Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Tutorial

Module Offerings

6060CW-SEP-MTP

Aims

  1. To enhance experiential learning in the degree programme.
  2. To encourage students to develop transferrable skills relevant to the world of work.
  3. To foster initiative and independence of thought by an evaluative approach to the assessment of work experience.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify and demonstrate successful strategies for academic or career development.
2.
Demonstrate knowledge of the industry and how to operate within it.
3.
Reflect critically upon own professional skills and employability prospects
4.
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of how an organisation achieves its aims with reference to the structure of internal management and the definition of staff responsibilities.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
  1. Approximately 80 hours of work placement during the course of an academic year.
  2. 12 hours reinforcement and supportive learning activities within the University.
  3. Detailed specification of the programme for each work placement will be included in a negotiated learning agreement.
Module Overview:
This module provides Creative Writing students with the opportunity to widen their direct knowledge of working practices within a field where they can use the skills acquired on their programme, to widen their contacts and to assess their skills within an experiential context. Students negotiate a learning contract with an employer and a tutor and are assessed on their written account of the content and relevance of their work experience to the Creative Writing degree.
Additional Information:
This module provides Creative Writing students with the opportunity to widen their direct knowledge of working practices within a field where they can use the skills acquired on their programme, to widen their contacts and to assess their skills within an experiential context. Students negotiate a learning contract with an employer and a tutor and are assessed on their written account of the content and relevance of their work experience to the Creative Writing degree.

Assessments

Portfolio