Module manager: Dr Pippa Chapman
Email: p.j.chapman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2014/15
| CSER2201 | Career Development 2 |
GEOG2065 STRAND 4
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module strives to provide students with:
- awareness of how the diverse skills possessed by geographers can be most effectively presented to employers
- enhanced understanding of the range of employment and other opportunities available to geographers, and how geographical skills can be used effectively in a diversity of workplaces.
- knowledge of the range of skills possessed by graduate geographers;
- awareness of how these skills relate to a range of workplaces and other activities
B Cognitive skills
B1 Abstraction and synthesis of information from a variety of sources
B5 Solving problems and making reasoned decisions
D Key skills
D2 Communicate effectively (in writing, verbally and through graphical presentations)
D4 Use information technology effectively (including use of spreadsheet, database and word processing programmes; Internet and e-mail)
D5 Identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources
This module consists of eight, one hour lectures that are delivered by the Careers Service staff, 8 x one hour lectures given by a wide range of potential employers and Alumni and 4 x 1 hour tutorials. The module will address employment and career skills (CVs, interviews etc); career paths and opportunities within a range of organisations. Some sessions will include visits from external partners.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Tutorial | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Private study hours | 80 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
80 private study hours (a combination of independent reading and completion of assessment tasks)
Assessment is distributed across semester 1, so there will be multiple points during the term when students will receive feedback on Assessments.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Project | 1 x Workplace Geography report (1250 words) | 50 |
| Presentation | Group Presentation | 20 |
| In-course Assessment | Mock Interview and Application Task | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 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: 4/17/2015
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