Module manager: Debbie Powell
Email: d.powell@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2012/13
CSER1010
This module is approved as an Elective
- Do you want a head start when you apply for summer or industrial year placement? - Want to increase your awareness of your own skills/interests and personal characteristics so that you can impress a future employer? This is a practical and highly participative module with local employer involvement run by the university's professional Careers Consultants. Assessments are continual, relevant and useful with no exams. - To do this module you don't need any previous experience or special skills. - To meet the learning outcomes no student will be permitted to join the module after the end of session 3.
On completion of this module, students should:
- have developed a clearer picture of their own skills, interests and personal characteristics in relation to careers ;
- understand what they need to do to develop their employability and be aware of the resources, support and opportunities available to do this;
- understand what they need to do to compete effectively in the job market;
- have produced a CV;
- have a clear understanding of what skills, qualities and experience are necessary for a specific occupation and how their suitability meets this criteria.
- Written Communication
- Planning & Organisation
- Problem Solving
- Interpersonal Communication
- Team Working
- Networking
- Decision Making
- Negotiation
- Initiative.
This 20 credit module will cover the following during the 11 weeks:
- Introduction to module, assessments & reflection
- The Graduate Marketplace. Gain a better understanding of the graduate employment market
- Look at the first destinations of Leeds graduates
- Researching resources and sources of support at University
- Presentation techniques Mini group non-assessed presentations
- Getting to know your values, skills and learning style
- CV how to prepare and make speculative applications
- Enhance your employability through work experience
- Action plan for future career planning.
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
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Workshop | Delivery type 11 | Number 2 | Length hours 22 |
Private study hours | Delivery type 178 | ||
Total Contact hours | Delivery type 22 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | Delivery type 200 |
- 78 hours: total reading time, lecture research time, post-workshop completion of learning log; research and preparation of assignments;
- 100 hours: occupational research including identifying sources, attending careers events, undertaking self analysis etc.
Students will be encouraged to make full use of the Careers Centre facilities to aide their progress during the course of the module. Any further issues would be addressed during the interactive workshop sessions.
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
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Assessment type Assignment | Notes CV and Covering Letter | % of formal assessment 15 |
Assessment type Reflective log | Notes Learning Logs | % of formal assessment 15 |
Assessment type Essay | Notes Summative statement and Action Plan | % of formal assessment 20 |
Assessment type Report | Notes Occupational Report | % of formal assessment 50 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | Assessment type 100 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 05/04/2013
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