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Academic Partnerships Template

Plymouth UniversityAcademic Partnerships

Cornwall CollegeNewquay

Programme QualityHandbook for

FdSc Surf Science and Technology

2014 – 15

Academic Partnerships Teaching, Learning and Assessment Handbook 2014-15 of 25


Contents1. Welcome and Introduction to Surf Science and Technology...................................................................3

2. Programme Specification.........................................................................................................................4

3. Module Records..................................................................................................................................... 13


1. Welcome and Introduction to Surf Science and Technology.

Welcome to the Foundation Degree in Surf Science and Technology. The College is delighted that you have chosen to study with us. Achieving a place on this course is invariably the result of hard work and determination. You will now be mixing with fellow students from a wide range of backgrounds – some straight from school, some from college access programmes and others who have been working for some time and have decided to pursue a career change. If it all feels a bit strange at first, don’t worry because everyone else will be feeling the same. Take my word for it; those around you who seem to be in complete control are no more than convincing bluffers! We are sure you are going to have a great time here and will get a great deal from the programme.

The first year of any degree is the start of a process of change and by the time you enter your second year you will be thinking quite differently from how you do now; more analytically, more logically, with a clearer understanding of basic principles. There may be times when you feel over-stretched, frustrated, perhaps even under-challenged, but these will be outweighed by the exhilaration of producing and understanding work with intellectual rigour and a sense of achievement when you successfully complete your first year.

You will have some great times in the next two years, but it would be unrealistic to think there won’t be any bad times and the key is to maintain a balance in your social life and your College commitments. Have a good social life – go surfing, sailing, etc, but make sure you:

• attend classes;• keep up with your reading and research;• complete coursework properly and hand in on time;• revise thoroughly for exams.

If you follow these simple rules, you’ll have your Foundation Degree in two years and some significant memories which will stay with you forever.

This programme has been designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge base required to work in your chosen specialism or other graduate opportunities. It is also a platform from which you can undertake additional vocational and academic qualifications.

This Programme Quality handbook contains important information including: The approved programme specification Module records

Note: the information in this handbook should be read in conjunction with the current edition of the College / University Student handbook available at (college to add link) which contains student support based information on issues such as finance and studying at HE along with the University’s Student Handbook - https://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/studenthandbook and your Teaching, Learning and Assessment Handbook available on your programme virtual learning environment.


https://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/studenthandbook


2. Programme Specification

On the following pages you will find the specification for your programme; this provides a detailed overview of the programme as a whole. It explains what you will learn and how you will be assessed throughout the two stages of your Foundation Degree. The Programme Learning Outcomes Map specifies the knowledge and skills you will develop at each stage of your Foundation Degree.

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

Awarding Institution: University of PlymouthTeaching Institution: Cornwall CollegeAccrediting Body: University of PlymouthFinal Award: FdSc or FdSc with DistinctionIntermediate Awards: Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)Programme Title: Surf Science and TechnologyUCAS Code: CF68 FD/SST Foundation Degree QualificationBenchmark (FDQB): Fd Benchmark Environmental Science (ES3)Date Produced: May 2006

Date of Approval: August 2002

Admissions Criteria:

Qualification(s) Required for Entry to the FdA / FdSc

Comments

At Level 2Key Skills requirement/Higher Level Diplomaand/orGCSEs required at Grade C and above Normally Maths and English, Science – desirable

Plus at least one of the following Level 3 qualifications:

A Levels required: 120 UCAS pointsA Levels – normally a minimum of grade D in a science subject

Advanced Level Diploma Science or SportBTEC National Certificate/Diploma An appropriate National Diploma with an overall passHNC/D Science, Sport or LeisureVDA: AGNVQ, AVCE, AVS (Minimum of a pass in Advanced GNVQ in science or sport at

level 3Access to HE or Year 0 provision Science, Surf Academy, SportInternational BaccalaureateIrish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers Normally a minimum of one grade C in a science subjectWork Experience Course relevant work experience assessed on application



Other non-standard awards or experiences

Assessed on application

APEL/APCL possibilities Add Academic Regs link)

Individuals may be considered for APCL or APEL in accordance with the academic regulations

Interview/portfolio requirements Mature students would have to demonstrate at interview the necessary motivation, potential, experience and/or knowledge.Disabilities – the course welcomes applications from students with disabilities and is committed to its inclusive policy. In order to be more learner centred, the College requests that all applications be considered individually and in consultation with the Course Manager

Independent Safeguarding Agency (ISA) / Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) clearance required

All students will require this check if they may be working with young people. Students will need to pay for this themselves.

