Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Placement Portfolio 5000 words The placement portfolio will contain several different components including a placement summary, reflective report and essay. The portfolio may also include other materials and discussions on but not limited to training manuals, agency guidelines, etc. 5000 Words | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Placement Portfolio 5000 words If students fail the module overall, any failed component must be re-sat or determined as the Examination Board sees fit. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. An insight into the day-to-day priorities of the applied setting context.
2. An insight into the roles available within a applied psychology.
3. Appreciation and development of transferable skills demanded within the applied setting.
4. An insight into ethical and professional practice in the applied setting.
5. Ability to reflect on and evidence skill sets to enhance personal growth and employability.
Brief description
PS20620 is a placement module which provides students with the opportunity to acquire and practice their skill sets in the workplace setting. The module aims to develop student’s employability skills in areas identified as important to graduate recruitment by the Higher Education Academy and British Psychological Society. For example, problem solving, reflection, research skills, communication, improving own learning and performance, information technology, personal development and career planning and subject- skills specific to psychology. Students will also gain insight into the applied context and workplace related roles to facilitate their own thinking about career pathways and aspirations. Students complete a minimum of twenty hours in an applied setting. The work placement presents an opportunity for each student to obtain experience in either professional, work-related or voluntary areas. All students are responsible for securing their own placement prior to the start of semester 1.
Content
2. Students must confirm with Heather Norris by September 1st their placement.
3. If student does not confirm the placement they will be replaced by someone on the waiting list
4. It is strongly encourage all students have a back up plan in place for their module choice should they not get a place on the module or not find a placement.
5. Placements may be paid or voluntary in nature.
6. All students are expected to undergo any necessary training for the placement position.
7. All students must complete twenty (20) hours minimum at their placement.
8. Students are responsible for securing their own placements. For support finding potential placements students may access career services (careers@aber.ac.uk).
Placement: one twenty-hour (minimum) placement chosen from areas of clinical, educational, industrial, organisational, and community settings either as an employee or as a volunteer.
Preparation for placement
Transferable skills
Ethics and professional behaviour in the workplace
The reflective practitioner
Careers in psychology and career planning
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on placement students are encouraged to think about and practice their numerical skills across contexts. |
| Communication | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on placement students are encouraged to practice their listening, speaking, and writing for different purposes and different audiences. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own learning style, personal preferences, and future goals. They will gain insight into learning in the workplace context and monitor their own progress towards their learning goals. |
| Information Technology | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on placement a student may observe or practice the efficiency of IT skills in the professional and practical setting. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. This module supports students to develop insight into their own skill set in relationship to the applied setting. This placement offers the opportunity to prepare, or plan for, future career pathways and routes to progression. |
| Problem solving | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on placement students are expected to gain insight into problem-solving in the applied setting; this may include the identification of problems, the evaluation of potential solutions, building of resilience in problematized settings, or creative thinking to problem-solving. |
| Research skills | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on placement, students are anticipated to gain insights into the utility of research methods in the applied setting and reflect on their skill sets. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on this module the student will understand and practice their psychology knowledge in the applied setting. Students will gain insights into professional and ethical practice across a range of contexts. |
| Team work | Placements are diverse and encompass a broad range of skills and experience. While on placement students will gain insight into group dynamics, group goals, and their own contribution to effective team work. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5