PU5548: WORK-BASED PLACEMENT IN APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES (2019-2020)

This is a project-based course, the content and structure of which is largely student-directed. You will contribute work activities for your host organisation (8 hours per week over ten weeks = 80 hours, documented using timesheets) and teaching and learning for this course will also involve a combination of host organisation- and University-facilitated structured education {20 hours, including six compulsory two-hour University training sessions totalling 12 hours (in weeks 25, 26, 27, 29, 32 and 34) and work-related training, plus meetings with your placement host and University supervisor totalling 8 hours)}. You will also spend time on self-study and preparation for assessments (50 hours).

The aims of this course are to:

• enhance student experience;
• enhance student employability;
• enable students to acquire professional knowledge and understanding of the daily work, strategic priorities, objectives and functions of a health and/or development sector organisation;
• facilitate student application of academic skills in a work environment; and
• provide students with opportunities to strategically develop a range of transferable skills, as well as our Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Create SMART action plans to achieve personal, employability and academic goals and objectives through recognition of strengths and areas for further development;
2. Critically evaluate and describe the work of a health and/or development sector organisation as it is situated within the broader context of everyday life;
3. Demonstrate evidence of the application of academic skills in the workplace, including collection of relevant data, synthesis, analysis, interpretation and communication of outputs; and
4. Evaluate achievement of continuing professional development goals.

Teaching includes student-led placements with host organisation/University of Aberdeen co-supervision. You will spend 80 hours actively working for your host organisation over a ten-week period (8 hours per week during weeks 26-35). In addition, you will: participate in six two-hour professional development workshops at the University (weeks 25, 26, 27, 29, 32 and 34); undertake work-related training with your host organisation; have project-focused and self-development focused meetings with your host organisation lead and University supervisor; and will spend 50 hours on self-study and preparation for assessments. NB. A placement applications process will take place during the first sub session (over academic weeks 14-21). It will involve participation in a half-day recruitment fair (held on campus) followed by correspondence (including: expressions of interest and CV; possible interviews; and appointment).

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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There are no assessments for this course.