Placement April 16, 2009
Posted by admin in : Introduction , add a commentA key course aim of the Foundation Degree is to prepare you for employment. The Placement Unit provides the opportunity for you to apply your learning in work placements which you organise in liaison with the Course Team and industry professionals. The aims of your placement are identified and planned in a Learning Agreement. You will have tutorial support from the Course Team and placement host(s), and they will also undertake your assessment. Relevant work experience can be accredited through the Institute’s APEL policy (Accreditation of Prior or Experiential Learning) but under such circumstances you will still be required to complete and pass the unit Assessment Requirements.
It may be possible for you to continue working with the same organisation after the end of the unit but this is outside the academic delivery and is separate from the assessment process. You should produce the work required for assessment at the identified assessment point. If you are unable to secure an appropriate placement, the Arts Institute will provide a suitable experience.
Work Placement Check List April 16, 2009
Posted by admin in : Placement information , add a commentThe following form must be completed by Students of the Arts Institute Bournemouth before every period of work placement. If for any reason any of the required information is unavailable the form must be countersigned by the Director of the School. Click below to download the form.

Foundation Degree in Interactive Media Student Work Placement Report
The following points are intended to help you write your report, you should not answer them as questions but include the relevant information into your finished report.
The report should be a word length of no less than 2000 and no more than 2200. It should be published to your Blog and also printed out with a cover sheet and bound in a suitable folder. Include illustrations and photographs where possible. Please check with your placement provider that you have permission to publish images of work or the company before doing this.
1. With whom were you working?
2. State your placement dates and duration of work.
3. Make a Health and Safety Risk Assessment, including insurance liability.
4. Who was part of the team and what were their roles?
5. What work was the company engaged on whilst you were there?
6. In what kind of work where you involved?
7. Who where the clients and what was the level of involvement with the concept and production of the
work?
8. What is your understanding of Copyright, and reproduction rights?
9. Did your work placement have a website and did this bring work?
10. Did you feel the web site worked as an effective communications tool?
11. How has your placement helped you with your own work and how do you think the experience will help
you in the future?
12. Did you find the work inspiring and interesting?
13. Did your work placement meet your expectations?
14. What did you consider were your own strengths and what contribution did you make as an assistant?
15. How do you consider you would have succeeded if the assignment had been your own?
16. Have you identified a weakness in your own work and what will you do to improve it?
17. Will your work placement be giving you more work? Do you think they would employ you after the
course and would this be right for you?
18. Have you identified the area of work you wish to specialise in?
19. Have you considered where and with whom and what Market you may be interested in?
20. You should also include a written diary of your day to day practice whilst on Placement (500 words).
21. Write a conclusion (approx. 500 words) about your work placement and your progression and indicate
the next steps you are planning for your work experience.
Please ask your placement provider to complete the following form by the end of your placement. This is not and assessable form but provides valuable feedback on your performance during placement.
industrial-release-questionnaire
Please complete the following form n arrival at your placement and ask your placement provider to sign in the appropriate place. this is to ensure you are covered by the companies liability insurance.
The Arts Institute’s Health and Safety Work Placement Policy
Please ensure you complete the following Risk Assessment on your first day of your placement.