Module overview
This module is an opportunity for you to take your burgeoning skills in humanities data science and apply them in an industry-based placement. The placement offers the opportunity for you to develop practical employability skills in relevant industry contexts, including the opportunities and challenges for applying humanities data science in real-world professional situations.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively by drawing from a range of evidence and knowledge bases
- Act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional level
- Critically reflect on your own professional development, skills and training needs
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Demonstrate a systematic insight into industry and professional contexts that make use of data science and digital methods
- Examine and evaluate current problems and developments in the professional application of humanities data science
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse data and information using a combination of data science techniques and disciplinary knowledge from the humanities
- Demonstrate a practical understanding of established techniques of inquiry in humanities data science to create and interpret knowledge
Syllabus
In addition to the supervised placement work, taught sessions will include:
- Critical reflexivity for professional development
- Engaging with personal development needs analysis
- Leadership and engagement in professional contexts
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Students will engage in an industry-based placement during the semester; they will have a personal supervisor from the placement and will be further guided by the module tutor(s). Students will also benefit from collaborative seminars, wherein they will engage with writing reflectively, peer discussion and experience-sharing, and develolping transferable skills for enhancing employability.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 15 |
| Placement Hours | 40 |
| Independent Study | 95 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Digital project | 75% |
| Personal development portfolio | 25% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Personal development portfolio | 25% |
| Digital project | 75% |