| CODE | GSC5511 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Work Placement | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Geosciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Work placements can be very beneficial to help students determine the career path they wish to follow. The opportunity to experience the real-world working environment during the course will help students to stand out when compared to other applicants during job interviews. If taken seriously, the employer might even offer a sponsorship or an employment on graduation. The second semester of the M.Sc course is designed in a flexible way such as to give students the opportunity to follow a work placement. Major stakeholders, government entities, as well as private companies, both in Malta and abroad, have already provided informal agreements to host students that follow this study-unit. The intensive one-week work-phase will involve job shadowing as well as carrying out tasks assigned by the supervisor. The coordinators will help each student to make contact with interested entities. Marks obtained after the submission of a log book and a report, as well as the delivery of a presentation, will contribute to the Master degree. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit will help students identify an exciting career path. It will also allow them to start building their own professional network of collaborators as well as enhance their soft-skills that include working in a team and the ability to solve problems by applying the theory learnt in class. The main goal is to provide all participants with recruitment opportunities both with local government and non-governmental entities, as well as Maltese and international private companies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognise career paths prior to graduation; - Relate theoretical concepts with practical applications; - Analyse the business and industrial environment of the employing company and the organisation it operates in; - Practice the right work attitude, establish self-confidence, and gain the ability to work as a team in real working conditions. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Improve employability skills; - Solve problems in the real working environment after assessing the situation and applying the correct tools and techniques learned during the course; - Assess different career options and different opportunities for personal development and advancement; - Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; - Develop communication, interpersonal, and critical skills required in a job environment; - Exhibit critical thinking and problem solving skills by analysing the presented challenges. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Placement & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Alan Deidun Adam Gauci |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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