Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complex political and socio-economic surrounding individuals' transitions to, and integration, into the contemporary.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the issues and factors that shape individuals' employment progression and outcomes and how employability is socially and personally constructed.
- Display evidence of critically examining how wider social and economic changes impact on education systems and education policy relating to skills, professional and economic development.
- Develop an enhanced reflection and practical awareness in relation to the management of your own employability and early career planning.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 128 |
Teaching | 20 |
Total study time | 148 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Review of Vocational Education - The Wolf Report. Report to the Department of Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. London: HMSO.
Journal Articles
Wilton, N. (2012). The impact of work placements on the skills development and career outcomes of business. Studies in Higher Education, 37(5), pp. 603-620.
Holmes, L. (2013). Competing Perspectives on Graduate Employability: possession, position or process?. Studies in Higher Education, 38(4), pp. 538-554.
Tomlinson, M (2012). Graduate Employability: a review of conceptual and empirical themes. Higher Education Policy, 25(4), pp. 407-431.
Journal of Education and Work. Journal of Education and Work.
Howieson, C. and Semple, S (2013). The Impact of Career Websites: what's the evidence?. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 41(3), pp. 287-301.
Fugate, M (2004). Employability: a psycho-social construct, its dimension and application. Journal Vocational Behavior, 65(1), pp. 14-38.
Studies in Higher Education.
Education and Training.
McGowan, T (2015). Should Universities Promote Employability. Theory and Research in Education, pp. 1-19.
British Journal of Sociology of Education.
British Educational Research Journal.
Higher Education Research and Development.
Textbooks
The mismanagement of talent: employability and jobs in the knowledge economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Education, Work and Identity. London: Bloomsbury.
The Global Auction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective account | 30% |
Coursework | 70% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 70% |
Reflective account | 30% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective account | 30% |
Coursework | 70% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External