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1 Internship Module for English Students Sophie Calvin Careers Adviser and Teaching Fellow, University of Dundee

2 Project Aims Background The Project Reflections

3 Project Aims “Enhancing Careers Services to English Students”  A realistic project with clear outcomes  Help English students appreciate the value of work experience, widen their career aspirations and enhance their career exploration  Help English students access high quality work experience

4 Background  Internship Module running for 4 years  Context of the Scottish Degree System  ‘Level 2’ Module  Available to any students from schools of Humanities, Social Science, Psychology and Life Sciences  In 2007/08 ran strand for Geography and Environmental Science students – gave us the idea for the English Strand

5 The Project “What We Did”  Sourcing Relevant Placements  Promoting the Opportunities to English Students  During the Module

6 Placements OrganisationNature of Project Angus Council Cultural ServicesWorking within local library to conduct usage survey Dundee City Council Communities and Leisure department Research and write descriptive accounts of local heritage walks for publication in local walking booklet Fife Council Archives CentreResearch and write administrative history of Fife Constabulary for online catalogue Glamis Castle Visitors CentreBusiness to business and business to consumer marketing Hillaine PublishingPublishing assistant for equestrian publication company PUSH (Local Charity)Assisting with delivering ‘Introduction to Magazine Journalism’ workshops to young people with learning disabilities STA TravelDevising and developing a marketing strategy plan Volunteer Centre DundeeCase study writer for volunteer publication and website Tayside Historical ToursDesigning and writing publicity material for local tourism enterprise University of Dundee Access and Participation Unit Devising, delivering and evaluating workshops for school children

7 The Project “What We Did”  Promoting the Opportunities to English Students  Liaison with Department  Targeted Emails  Mass Emails  During the Module

8 Reflections  Students Placed  Changes/ Future Improvements  Timing  Liaison  Impact on Students  Future Impact

9 Questions Thank you…. Any Questions?

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