M2.9 Work Placement 2

Competences:

• Evaluate their own work placement experience
• Identify ways to proactively implement initiatives at the work placement organisation
• Solicit and act upon feedback for self-development
• Apply a range of strategies to integrate and contribute effectively to the workplace team
• Draw connections between theoretical knowledge and practical situations at the workplace

Knowledge:

• Different work environments and contexts
• Ways of researching the placement organisation and generating an organisational profile
• The key steps to planning and executing work tasks
• Their own role, fit, and contribution within the placement organisation
• The relationship between theory and its application in practice

Skills:

Applying knowledge and understanding

• Assess current personal strengths and weaknesses in relation to the placement organisation
• Assess work-related internal challenges encountered at the placement organization
• Assess work-related internal relationship challenges encountered at the placement organisation
• Develop strategies to overcome work and relationship challenges

Judgement skills and critical abilities

• Analyse in-depth the industry context of the placement organisation using at least 2 models and/or theories, and academic research to support findings
• Evaluate critically the key competencies and skills required for a management role
• Reflect meaningfully and continuously on good management practices found in the placement organization

Module specific communication skills

• Research the industry of the placement organisation and produce an industry profile
• Use relevant and appropriate terminology when discussing and exchanging views in a business context
• Communicate and articulate their ideas clearly in writing and orally
• Confidently give a formal presentation to a variety of audiences

Module specific learner skills

• Assess a work-related marketing challenge encountered at the placement organisation
• Assess a work-related international business challenge encountered at the placement organisation
• Appropriately and accurately apply the Harvard referencing system
• Acknowledge all sources of information
• Individually carry out further research in this area

Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences

• Search, gather, communicate and share related information using digital resources
• Identify reliable, authoritative, and current digital sources