Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Humanities and Social Science

Learning Methods

Placement
Workshop

Module Offerings

6114SOC-SEP-MTP

Aims

To enable students to develop, apply and analyse the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to effectively and successfully undertake a Sociology related work placement.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Apply relevant skills and abilities to the work placement and critically evaluate the achievement of agreed workplace objectives.
2.
Critically reflect on skills and abilities as these relate to the world of work.
3.
Critically situate their work placement experience within a broader sociological context.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Students will undertake a Sociology related work placement with a local employer/organization and effectively progress the work placement objectives agreed in association with the workplace provider and their academic supervisor. The module is supported by workshops and individual supervision to enable the student to develop and enhance their work based knowledge, skills and abilities and to contextualize their work placement relative to the world of work and the broader context of Sociology. Placement/volunteering activities Presentation skills Reflective writing One to One Supervision
Module Overview:
This module provides students about to embark on their working lives with the opportunity to undertake a self-directed work placement relevant to the study of Sociology.

The aim is that students will be able to identify, assess and reflect upon how their skills and abilities transfer from their academic studies to the world of work and how these skills and abilities have been enhanced via their work placement.

The module also offers students opportunities to reflect on the links between their work placement experience and their programme of study.
Additional Information:This module provides students about to embark on their working lives with the opportunity to undertake a self-directed work placement relevant to the study of Sociology. The aim is that students will be able to identify, assess and reflect upon how their skills and abilities transfer from their academic studies to the world of work and how these skills and abilities have been enhanced via their work placement. The module also offers students opportunities to reflect on the links between their work placement experience and their programme of study.

Assessments

Presentation
Portfolio