Module Aims:• To expose a learner to the social, commercial and academic life in a European country • To allow a learner experience studying and living in a European country other then Ireland• To equip learners with the necessary social and commercial skills to operate independently in a European country.
Description of Year Abroad
Students will travel to Europe for in semester 5 in year three of the programme. The course of study taken by students while abroad will obviously differ depending on the destination of the student and the modules on offer at the time. However, all students will have to complete a learning agreement prior to travelling abroad, and will have to get any changes to this approved by academic staff in IT Blanchardstown. It is by this mechanism that the modules and levels of study taken by students while abroad will be controlled. As part of the discussions between the student and the academic adviser, the subject match and level of study will be considered in detail. The aim of the learning agreement is to ensure that the student will return with at least 25 ECTS credits. The institute will award the remaining 5 credits to the student based on the completion of a learning log and an assessment when the student returns to IT Blanchardstown. Any ancillary project work will be agreed initially in the learning agreement or may be communicated to the student by their supervisor when and if deemed necessary. The detail of the learning outcomes of Semester Abroad 1 will be determined in the learning agreement approved in advance of travel to the Institute, and will include study of modules of equivalent credits and equivalent levels in the European host Institute. A minimum of 5 credits can be taken in the foreign language at the partner institution if degree requires it. The agreed learning outcomes will complement those listed above. - The final 5 credits will be awarded on return to IT Blanchardstown, and will involve testing competencies (in language if degree requires it). The students will be made aware that if they fail to achieve the required number of credits in this study period abroad, that they will likely have to repeat a module on return. In the case of a serious failure, the full semester may need to be repeated in IT Blanchardstown.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |