| Unit name | Industrial Placement |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHPH20016 |
| Credit points | 120 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Helyer |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
The mandatory first and second year units on your programme |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
This unit is central to the programme with industrial study. During this year you will spend a significant amount of time within an industrial setting, gaining experience of your discipline within the working environment.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
In the first two years of study on your programme you will gain a grounding in discipline-specific content and transferrable skills such as report writing and presentation. In this unit you will have the opportunity to expand both your knowledge of your discipline and also your skills base through experience in the workplace. This will not only support you in your career going forward but this experience and particularly the skills you gain will support you in your final year of study when you return to the University.
An overview of content
This unit comprises of the project undertaken during the year in industry. Students are directly involved in an approved project in industry, supervised by a senior staff member of the external organisation and approved by the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, as appropriate. The content/topic of the placement will vary between disciplines and between organisations. The student is a full-time employee of the sponsor company and is subject to the employer’s standard terms of employment, including all secrecy agreements agreed between the company and the University of Bristol. Students will be expected to undertake academic project planning and review tasks in line with company policy; these will be reviewed formally by the industrial supervisor and the academic tutor.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit?
The Industrial Placement unit offers a great opportunity to gain insight into a workplace related to the students’ academic discipline. Students can gain practical experience of a variety of different jobs within organisations as well as developing important transferrable skills such as time management and critical review. Students return from industrial placements with increased confidence and are able to demonstrate their capabilities.
Learning outcomes
All teaching will take place at the placement and will be determined by the industrial partner.
You will undertake tasks as directed by the industrial partner. During the placement you will submit a one page interim report to your academic tutor/unit director. In addition, you will have at least two meetings with your/unit director during the placement. Feedback on the formative report, which will be discussed in one of your meetings with the academic tutor, will support the remainder of your placement and your summative short report. The timing of the formative report will depend on the placement and should be agreed with the academic tutor/unit director.
Project short report, 3500 words (70%)
Poster presentation (20%)
Supervisor’s report (10%)
This unit is coursework only. Issues arising that disrupt the submission of the original assessment will be dealt with through extensions to deadlines.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PHPH20016).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
