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CSC-40035 - Module Specification
School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 April 2024

CSC-40035 - Industrial Placement
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 60
Study Hours: 600
School Office: 01782 733075

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Successful Completion of the taught part of the MSc course for which the module is approved.

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module is aimed at allowing the student to gain significant industrial experience in the application of the skills and knowledge obtained on the taught part of the course.
Application for this module is competitive and not all students may be successful in obtaining a placement.
The student may find their own placement using either personal contacts or those provided by the school and other sources. If the student finds their own placement it is subject to approval by the School.

Aims
The aim of this module is to encourage and enable students to gain work experience and to develop and apply their skills within the IT industry.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify, evaluate and propose possible solutions to an identified issue. This will be subject to an agreed Project Proposal: 1,3
Present and prepare a summary report jointly to the employer and faculty: 2,3,4
Work independently and within the guidelines and parameters of the sponsoring organisation: 3
Demonstrate competence in a wide range of transferable skills to the satisfaction of the employer in a way agreed in a learning contract: 1,2,4
Reflect on their working practice from a managerial perspective: 1,2,3,4
Comprehensively develop a personal skill set enabling the students to work successfully in any comparable organisation after completing the course: 1,2,3,4

Study hours

This is an industrial placement module and has no formal taught component apart from the project talks at various stages of the module.
Placement Work: 420
Self-study and assignments: 170
Project talks: 10

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 25 April 2024