Level 2: Work Based Learning

Module Description

This module aims to:

Provide the student with the opportunity to demonstrate their learning by undertaking an in‐depth investigation of an issue arising from their occupational or professional activity within the criminal justice sector
Equip the student with the skills and confidence to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes with reference to their personal development and their ability to link theory and practice; and
Encourage the student to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes with reference to their organisational or professional context and use theory to inform practice

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

Apply understanding of an issue within the criminal justice sector work context which is worthy of investigation and has potential as a vehicle for personal learning and organisational change
Critically present a response to the issue that has been selected from a range of alternatives and is underpinned by knowledge of appropriate theoretical models, professional practice, systematic data collection, analysis and evaluation
Implement the proposed response as appropriate to the work context and critically evaluate its impact on the organisation
Apply the skills of observation, investigation, reflection, and problem solving in a criminal justice sector working environment
Manage independently the processes involved in the analysis, development and implementation of their response and communicate the results of the project fluently using appropriate media and methods to a variety of different audiences
Reflect critically on personal competencies and personal learning

Module Content

It is anticipated that students will usually retain the same work place Mentor they had for Work Based Learning 1 thus obviating the need to spend time at the outset of the module finding a Mentor.

Students are expected to choose a more demanding project than what they undertook for Work Based Learning 1. Further, they will be expected to work more independently and to make greater use of sources and references in completing the project than was the case in Work Based Learning 1.

The Project Plan, to be agreed with the workplace Mentor, should be better ‘fleshed out’ than that for Work Based Learning 1 with in particular there being a clear emphasis on the broad areas of learning that the student is intending to apply in the project and the inclusion of an appropriate literature review. The Plan should clearly identify the problem to be explored, identify the learning/theory that the student is going to apply to the problem and how it will be rectified.

Learning Agreement – Students will be required to re familiarise themselves with the Learning Agreement and complete a new agreement because it will include details of their project.

Reflective Log & Report – The log is an update on the student’s progress in respect of the project with it having to be submitted on three separate and appropriately staged occasions.

The Reflective Report submitted with the End of Module Project should reflect upon what the student has learned, discuss any problems encountered during the project, indicate how those problems were resolved and consider whether the theory learnt on the course actually worked in their own occupational or professional context.

Accordingly, the following elements provide the framework:

Project Plan
Learning Agreement
Reflective Log
Reflective Report
Professional environment
Working with Mentor/managers
Sector management practice

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