Enhancing Employability through Work Related Learning
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Module Aims
Aim 1
This module provides an opportunity for students to enhance their employability through structured work related learning. The work focus is flexible; for example it may be a paid / unpaid work placement with an organisation; part-time employment; vacation work; sectoral organisation study; voluntary work with a charity (e.g. Millenium Volunteers); work related research study; consultancy for an organisation; or even a project within a University department. The module aims are:
Aim 2
To place students into a work related learning environment in order to provide them with the opportunity to apply elements of the theoretical and conceptual knowledge developed within the degree programme.
Aim 3
To undertake a business, marketing or advertising related task for an external client within a real-time framework under actual market conditions. (Focus will depend on students subject of study)
Aim 4
To develop personal transferable skills relevant to the workplace that will enhance employability.Provide opportunities for students to develop and improve self-efficacy and meta-cognitive skills
Module Content
Students will be introduced to methods of reflecting on past learning experiences, concepts of personal and professional developments and relationships to the development of learning; how to provide evidence of learning achievements and the preparation of a reflective portfolio. Students will also be introduced to aspects of leadership and management such as emotional intelligence concepts and practices of critical thinking, reflection, creativity, cognition and evaluation will be examined with due recognition given to the hierarchy of levels such reflection may take.. Students will explore the role of a consultant and practical issues surrounding consultancy. In addition there will be tuition on the specific aspects of each work-related submission. The work related content may be undertaken as a group and the report and presentation will therefore be a group effort Students may work in groups of not more than four students.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
This module will utilise a range of learning strategies These will include lecturer managed sessions, self directed study, directed reading time and action research into available information sources. The lecturer managed workshops will involve formal teaching, simulations, tutorials, workshops videos and case studies. In order to facilitate the development of communication and presentation skills, workshops and tutorials will, for the most part, be student led. The module will make use of virtual learning environments and some all lectures are delivered online to facilitate flexibility in attending client and supervisor meetings.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through a Skills Audit (20%), an action plan (20%), a learning log (10%), a reflective portfolio (20%) and a group client report (30%).
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