CM22050: Professional placement
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Computer Science |
Credits: | 60 [equivalent to 120 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 1,200 |
Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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Assessment Summary: | CWPI 100% |
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Learning Outcomes: |
- To demonstrate further understanding of the application of Computer Science and a range of Key Skills within an industrial context.
- To be able to work accurately and consistently to identify and achieve personal and company objectives.
- To learn how the individual integrates into and interacts with an organisation for the mutual benefit of the individual and the organisation.
- To demonstrate the ability to manage conflicting resource and time demands through prioritisation, allocation, tracking and control.
- To be able to identify appropriate opportunities to apply knowledge, skills and understanding in new contexts to evaluate solutions and solve problems.
- 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. |
Synopsis: | Undertaking a professional placement will offer practical experience in an industrial or commercial environment applying knowledge and skills gained within a CS undergraduate programme. You will develop personal skills, including communication (oral and written), planning/time management, problem solving and analytical, decision-making, as well as team-working skills. The placement will enable an understanding of the general structure of an organisation and the contribution of the individual to its aims and objectives. |
Content: | A period of paid employment, normally with an established company operating within the IT sector, 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. |
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CM22050 is Compulsory on the following courses:Department of Computer Science
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