Module manager: Dr Paul Jensen
Email: P.Jensen@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
SOEE5175M
This module is not approved as an Elective
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- undertake a focussed professional consultancy project
- develop a corrective action plan/work plan/feedback for the client
- consolidate and apply their understanding of billing, time management, marketing and business development in a professional environmental
consultancy context
- apply specialist knowledge to client problems
- synthesise and summarise information critically and cogently
- recognise any moral and ethical issues relevant to their work
- communicate their finds effectively in oral and written form, acceptable both to an academic and an industrial audience.
In addition students will have developed a professional level of skill in self-management (working independently, time management and
organisational skills), in working towards targets, in professional liaison, and in adopting a flexible approach to study and work.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Lecture | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Independent online learning hours | 873 | ||
| Private study hours | 0 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 900 | ||
873 hours covering each of the stages listed in the syllabus
- Via advisory sessions with project supervisor, including formal check on milestones (topic formulation and initial evidence collation), and
general advice on draft extracts.
- To include review of project proposal and interim presentation
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course MCQ | On sustainability consultancy (peer reviewed) | 0 |
| Report | On their application process (peer reviewed) | 0 |
| Report | Pass for progression scoping note, ethical assessment, health and safety risk assessment | 0 |
| Report | Final project including reflective element | 60 |
| Oral Presentation | Presentation to academic team, not project client | 40 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 29/04/2024
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