Module manager: Paul Kay
Email: p.kay@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| GEOG3535 | School and Educational Placements |
| GEOG3675 | Geographical Research Opportunities |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Students will undertake a supervised professional work placement project in the workplace outside or inside the University. The aims of the project will be agreed at the outset and students will work towards meeting the agreed aims and delivering the expected results. Students will gain greater self-awareness and confidence in their ability to work with others, to take individual responsibility for planning and management of their work and to appreciate how their knowledge and skills in geography can be transferred and applied in diverse areas of employment.
The objectives of the module are to:
1. let students work in collaboration with an organisation (usually) outside the University on a theme, investigation or project relevant to the needs of the organisation and to academic study for a degree in Geography;
2. let students design, negotiate, record and manage their work in cooperation with an academic supervisor and a member of staff from the outside organisation;
3. give students an opportunity to focus on tackling a problem, or group of problems, which are of real concern to the outside organisation and which can be solved to a greater or lesser degree by a student who applies his or her energy, knowledge and skills in a concerted, systematic and managed way to effect a solution in the time and with the resources available.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
SSLO1: Negotiating, planning and managing a real-world project
SSLO2: Reflecting on the merits and shortcomings of the method used
SSLO3: Assessing results and drawing conclusions
SSLO4: Writing a professional level report
SSLO5: Making a professional style poster
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
SKLO1: Teamwork/Collaboration: The ability to contribute positively and build constructive, supportive and co-operative relationships with others, towards the achievement of shared goals and outcomes.
SKLO2: Commercial Awareness: the ability to understand how a business or organisation operates, what makes it successful, its customers, and an awareness of the wider environment within which it operates.
SKLO3: Critical thinking: Engages in the sustainable development discourse. Gathers information from a range of sources, analyses, and interprets data to aid understanding, anticipate problems and, evidence-based decision-making. Uses reasoning and judgement to identify needs, solve problems, and respond with actions.
SKLO4: Self-Confidence, Initiative and Perseverance: Developing a self-belief in your own ability, self-initiating activity and overcoming obstacles.
SKLO5: Working and communicating with others: Valuing ideas, co-ordinating effort and supporting others.
SKLO6: Presentation: The ability to communicate on a pre-prepared topic in an accessible manner, considering the needs of the specific audience. For example, oral or visual presentations to a variety of audiences.
SKLO7: Time management: the ability to plan time, prioritise tasks and organise academic and personal commitments effectively using appropriate support.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 10 | 0.5 | 5 |
| Lecture | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 193 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 7 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
- Supervision meetings with workplace and uni supervisor.
- Reflective log read by uni supervisor
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Coursework | 20 |
| Coursework | Coursework | 80 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 21/03/2025
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