Industrial Placement Portfolio: Reflecting on Experience

To enable you to complete this module satisfactorily you must be studying for the MBA with placement and must have secured a placement of the minimum duration.

Details of the how to secure the placement, the selection process and the management of the placement are provided in the Industrial Placement Student Handbook for SG7120.

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 (500 words)

1.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 Curriculum Vitae and letter of Introduction.

Part B: Reflective Diary of Industrial Placement (2500 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.

Your Placement Log should include the following elements:

2.Explain what you have learnt about your company in context with the Construction Industry or the methods/processes used.

3.Describe the project(s) that you were associated with including issues / problems/ solutions that were present either in its design, planning or construction.

4.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 Table 1 below. All these should be evidenced by appropriate documentation that was used or produced.

5.A descriptive reflection on how the placement applies to you and your future career plans. You should expand on any special problems that you have met and occasions when you gained unusual or extensive experience or learned valuable lessons.

6.You must provide a copy of your line manager’s completed Employers’ Appraisal Form (see Guidelines in Appendix 2 to this manual).

7.A copy of this Form must also be emailed to the Placement Team by your manager/ supervisor on the Placement.

* 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.

Submission instructions

?Cover sheet to be attached to the front of the assignment when submitted.

?All pages to be numbered sequentially.

?Turnitin Submission via link on Moodle SG7120.

We strongly suggest that you try to submit all coursework by the deadline set as meeting deadlines will be expected in employment.  However, in our regulations, UEL has permitted students to be able to submit their coursework up to 24 hours after the deadline.

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