prente-n - London Metropolitan University

28. Additional general comments (if appropriate)
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This Work-Based Learning course requires a negotiated learning agreement as to the content and
assessment of each module. The course team will ensure abroad spectrum of study and the uniqueness of
each module content. Submitted assignments must be unique to each module or the student may be liable to
a charge of academic misconduct.
The course is entirely work-based and assumes that the students are already employed in industry, where
they undertake technical positions requiring daily use of IT and/or performing engineering duties related to
design, development, deployment, testing and maintenance of products, services and systems. The course
specification in fact provides a framework for studying in a chosen field of professional technology and
engineering which needs to be negotiated between the student and the university and agreed with the
employer before becoming a contractual obligation for both the student and the university. The learning
contract may include signing off a non-disclosure agreement.
The university provides standard access to the available library facilities onsite with the possibility of
borrowing books, and remote access to the resources available online. Studying the course also relies
heavily on the use of personal computing equipment and requires intensive communications over the Internet.
Where the students are not attending taught modules at the university it is their responsibility to make
necessary arrangements with their employers for accessing such equipment at work or to arrange such
facilities at home for the purpose of their study.
Since most of the work undertaken by students while studying will be performed while working, in addition to
the general regulations regarding cheating and plagiarism, it is expected that the essential part of the work
presented by the students will be a result of their own efforts; where it is a part of collaboration within a team,
there should be a clear demarcation of the roles and citation of the ownership of the results to defend the
intellectual property rights of the other members of the team. This may also require consent forms to be
signed by all members of the team.
The course allows enrolling of both domestic and overseas students. Overseas students need to attend at
least the induction and the presentations included in the corresponding modules, but do not need to stay in
the country during the entire duration of the course. They can continue working in their own country and are
strongly encouraged to relate their study to the workplace.
29. Standard University entry requirements, inc APEL/AP(E)L
The course is open to students with an undergraduate degree in Sciences, Engineering and Arts related to
the use of technical products, systems or services. It is normally assumed that the students are professionally
employed, self-employed or work as freelance consultants and will continue working in the same area during
the duration of their study.
If English is not applicant's first language or the medium of previous study is not English, IELTS score of 6.0
or above (with all components 5.5. or above), a TOEFL score above 600, or a TOEFL on-line test score of
250 or above (or equivalent, as approved by the Course Leader) is required to qualify for the course.
International students are strongly advised to pass language tests prior to enrolment, since the course does
not allow for language training as part of the study.
30. Career opportunities
The course assumes that the students have work and wish to prepare themselves for a career path related to
their work. It is expected that after finishing this course the students will be able to pursue a professional
career on a senior level. Although successfully finishing the course does not guarantee the position
anticipated, typical positions which might be suitable targets are: System Architect, System Administrator,
Project Manager, Software Development Team Leader, Business Process Line Manager and all intermediate
positions up to CIO and CEO.