Module manager: Ms Caroline Ramage
Email: C.S.A.Ramage@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is not approved as an Elective
By the end of the module students should: have used a range of personal development planning techniques: (self-auditing and self-reflection, action planning, monitoring progress, gathering and responding to feedback, reviewing and critical summative reflection); have developed a greater self awareness; have developed a capacity for reflective writing; have developed a CV; have researched the range of opportunities available to them during the course of the university career for personal and academic skills development; have developed presentation skills; have worked in teams to develop ideas which support the above learning outcomes.
Introduction: Survival strategies for university life; introduction to academic and transferable skills at university level; and starting a personal log;
Skills development: Individual skills audit and strategies for personal skills development; Developing Self-Awareness: Using and extending your personal learning styles and developing team skills for group assignments; Skills for employability: Introducing the graduate labour market, employer priorities when recruiting graduates and feedback on informal assessment of personal log;
CV writing: CV writing skills and techniques and targeting applications (for part-time/vacation placement opportunities): Introduction to the task of creating a PDP process and documentation for use in levels 2 and 3; Effective Communication: Input on presentations; Group Presentations; and Action planning; Business Ethics; Business Case Study.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | Delivery type 11 | Number 2 | Length hours 22 |
| Private study hours | Delivery type 78 | ||
| Total Contact hours | Delivery type 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | Delivery type 100 | ||
Students are expected to complete exercises begun in workshops and undertake research / preparation for forthcoming classes. For each 10 credits of study taken, the expectation is that the normal study time (including attendance at lectures and tutorials, self-study and revision) is 100 hours.
For each piece of assessed work students will have access to the marking criteria being used. The criteria will demonstrate what you need to do to achieve a first class, upper second class, etc. mark on this module.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment type In-course Assessment | Notes Formative and Summative CV and covering letter | % of formal assessment 40 |
| Assessment type Presentation | Notes Group | % of formal assessment 30 |
| Assessment type Reflective log | Notes Personal Development Plan. Resit is by 2 hour examination | % of formal assessment 30 |
| 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: 02/04/2009
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