Module
CMPC3P0Y - YEAR IN INDUSTRY
- Module Code:
- CMPC3P0Y
- Department:
- Computing Sciences
- Credit Value:
- 80
- Level:
- 3
- Organiser:
- Dr. Scott Grandison
The module is managed using Blackboard. Students upload monthly reports and obtain feedback by email.
Students are registered with the university in their placement year and have access to library and IT resources.
Course texts:
Possible Alternative Purchases
Fanthome,C. Work Placements: A Survival Guide for Students, Palgrave, 2004
Submission:
Written coursework should be submitted by following the standard CMP practice. Students are advised to refer to the Guidelines and Hints on Written Work in CMP.
Deadlines:
If coursework is handed in after the deadline day or an agreed extension:
| Work submitted | Marks deducted |
| After 15:00 on the due date and before 15:00 on the day following the due date | 10 marks |
| After 15:00 on the second day after the due date and before 15:00 on the third day after the due date | 20 marks |
| After 15:00 on the third day after the due date and before 15:00 on the 20th day after the due date. | All the marks the work merits if submitted on time (ie no marks awarded) |
| After 20 working days | Work will not be marked and a mark of zero will be entered |
Saturdays and Sundays will NOT be taken into account for the purposes of calculation of marks deducted.
All extension requests will be managed through the LTS Hub. A request for an extension to a deadline for the submission of work for assessment should be submitted by the student to the appropriate Learning and Teaching Service Hub, prior to the deadline, on a University Extension Request Form accompanied by appropriate evidence. Extension requests will be considered by the appropriate Learning and Teaching Service Manager in those instances where (a) acceptable extenuating circumstances exist and (b) the request is submitted before the deadline. All other cases will be considered by a Coursework Coordinator in CMP.
For more details, including how to apply for an extension due to extenuating circumstances download Submission for Work Assessment (PDF, 39KB)
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the copying or close paraphrasing of published or unpublished work, including the work of another student; without due acknowledgement. Plagiarism is regarded a serious offence by the University, and all cases will be investigated. Possible consequences of plagiarism include deduction of marks and disciplinary action, as detailed by UEA's Policy on Plagiarism and Collusion.
Module specific:
- During their placement, students will learn to apply the knowledge, understanding and skills they have developed during the earlier stages of their programme to real world tasks in an industrial or commercial setting.
- To provide experience in the application of Engineering, Information Technology and Computing.
Transferable skills:
- To relate academic study to the `real' world of industry and commerce.
- To motivate the development of intellectual skills and develop the personal attributes required of a professional graduate.
- To experience aspects of industrial practice that cannot be taught in the classroom.
- To manage their own learning and development, including time management and organisational skills.
- To appreciate the need for, and have engaged in, continuing professional development.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
Subject specific:
- Comply with company policies with regard to working hours, dress code, health and safety, etc.,
- Work effectively as a member of a professional team.
- Communicate and interact appropriately with line managers and other members of the workforce and develop an understanding of their roles within the company.
- Give presentations to other team members and customers addressing technical problems and their solution.
- Make effective use of general IT facilities.
Students spend a year (minimum 30 weeks) working in an industrial or commercial setting,applying and enhancing the skills and techniques they have developed and studied in the earlier stages of their degree programme. The work they do is entirely under the direction of their industrial supervisor, but support is provided via a dedicated Industrial Training Coordinator within the School. This support includes ensuring that the work they are being expected to do is such that they can meet the learning outcomes of the module. Note that participation in this module is dependent on students obtaining an appropriate placement, for which guidance is provided through the department in the year leading up to the placement. Students who do not obtain a placement will be required to transfer to the appropriate programme without a Year in Industry. During the placement period the student enters into a contract of employment with the company, and is assigned an industrial supervisor (line manager) and an industrial mentor. In general, the student is treated as a new graduate entrant, and becomes part of the professional workforce, ideally working as a member of a project team or other suitable capacity and gains experience through on the job training. In some cases students may be required to attend short courses by the employer or take on a leading role in undertaking feasibility studies or investigating new technologies that may affect future business.
Total time: 36 weeks
The student completes a series of monthly reports which are signed-off by the industrial supervisor and formally assessed by the industrial training coordinator (or deputy member of faculty). The industrial training supervisor (or deputy member of faculty) visits the student on two occasions, the first within 4 weeks of the placement term, and the second after 18 weeks have been completed. The industrial supervisor completes a short final report at the end of the 36 week period. Assessment of the module is on a pass or fail basis.
Setting of coursework:
Coursework will be posted on Blackboard in week 2 and week 4. Blackboard managed tests go live immediately after the lecture and remain available for one week only. Questions must be answered within 1 hour - only one attempt is permitted.