| Course Aims | The Placement Learning Project is a 4/5-month (minimum 16 working weeks) module that formalises EBS London's experience of providing and monitoring international placement opportunities for business students. The successful development of the PLP has been reflected in the workshop presentations made at the 2004 and 2006 ASET conferences:
[ASET Annual Conference, Partnerships for Placement, Cambridge (September 2004) 'Real Learners Doing Real Work - Supporting student learning on work placements' Azam Ali, Nicholas Bowen & Mariona Centellas-Melia
ASET Annual Conference, The Placement and Employability Professionals' Conference, Birmingham (September 2006) 'International placements at Regent's College: A critical view' with Azam Ali, Nicholas Bowen, Karina Bolivar & Mariona Centellas-Melia].
This module provides the crucial link in applying the conceptual knowledge and understanding gained in Levels 1 and 2 with real-life business practice. It thus not only contributes to the overall coherence of the management stream of the programme, but provides another tool for self-awareness and development for the student. Students will be able to experience reality and attempt to understand why and how business "behaves" but more importantly, acknowledge their skills and develop themselves within this context.
It demands various forms of assessment suited to its particular needs. In particular, a placement is as much, if not more, about process than output, and balance is needed between competency-based assessment (output - the main report) and assessment of process (reflection, self-direction - the various questionnaires and progress reports). |
| Reading Recommended | Bennett, L. (1997) Managing the Business Environment, International Thomson Business Press
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Gallagher, K. McClelland, B. Swales, C. (1998) Business Skills - An Active Learning Approach - The Open Learning Foundation, Blackwell Publishers
Gillespie, A. (2000) Competitive Environment & External Influences - An analytical and evaluative approach to business studies, Hodder and Stoughton
Cooper, R. & Sawaf, A (2000) Executive EQ, Texere Publishing
Dobson, M.S, & Dobson, D.S (2001) Enlightened Office Politics, Amacom
Goleman, D. (1998) Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bloomsbury
Handy, C. (1999) The New Alchemists, Hutchinson
Lannon, M. Tullis, G. Trappe, Tonya. (No year) Insights into Business, Longman
Macfarlane, B. & Ottewill, R. (2001) Effective Learning and Teaching in Business and Management, THES/ ILT, Kogan Page
Pedler, M. Burgoyne, J. Boydell, T (2001) A Manager's Guide to Self-Development, McGraw-Hill, 4th edition
Shaw, W. Barry, V. (1998) Moral Issues in Business, Wadsworth Publishing, 7th edition
Stanton, N (1996) Mastering Communication, Palgrave, The Open University, 3rd edition
Thomson / Peterson's (2003) Internships 2003, Thomson Corporation and Peterson's, 23rd edition
Trompenaars, F. and Hampden-Turner, C. (1997) Riding the Waves of Culture. Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business, London Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Templer, R. (2003) The Rules of Work, Pearson Education Ltd |