Undergraduate Work Placement module (DJ32017)

Undertake a placement with a creative organisation. You develop professional skills through work-based learning and reflection

Credits

Module code

DJ32017

Level

Semester

Runs during the summer

School

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design

Discipline

Art and Design Office

This optional module gives you experience of professional practice within the creative industries. Working with staff, you can identify a suitable placement with a creative host organisation and negotiate your role.

Before you begin, you attend a preparatory session covering health and safety, risk assessment, and professional ethics. You sign a student agreement and complete an agreed risk assessment. During the placement, you maintain a blog or journal recording your progress. At the end, you submit a reflective critique of your experience and contribution to the workplace.

Your host organisation may also submit a brief report on your performance. You can use this as a reference for future job applications and CV building. Staff are available for support by email throughout.

The placement can take place in the summer term, making it a genuinely extra-curricular opportunity. It is worth 10 credits, representing around 100 hours of work-based learning and independent study.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

You may gain practical experience of creative professional practice within a host organisation
Develop communication, problem-solving, and professional skills in a real work setting
Reflect critically on your contribution and experience through a blog or journal, and report

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Demonstrate how your creative practice contributes to a professional environment
Produce a thorough reflective critique of your placement experience
Show an ability to work with others and communicate effectively in a professional context

Assignments / assessments

Coursework: Pass/Fail (100%)

Blog or journal maintained during placement
Reflective critique of your activities and contribution submitted as a report

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

Preparatory session covering health and safety, risk assessment, professional ethics and types of suitable work
Negotiated work placement with a creative host organisation, work created to a client commission or period of learning additional skills
Ongoing support from staff by email during the placement
Individual student agreement and risk assessment at the outset