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A three-month placement with an external organisation, working on the front line of environmental and conservation science. Primarily placements will be sourced by university staff to ensure quality and reliability, however, students may identify potential placements for consideration and approval by the Course and Programme Coordinator.
This course offers hands-on experience working with an industrial partner, allowing you to devise a personal skills development plan, learn about inclusion and professionalism in the workplace, collaboratively identify achievable milestones and report against those milestones.
The activity undertaken within the placement will be jointly developed between the university and the external partner to ensure the work is relevant to both and feasible within the timeframe of the placement. The body of work is likely to take the form of a work-related research project and the written output will typically take the form of a consultancy report.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 60 credits (30 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Spend three months working with a key charitable, governmental, commercial, or industrial partner in conservation and environmental science. Your placement will be based with a partner organisation or industry whose focus is relevant to the Environmental Management or Biodiversity Conservation MScs.
The specific work in the project may involve field or laboratory work or desk-based activities, as required by the partner.
The placement will allow the student to gain work experience alongside the completion of a bespoke project, enabling the student to gain academic and professional skills.
Students will complete a skills audit, create a personal development plan and write a reflective report capturing their learning.
Structured lessons will be provided to support project planning, professionalism in the workplace and consultancy report production.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 3 | Feedback Weeks | 6 | |
| Feedback |
1,000-word reflective report. Students will receive individual written feedback from the academic lead. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Evaluate | To interpret expectations related to professionalism in the workplace in relation to personal strengths and areas for development |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 75 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 5 | Feedback Weeks | 9 | |
| Feedback |
6,250-word project report/dissertation. Students will receive written feedback from two academic markers, including their project supervisor. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Create | To plan and carry out a project relevant to the partner organisation or industry |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | 48 | Feedback Weeks | 49 | |
| Feedback |
Students will receive individual oral and written feedback from both the academic lead and the partner. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Evaluate | To interpret expectations related to professionalism in the workplace in relation to personal strengths and areas for development |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Create | To plan and carry out a project relevant to the partner organisation or industry |
| Reflection | Evaluate | To interpret expectations related to professionalism in the workplace in relation to personal strengths and areas for development |
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