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opportunity may be limited by numbers, and Schools may wish to restrict participation in anoptional placement year to students who have achieved a certain mark in specific modules,or who have achieved a specified overall year mark. Any such restrictions will be specified inthe programme requirements and agreed by Senate or under delegated authority.3.3 Academic Requirements.1 Schools should articulate within the programme/module specification:• The structure of the placement and how the placement contributes to the overall programmeof study;• Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body requirements, as appropriate;• How the placement provider will ensure that opportunity is provided to the student to achievethe intended learning outcomes (through a mechanism such as a Learning Agreement);• Assessment of the placement and the consequences of student failure.Contribution to Programme.2 Regardless of the form placement learning takes, Schools need to consider the contributionthat placement learning makes to the overall aims of the programme and programmelearning outcomes when designing, approving, monitoring and reviewing the programme andwhen designing and implementing the assessment strategy.Learning Outcomes.3 Schools should ensure that their programme specifications and student guidance notesmake clear what the expectations are of the placement learning activity. Programmespecifications must be clear about the outcome for students if the placement year is failed..4 Placement learning opportunities may provide students with many of the outcomes identifiedin the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/FHEQ08.pdf). Forexample, the descriptor for an Honours (H) level degree includes the following statements:(a) Students should demonstrate the ability to manage their own learning(b) Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions toboth specialist and non-specialist audiences(c) Students should have qualities and transferable skills necessary for employmentrequiring the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility, decision-making incomplex and unpredictable contexts and the learning ability needed to undertakeappropriate further trainingAssessment, Progress and Monitoring.5 The assessment of placement learning should be subject to the usual School procedures forinternal moderation and external examining, and standards applied to assessment ofplacement learning must be consistent with QAA Subject Benchmark Statements and otherreference points, such as the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. If theplacement learning forms a substantial part of the module credit, the learning outcomesshould be identified and the assessment test whether these agreed outcomes have beenachieved.
.6 Programmes which do not require assessment throughout the placement period should havean alternative means of monitoring the academic progress of students on placement toensure that they are on track for achieving the learning outcomes.Credit Transfer.8 When proposing a programme or module involving placement learning in another academicinstitution which involves the transfer of credit from the placement institution to Birmingham,the School shall need to ensure that the level of the modules is comparable with theBirmingham modules they replace; that workload is appropriate (60 ECTS creditscorresponds to one year of full time study in the European Credit Transfer Scheme) and thatthe module content is comparable. The modules students are allowed to take for credit mustcontribute to a coherent programme of study and enable students to be prepared formodules they will take when they return to Birmingham.3.4 Placement Management.1 The proposal should indicate:• Academic and other support available to students from the placement provider and theUniversity;• The name of the Placement Learning Co-ordinator• Monitoring and evaluation of academic quality and standards and student support andlearning opportunities;• Induction and Preparation: see Section 5• Health and Safety (including disabled student facilities and access)• Insurance requirements• Visa and entry requirements for the CountrySupport Available to Students on Placements.2 In most cases, placement students continue to be registered at Birmingham, and thereforehave access to student support services available within the University..3 Schools should designate one or more specific member(s) of staff to manage placements(the “Placement Learning Co-ordinator”). In some cases it may be appropriate to have aPlacement Learning Co-ordinator for an individual programme of study, particularly where aprogramme of study spans more than one School..4 Schools should ensure that the members of academic staff involved in placement learningare have appropriate access to the information specific to the type of placement, such ashealth and safety regulations and legislation or competence in another language. Schoolsare encouraged to ensure that documentation covering the School role is available and thatadequate handover between staff takes place when School responsibilities change.Members of staff involved in organising work placements should be aware of relevantlegislation and University Safety Policy and know where to get further information on healthand safety matters and data protection..5 The Counselling Service is currently trialing an online counselling facility which is available tostudents on placements who are unable to access the service during normal opening hours.Students who wish to arrange online counselling need to register with the service via anonline registration form -http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/studentlife/counselling/online/registration.shtml.
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