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Work Placement

Assessment - Work Placement Portfolio

Assessment Brief: Portfolio (Work Placement Development Plan 1500 words, Reflective Diary and Technical Report, plus supporting documentation including Cover Letter, CV and Skills Audit etc- 500-1000
words).

Work Placement Portfolio Assignment

Background
To enable you to complete this module satisfactorily you must be studying for the MSc IBM with placement year and must have secured 180 credits and have a work placement.
Introduction to Assessment
You are to produce a portfolio of work comprising a detailed written reflective report based on your placement company, and the work that you have undertaken over the period of the placement.
The assignment comprises three main parts as follows:
Part A: Preparation for Placement
Part B: Reflective Diary of Placement Experience
Part C: Appraisal by your Supervisor/Line Manager

Part A: Preparation for Placement (400 words)
Undertake a skills audit of your past employment and learning experiences and set out a draft Training Plan of what you expect to achieve on your Industrial Placement. This will involve you researching into the type of employment available and should include the production of a detailed Skills Audit, Curriculum Vitae, letter of Introduction and Cover Letter used for the placement (Include these documents as part of Appendix in the submitted work).

Part B: Reflective Diary of Placement (1100 words)
Produce a detailed ‘Placement Log' evaluating the work that you have done during your placement and reflecting on what you have learnt and your own skill and knowledge development over this period. Get Professional Assignment Help Service Now!
Your Placement Log should include the following elements:
Explain what you have learnt about your company in context with the Industry in which your company is working. (Example: if you are working with HSBC then Banking is industry) or the methods/processes used.
Describe the work or project(s) that you were associated with including issues / problems/ solutions that were present either in its design, planning or construction.

Provide an evaluation of the work that you did (i.e. physical output produced), indicating clearly your role in the tasks that you were set. Describe the elements for which you were responsible or to which you made a significant contribution. You should emphasise the personal experience gained through your working contributions; particularly with regard to the skills and competencies set out in Appendix 1 below. All these should be evidenced by appropriate documentation that was used or produced. *
A descriptive reflection on how the placement applies to you and your future career plans. You should enlarge on any special problems that you have met and occasions when you gained unusual or extensive experience or learned valuable lessons.

Part C: Appraisal by your Supervisor/Line Manager

You must provide a copy of your line manager's completed Employers'
Appraisal Form (see Guidelines in Appendix 2 to this manual).
A copy of this Form must also be emailed by your manager / supervisor to the Module Leader before the date of submission.
Wherever appropriate you should provide documentary evidence produced by yourself in a suitable cross-referenced Appendix*. This could be for example, calculation sheets, numerical analyses, cost data, drawings or other relevant documentation used or produced. If the work is NOT your own it should be properly referenced. Any materials placed in Appendices are not to be included in the word count for the report.