while extending the knowledge gained in the first two years of the programme;
• Understand a business context related to their considered career destination and employability;
• Develop an understanding and skills of working in a business environment;
• Reflect and consider the impact of contemporary issues impacting his/her own career journey including professional ethics, accreditations and/ or technology advancements.

This module is delivered at the University of Reading and requires undertaking a work placement of a minimum of 4 weeks / 150 hours. It is the responsibility of the student to secure a placement prior to completing the assignment.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Identify areas of self-improvement within a professional environment;
2. Critically evaluate the observed work in relation to relevant professional codes of practice;
3. Reflect on the changing nature of the Real Estate sector considering contemporary issues and the long-term consequence these have for future career planning.
4. Explain how a student’s skills fit into the organisation, and identify the criteria necessary for enhancing value to the organisation in the context of graduate recruitment;
5. Appraise and apply different reflective development practices.

Module content

In this module, students will examine the value of reflective practice in the workplace, consider different reflective practice theories and evaluate their effectiveness against their own understanding in identifying their professional development needs.  

Students will complete a professional placement to contextualise their academic learning from previous years, to gain work experience, and to apply reflective practice.  This will be discussed in classroom settings with course colleagues to broaden their industry awareness and personal development.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

• Lectures on reflective learning theories, securing and making the most of the placement experience.
• 150-hour work placement (summer, between Parts 2 and 3)
• Relevant career management skills are introduced and developed in semester 2 of Part 2; the actual placement takes place during the summer before Part 3, followed by further lectures in semester 1 of Part 3.

Study hours

At least 2 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

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

Assessments with numerical marks

• 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 three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/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.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Reassessment

Additional costs