Unit name | Year in Industry |
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Unit code | COMS30008 |
Credit points | 120 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Drury |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
In order to transfer onto the Year in Industry programme students must achieve an average of 60% in their first year units, 50% in their second year and be successful at interview with industry. |
Co-requisites |
N/A |
School/department | School of Computer Science |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The Year in Industry Unit has been designed to provide students with professional engagement in a structured and supervised environment to build upon knowledge and skills gained during their first two years of study in an Industrial context.
The aims of this unit are to:
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the placement, students should have a(n):
1 hour “Welcome Back” seminar for entire cohort in addition to the week 0 activities for the cohort into which students return,
1100 plus hours industrial placement, this would typically equate to between 35-40 hours per week for a 9 month period – it is anticipated that while on placement student will undertake basic elements of CPD which will feed through to the Reflective professional development journal
Attendance at symposium day
2 x 3 hour meetings with academic supervisor, this would typically break down to:
Supervision during industrial placement by Industrial Mentor. It would be preferred (although not essential) that the Industrial Mentor either already be registered as Chartered by the relevant professional body or in the process of becoming registered.
The assessment schedule below is designed to encourage students to reach the competency requirements for professional registration. It follows a similar structure to that required for CEng registration after graduation.
1. Initial industrial assessment 10%
2. Interim industrial assessment 30%
3. Reflective professional development journal 20%
4. Final industrial assessment 40%
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. COMS30008).
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 Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
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. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.