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AC41010 Work Placement
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Prof Annalu Waller
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A work placement is a period of time spent working in an industrial, commercial or research organisation using computers and the knowledge gained so far during the undergraduate course. The aim of the work placement is for students to gain experience in industry, commerce or research and so strengthen their career opportunities. The work placement takes place during the summer vacation between the junior and senior honours years and is normally a full time paid placement of twelve weeks duration; this can include 2 weeks of holiday, if agreed with the academic and industrial supervisor. Any placement of less than full time must be approved by the module coordinator in advance of the placement starting. The work placement is an optional module and it is the student's responsibility to find a suitable placement. Students are able to take up a placement where they already have a connection (e.g. a relative works in the company) and they are able to take up work placements abroad if the amount of academic supervision is approved by the module coordinator in advance of the placement starting. If the work placement and assessment criteria are completed, the mark awarded for this module can be used in preference to the lowest mark obtained in the other honours modules when determining the degree to be awarded. The work placement mark can be used to replace the lowest passing mark of any of the Level 3 or Level 4 modules rated at most 20 scotcat points but the lowest pass may only be raised by one band (and a maximum of 3 grades) such as a D3 to a C3; a D2 to a C2 ; a D1 to a C1. Note that the student will still have to do the normal set of Level 4 modules (totalling 120 credits) giving the necessary breadth of knowledge to pursue a range of career opportunities. For Joint Honours students, the Work Placement can replace the lowest passed mark in a Computing subject only.
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