Module manager: Dr Nicholas Jackson
Email: N.Jackson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2014/15
| CSER1011 | Career Planning |
| CSER1021 | Career Planning |
| CSER2101 | Career Development 1 |
| CSER2201 | Career Development 2 |
| CSER3202 | Advanced Career Development - Business Awareness |
| CSER3212 | Advanced Career Development - Business Awareness |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
On completion of this module, students should be able to ...
- Evaluate definitions of commercial awareness and expectations of graduate employers and professional bodies;
- Articulate their commercial awareness as a result of independent research, application of management theory, self-audit and critical reflection;
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the global graduate employment market for Management graduates;
- Evidence the knowledge, skills and attributes developed from academic study and co-curricular activity; and
- Evidence career planning and decision making strategies using various resources and opportunities, in line with their graduate aspirations.
The aims of the module are to support second year Management undergraduates in:
- setting goals and making appropriate decisions with respect to their post-graduation aspirations;
- articulating their knowledge, skills, abilities and motivation as appropriate to their post-graduation aspirations;
- developing their business and commercial awareness;
- applying for year in industry*, summer internships*, study year abroad, year in enterprise, year in research, postgraduate study or graduate employment.
The module will be co-delivered by LUBS, University Careers Centre, and employer and alumni guest speakers/facilitators.
*Students intending to apply for these opportunities will be recommended to register on and/or attend additional lectures/opportunities offered through LUBS2020 From Study to Work.
Where do Management graduates go and what do they do?
- The global graduate recruitment market for Management graduates in the private, public and third sectors.
- The destinations of LUBS Management graduates and alumni.
Careers, pathways and opportunities for Management graduates:
- Graduate management programmes (includes year in industry, summer internships & insights).
- Enterprise and business start-up (includes year in enterprise).
- Postgraduate study after a first degree in Management (includes year in research).
- Study year abroad and working internationally.
- Volunteering and social enterprise.
Exploring commercial awareness
- Critical evaluation of definitions of commercial awareness and comparing expectations of different stakeholders.
- How to develop and evidence commercial awareness as appropriate to graduate aspirations.
- How to apply learning from BA Management programme and modules in order to analyse organisations/sectors.
Networking
- Face to face networking skills.
- Using social media for networking and information gathering.
Articulating and evidencing commercial awareness, career planning and decision making.
- Success in written articulation e.g. application forms.
- Success in verbal articulation e.g. interviews and group work.
- Critical self-reflection and audit.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visit | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 79.5 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 18 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 97.5 | ||
It is anticipated that students will use 60% of their private study time to research sectors, organisations and pathways that match with their graduate aspirations. The research should include networking and this include attendance at a minimum of 5 hours contact time with University Careers Centre, careers/study abroad fairs, related events or seminars, and/or meetings with a professional mentor (if applicable) and/or staff at LUBS employability hub. Students are also encouraged to use appropriate social media and relevant online networks such as the 'Leeds Network'. Based on their research and networking, students should also use private study time to critically reflect on their suitability for their chosen opportunity/sector. The remaining 40% of private study time should be used to prepare the assessed written report and prepare for the verbal presentation.
Students will have the opportunity to gain formative feedback through the following mechanisms:
- Submission of a draft report outline (submitted in week 2, written feedback in week 4);
- At least one embedded personal tutorial meeting with the Head of Second Year;
- Academic support hours as advertised in the module handbook/VLE; and
- Individual progress blog on the VLE.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 1,500 words | 50 |
| Presentation | individual 30 minute verbal presentation | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Resit is via submission of an extended project report of 2,500 words which includes a reflective narrative on the reasons for failure of original component(s) and which evidences the actions taken as a result of feedback generated and received with regard to the failed component(s).
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 2/26/2015
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