Planning Your Career
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Module Aims
Aim 1
The aim of this module is to provide an opportunity for students from any degree discipline to develop their research and investigative skills in relation to a career of their choice. It is also designed to provide a thorough grounding in the collection, use and interpretation of information about the self, drawing on a number of disciplines, and rooted in an analysis of reflective learning in Higher Education. It thus aims to facilitate students’ knowledge, understanding and application of experiential and reflective learning methods to their own personal and career development and enhance their capacity for lifelong learning. In addition, students will develop competency in job getting skills such as completing applications forms and CVs, and in interview techniques and dealing successfully with the graduate recruitment process. They will also be introduced to a range of social media platforms that they can utilise for securing a graduate position.
Module Content
The module will introduce students to the concept of life long career management, based on theoretical models of employability and career development learning. The syllabus will include self-awareness exercises (personality, interests, values, motivation, transferable skills analysis); opportunity awareness activities (where and how to look for graduate opportunities, the hidden jobs market and networking); careers research and decision making; job getting skills (including CVs and covering letters, on-line applications, using social media, interview techniques and assessment centres); and achieving success once in the workplace.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
Module delivery will utilise a blended learning approach, combining weekly classes, workshops, demonstration, and fieldwork. The module is divided into an introduction and subsequent sections which reflect the four stages of Career Development Learning. There is a number of documents that capture essential learning throughout the module which are required to be deposited in a portfolio. The topics for the portfolio will be introduced during the lectures and workshops and students will be guided to further reading, however, they will need to be involved in demonstration and fieldwork in order to address the assessment requirements.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through a personal career research report.
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