Brief Description of the Programme

Your programme is designed to give you a breadth of science, technology, history and social sciences, underpinning the sport of surfing and the related industries that have grown up around it. You will study the human sciences related to the sport and the environmental sciences related to where it takes place and the effect of surfing on the environment. From a social science perspective you will study the sociology and psychology, the history and geography and from a technological angle you will study the principles of design, evolution and future of the materials involved in the sport. In addition you will investigate business, event management and law and media as it relates to the sport and its related industries.

Throughout the duration of the course you will have many opportunities to engage with the surf industry in many of its different forms and to work with professionals to run competitions, build and design hardware, coach and investigate in depth the impact of surfing on the environment.

You will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement in a surf related industry of your choice and also to undertake a research project in your own particular field of interest.

Aims of the Programme:The programme is intended to:1) provide the student with the knowledge and skills to enable them to follow a career in

the surf industry;2) provide the students with the academic knowledge and ability needed for progression

onto the third year of a BSc;3) develop the skills required for effective teamwork;4) develop the skills required for effective autonomous work;5) develop critical and analytical skills;6) develop such transferable skills as to prepare the student for the world of work7) seek to develop interpersonal skills.



Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (LO):By the end of this programme the student will be able to:

1. apply a thorough knowledge of key principles and concepts of surf science and technology;2. use a range of techniques to initiate and undertake critical analysis of information and to propose

solutions to problems arising from that analysis in their chosen specialism with the surfing industry;

3. evaluate sources of relevant information, predict and effectively communicate in a wide range of forms to specialist and non-specialist audiences;

4. conduct practical work related to the industry with due regard for safety and the assessment of risk;

5. undertake further training, develop existing skills and acquire new competencies in line with the concept of lifelong learning to enable them to assume responsibility within organisations.

Progression Route(s)

Providing that you achieve an overall mark of 50% in the Foundation Degree you may use the credits that you have gained to apply for entry to other degree courses, such as the BSc Hons Environmental Resource Management and BSc Hons Sports Performance and Coaching programmes at Cornwall College and proposed BSc Marine Sports Science top up at Newquay.

Distinctive Features of the Foundation Degree

Exceptional resources – opportunity to work with board shaping professionals.

Interesting and unique content mix.

Opportunity to take ISA/ASA Judging Course.

Opportunity to run an event.

Fieldwork and fieldtrip are a major component of course. Located on a surfing beach and in the heart of much of UK surf industry.

Close links with local industry.

Opportunity to develop coaching skills and achieve relevant vocational qualifications

• The chance to have lectures by specialists in a variety of subject areas.

• Board build with local board shaping company

Experienced, enthusiastic and friendly staff.

Small group teaching.


Learning Outcomes Maps for FdSc Surf Science and Technology at HE Levels 4 and 5

Learning Outcomes Map Level 4

1 Graduate Attributes and Skills

Core Programme Intended Learning Outcomes Programme Aim Programme Learning Outcome

Related Core Modules

Knowledge/ UnderstandingStudents will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles associated with their area(s) of study, and an ability to evaluate and interpret these within the context of that (those) area(s) of study. In particular: Surf practice event management and business.

1 1 and 3 CORN122, CORN 139

Cognitive / Intellectual Skills (generic)Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to present, evaluate, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, to develop lines of argument and make sound judgements in accordance with basic theories and concepts of their subject(s) of study. They will also be able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems related to their area(s) of study and/or work. In particular to: Fieldwork, Media and marketing, Surf Practice, Physical Influences

2 and 5 2 and 3 CORN139, CORN124, CORN125, CORN122

Key / Transferable Skills (generic)Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent arguments. Students will also be able to demonstrate an ability to take different approaches to solving problems. In particular to: Places and Events, Surf Practice and PDP.

