Last modified: 20 Jun 2025 15:09
This work-based placement elective offers a professional placement with a government/public, industrial, civic or voluntary health and/or development sector organisation. You will undertake a ten-week placement with your host organisation, either within the organisation, remotely from Aberdeen, or using a combination of both. Placements are subject to availability and may be offered on a competitive basis.
We reserve the right to remove a student from placement should an employer report any inappropriate behaviour or unacceptable work. Should this happen, University-based remedial training supervised by course staff will be offered as an alternative activity and assessments will remain in place but will be capped at D3.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This is a project-based course, the content and structure of which is largely student-directed. You will contribute work activities for your host organisation (8 hours per week over 10 weeks = 80 hours, documented using timesheets) and teaching and learning for this course will also involve a combination of host organisation- and University-facilitated structured education (20 hours, including six compulsory two-hour University personal reflection and professional development training sessions totalling 12 hours (in weeks 26, 27, 28, 30, 33 and 39) and work-related training, plus meetings with your placement host and University Course Coordinator totalling 8 hours)). You will also spend time on self-study and preparation for assessments (50 hours).
Course Aims
The aims of this course are to:
- enhance student experience.
- enhance student employability.
- enable students to acquire professional knowledge and understanding of the daily work, strategic priorities, objectives and functions of a health and/or development sector organisation.
- facilitate student application of academic skills in a work environment.
- provide students with opportunities to strategically develop a range of transferable skills, as well as our Graduate Attributes.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 35 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback |
2000-word practical report |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Analyse | Demonstrate evidence of the application of academic skills in the workplace, including collection of relevant data, synthesis, analysis, interpretation and communication of outputs |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 35 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on professional development and contribution to organisation |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 15 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 28 | Feedback Weeks | 31 | |
| Feedback |
10-minute oral presentation (individual) |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate and describe the work of a health and/or development sector organisation as it is situated within the broader context of everyday life |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 15 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate achievement of continuing professional development goals |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback | ||||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate achievement of continuing professional development goals |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | 27 | Feedback Weeks | 30 | |
| Feedback |
Word Count: 2,000 |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | Create SMART action plans to achieve personal, employability and academic goals and objectives through recognition of strengths and areas for further development |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Analyse | Demonstrate evidence of the application of academic skills in the workplace, including collection of relevant data, synthesis, analysis, interpretation and communication of outputs |
| Reflection | Create | Create SMART action plans to achieve personal, employability and academic goals and objectives through recognition of strengths and areas for further development |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate achievement of continuing professional development goals |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on professional development and contribution to organisation |
| Factual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate and describe the work of a health and/or development sector organisation as it is situated within the broader context of everyday life |
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