Professional Placement (ARC3003)

Staff	Dr Gillian Juleff - Convenor
Credit Value	30
ECTS Value	15.00
NQF Level	6
Pre-requisites	60 Archaeology credits at level 2
Co-requisites	none
Duration of Module	Term 1: 11 weeks; Term 2: 11 weeks;

Module aims

This module will give experience of professional archaeological practice, requiring the deployment in the work-place, of skills and knowledge acquired at stages 1 and 2.

ILO: Module-specific skills

1. Accept responsibility for a project, clarifying the task and implementing it under guidance
2. Demonstrate an ability to reflect critically on practical experiences gained and the impact they may have on his/her views and actions
3. Produce a reflective project report using appropriate illustrations and diagrams

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

4. Complete a work report to employers specifications

ILO: Personal and key skills

5. Preparing a CV and introduction letter to employer
6. Time management in a workplace environment
7. Negotiate the different types of working relationships with staff within the workplace, and others - directly or indirectly - relevant to the placement
8. Develop / enhance practical work-based skills and experience

Syllabus plan

Students must apply to the convenor to be initially accepted onto the module and allocation of placements will be made by the convenor.

Workshops

Pre-placement (start of term 3 in year 2): discussion of placement aims, preparation of current CV and introduction letter to potential employer (these will be forwarded to placement providers)

Post-placement (end of term 2 in year 3): discussion of placement work and experience, preparation of reflective report

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
4	136	160

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Placement	160	160 hours of placement
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	4	Workshops
Guided independent study	136	Preparation for placement and production of assignments

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
CV and letter of introduction	10	CV and 750 words max	5	mark and written feedback
Employer's reference	50		1-8	mark and written feedback
Written assignment	40	3000 words	1-4, 6-8	mark and written feedback

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Written assignment	Written assignment	1-4, 6-8	Refer/Defer period
CV and letter of introduction	CV and letter	5	Refer/Defer period

Re-assessment notes

It would not be possible to complete reassessment for the employers reference.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

Hunter, J. and Ralston, I. (eds) 1993: Archaeological Resource Management in the UK.

An Introduction. DOE 1990: Planning Policy Guidance: Archaeology and Planning (PPG 16). London. English Heritage 1999: Developing Frameworks: Policies for our Archaeological Past 1979-1999. London.

Grenville, J. (ed.) 1999: Managing the Historic Rural Landscape. London.

Griffiths, D. 1994: 'A field to the spoiler': a review of archaeological conservation on Dartmoor, in D. Griffiths (ed.), The Archaeology of Dartmoor: Perspectives from the 1990s, Proc. Devon Archaeol. Soc. 52, 271-286.

Rountree, F. 1998: Taking Stock of our Ecclesiastical Heritage. Pratt, L.V. & O'Keefe, P.J. 1984: Law and the Cultural Heritage

Module has an active ELE page?

Yes

Available as distance learning?

Origin date

2011

Last revision date

February 2012

Key words search

Archaeology, placement, practical, employability