RPL for Entry Exemplar: IADT

RPL Exemplar - IADT

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IADT

RPL type

Entry

Description of the applicant

The applicant did not meet the formal entry criteria and was advised to submit an RPL application.

School/Discipline Area

Department of Entrepreneurship: Business

Programme name

Master of Business in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Programme entry criteria

Undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level. Applicants may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence, which can be verified through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process. Two references must also support your application

Level

9

Credits

90

Course type

Postgraduate

Mode of delivery

Part-time, hybrid, 18 months

Learner information on RPL process

The applicant first contacted the Programme Chair via email (which is listed on the programme webpage). The applicant was advised to apply via IADT admissions and tick the RPL box on the application form. The applicant applied for the programme through Admissions. The Programme Chair, in an online meeting with the applicant and Head of Department explained the RPL process and gave the applicant the opportunity to ask questions. After the application form was submitted and the initial meeting took place, Admissions sent the applicant the RPL documents.

Identifying prior learning

In the meeting with Programme Chair and Head of Department, the applicant discussed their experience and was offered guidance on documenting the learning from that experience.

Documenting & assessing prior learning

Skills based CV; Mapping to Awards Standards (L8); Reader response to an academic paper

Details of assessment of prior learning

Skills based CV including work experience and skills acquired from that experience; Completed table mapping to L8 awards standard including knowledge, skills and competence; Review of academic article, 1500 words

Timelines for preparation

Three to four weeks; Programme Chair was available for queries but not required in this case

Assessors

Programme Chair & Head of Department.

Assessment tools used by assessors

Programme Chair reviewed the documentation in the first instance, assessing the elements holistically. The Programme Chair conferred with the Head of Department and they, together, made the decision based on the evidence provided.

Exemplars

Recognition of Prior Learning

Assessment outcome(s)

RPL for entry, no grade applied. The applicant was notified via email from the Admissions team at IADT.

Link to course

https://iadt.ie/courses/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Acknowledgements

Dr Therese Moylan, Head of Department of Entrepreneurship Louisa Keogh, Lifelong Learning Officer

Other resources

Master of Business in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award Standards Template; Master of Business in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Readers Response to Academic Paper

Your Learning Counts

Exemplars

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IADT Master of Business in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Reader response to an academic paper READER RESPONSE BRIEF This paper provides you with an opportunity to read and review an academic article and to write about it in the context of your interest and /or professional work. The paper is an academic paper of 1500 words

A Reader- Response approach is required for this paper. The following steps are useful in building your review:

Contextualise the article briefly, by way of introduction, relating it to your understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and indicating why you have chosen to focus on it.

Relate to something that is already known to you from the article and discuss it in the light of the author’s perspective and your own experience.

Relate to something that is new to you in this article – discuss this new idea or issue in the light of the author’s theory/perspective.

Discuss a question or puzzle that you have in the light of the article.

Note: The key to the successful writing of this review is to open up the article for you and for the reader, rather than to judge/rate it. Why is the article a valuable reference point for you? In what way/s does it provide you with a new perspective and help you to stand back from /reflect on your own understanding and interpretations of EDI issues.

Please cite and reference all sources that you use.

Please use the Harvard Referencing system http://libguides.bournemouth.ac.uk/bu-referencing-harvard-style

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Supporting Resources

Recognition of Prior Learning

IADT Master of Business in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award Standard Template Mapping to Awards Standards (Level 8) Please complete the table below to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and competence to-date.

Knowledge Breadth - Evidence of learning Please write a short paragraph. This paragraph shows your knowledge of management, accounting, HR, marketing, economics, or any other related area of work. Indicate your business/work experience. Link this to your work and education.

Knowledge Kind - Evidence of learning Please write a short paragraph. This paragraph shows your specialist knowledge of specific aspects of the business/work environment. How has your area of expertise/work changed over time.

Know-how & Skill Range - Evidence of learning Please write a short paragraph. This paragraph shows your ability to communicate to both peers and supervisors, in the particular area of business/ work that you have experience of. What skills have you had to develop to become competent?

Know How and Skill Selectivity - Evidence of learning Please write a short paragraph. This paragraph shows your ability to exercise judgement. What kind of planning experience do you have? How do you adopt to a changing environment?

Competence – Context - Evidence of learning Please write a short paragraph. This paragraph shows your ability to supervise specific work tasks.

In what contexts do you supervise others.

On what occasions have you had to analyse, interpret, and use data to find solutions to specific business/work problems?

Competence Role -Evidence of learning Please write a short paragraph. This paragraph shows how you relate to take direction and accept criticism. Give examples. Do you have experience in working in a team, give examples of your contribution to the team tasks.

Competence Learning to learn - Evidence of learning: Please write a short paragraph indicating your prior learning. This paragraph shows how you learn in a work situation and your approach to learning.

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Supporting Resources

Recognition of Prior Learning