2013/14 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC1105 PDP: Planning for Success

10 Credits Class Size: 1

Module manager: Pat Owens
Email: P.J.Owens@adm.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2013/14

Mutually Exclusive

LLLC1100 Personal Development Planning
LUBS1040 Personal Tutorials for Accounting and Finance
LUBS1050 Personal Tutorials for Accounting and Management
LUBS1060 Personal Tutorials for Economics
LUBS1070 Personal Tutorials for Economics and Management
LUBS1080 Personal Tutorials for HRM
LUBS1090 Personal Tutorials for Management
LUBS1100 Personal Tutorials for International Business

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This single semester module provides an opportunity to plan and develop a continuous reflective portfolio which will enable you to make the most of skills necessary for undergraduate success. It will include: - recording success - visioning success - learning styles - creative thinking - time and self management - goal planning-objective setting - project management - networking - employment development - continuation strategies. For further information contact <a href="mailto:p.j.owens@adm.leeds.ac.uk">Pat Owens</a>

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- maintain a record of their academic and personal development as undergraduates
- own a vision of what their success at the University should include
- identify approaches and strategies that assist their own learning
- apply a range of techniques to increase creativity
- demonstrate an awareness of strategies for self and time management
- develop their own goals and set objectives for achieving them
- employ a range of strategies for successful management of projects
- appreciate the interpersonal skills required for, and benefits from, networking
- show an awareness of career management through CV development.

Skills outcomes

- record keeping
- reflection
- time and self management
- goal setting
- career management.

Syllabus

The aim of this syllabus is to enable students to engage positively with the opportunities studying at the University has to offer.

This is done through a series of workshops which will cover:
- Recording Success
- Visioning Success
- Learning Styles
- Creative Thinking
- Time and Self-Management
- Goal Planning-Objective Setting
- Project Management
- Networking
- Employability
- Continuation Strategies.

Teaching Methods

Delivery type Number Length hours Student hours
Seminar 11 1 11
Private study hours 89
Total Contact hours 11
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) 100

Private study

89 hours - Work on PDP

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Entries into Personal Development Plan log, including tools used for any reflection and personal statement.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework
Assessment type Notes % of formal assessment
Reflective log A Personal Statement supported by a reflextive log 100
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) 100

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading List

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 4/7/2014

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