3 and 6 2 and 3 CORN139, CORC1013, CORN122



Employment-related skillsStudents will be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake further training and develop new skills within a structured and managed environment and the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility. In particular to: Surf Practice, Fieldwork and Market Research, PESD

6 4 and 5 CORN140, CORN122, CORC1013CORN244

Practical Skills (subject specific). Ability to use appropriate field equipment with due regard for safety and the assessment of risk. In particular in relation to Surf Practice, Marine Conservation, Fieldwork and Production Methods.

3 and 4 5 CORN122, CORN238CORN146CORN140



Foundation Degree Intended Learning Outcomes Map Level 5

1 Graduate Attributes and Skills

Core Programme Intended Learning Outcomes Programme Aim Programme Learning Outcome

Related Core Modules

Knowledge/ Understandingknowledge and critical understanding of the well-established principles of their area(s) of study, and the way in which those principles have developed; knowledge of the main methods of enquiry in their subject(s) and ability to evaluate critically the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems in the field of study. They will also be able to demonstrate an understanding of the limits of their knowledge, and how this influences analyses and interpretations based on that knowledge. In particular: Individual Research Project

1 1 and 3 NQS219, CORN226

Cognitive / Intellectual Skills (generic)Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to apply underlying concepts and principles outside the context in which they were first studied. In particular: Individual Research Project,

2 and 5 2 and 3 NQS219



Key / Transferable Skills (generic)Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems in the field of study; use a range of established techniques to initiate and undertake critical analysis of information, and to propose solutions to problems arising from that analysis and effectively communicate information, arguments, and analysis, in a variety of forms, to specialist and non-specialist audiences, and deploy key techniques of the discipline effectively. In particular: Health and Fitness, Individual Projects, Business

3 and 6 2 and 3 CORN226, NQS219CORN244, CORN242

Employment-related skillsStudents will be able to demonstrate an ability to apply subject principles in an employment context possibly different from that in which they were first studied; undertake further training, develop existing skills and acquire new competencies that will enable them to assume significant responsibilities within organisations and demonstrate the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision making. In particular: PESD

6 4 and 5 All modules, CORC1013

Practical Skills (subject specific)

In particular with regard to Health, Fitness and Nutrition, Research Project, CAD,

3 and 4 5 CORN226, CORN242, CORN251, NQS219


Programme Structure Diagrams

College: Cornwall College Year: 2014/2015PU Course Code: 2502Programme: FdSc Surf Science and TechnologyMode of Attendance: Full TimeTotal Credits: 240

Stage 1Module Code Module Title No. of

CreditsCore / Optional

CORC1013C Personal and Employability Skills Development

20 Core

CORN123 Culture of Surf and Sport 20 CoreCORN124 Physical and Geographical Influences on

Surfing20 Core

CORN138 Surf Practice 10 CoreCORN139 Media and Events 10 CoreCORN158 Scientific Techniques 20 CoreCORN146 Production Methods and Materials 20 Core

Stage 2Module Code Module Title No. of


CORN223 Ecology and Management of the Coastal Environment

20 Core

CORN242 Sociological and Psychological Perspectives of Surfing

20 Core

CORN243 Scientific Aspects of Health, Fitness and Nutrition in Sport

20 Core

CORN269 Surf Businesses 20 CoreNQS219 Individual Research Project 20 CoreCORN251 Application of CAD in the surf industry 20 Core



College: Cornwall College Year: 2014/2015PU Course Code: 2502Programme: FdSc Surf Science and TechnologyMode of Attendance: Part Time Indicative Total Credits: 240

Year 1Module Code Module Title No. of


CORC1013C Personal and Employability Skills Development

20 Core

CORN139 Media and Events 10 CoreCORN124 Physical and Geographical Influences on

Surfing20 Core

CORN138 Surf Practice 10 CoreCORN158 Scientific Techniques 20 Core



CORN123 Culture of Surf and Sport 20 CoreCORN146 Production Methods and Materials 20 CoreCORN223 Ecology and Management of the Coastal

Environment20 Core

CORN243 Scientific Aspects of Health, Fitness and Nutrition in Sport

20 Core



NQS219 Individual Research Project 20 CoreCORN251 Application of CAD in the surf industry 20 CoreCORN269 Surf Businesses 20 CoreCORN242 Sociological and Psychological

Perspectives of Surfing20 Core



3. Module Records


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