Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- to enhance understanding of recent and emerging career systems in working life;
- to better understand impact of new competitive markets and technology on people performance and behaviour - at the individual, group, organisational, and cultural level;
- to acquire crucial preparation for planning and managing own career;
- to gain crucial preparation for job search;
- to understand what to expect when starting work and getting job(s).
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- be prepared for job search;
- proficiency in being interviewee for future job.
- have the tools such as CV;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- gaining long-term employability;
- deep knowledge of career system;
- develop career resilience.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- develop your professional digital presence.
- be equipped with the knowledge of local and global labour markets;
- be able to produce strong self-presentation to the labour market;
- realise alternative work arrangements, in particular those influenced by new technology;
- develop your career strategy and plan;
- understand both traditional and contemporary career systems;
Syllabus
Topics covered in this module will include.
·       Employability: What do employers want – what do you need?
·       Understanding personal preferences
·       Understanding the graduate recruitment market
·       Understanding emerging issues in business
·       Exploring graduate opportunities
·       Making career choices and developing career strategy and plan
·       Career Management – organizational perspectives
    Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching processes for this module comprises a combination of traditional lectures, action learning sets, workshop based activities and personal reflection. By channelling the activities into a facilitated personal inquiry you will be encouraged to become active co-creators of the knowledge and insights pertinent to your career.
Learning activities include:
_interviews of mature career people
Seminar participation for identifying personal-job fit, job search activity
CV writing
      
              | Type | Hours | 
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 126 | 
| Teaching | 24 | 
| Total study time | 150 | 
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution | 
|---|---|
| Coursework | 80% | 
| Group Coursework | 20% | 
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution | 
|---|---|
| Assessment | 100% | 
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 | 
|---|---|
| Assessment | 100% | 
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External