Module overview
To enhance your capability for further studies, equip you with basic employability skills to prepare for the job market, etc.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The activities and modules in your degree programme where you will learn key employability skills.
- Recall of pre-university mathematics knowledge;
- Importance of considering employability in Year 1;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental pre-university mathematics skills;
- Demonstrate communication and group-working skills essential for employability.
Syllabus
A range of topics which may include the following:
- Employability skills (job search techniques and the development of application material);
- Communications skills;
- Revision of fundamental pre-university mathematics.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures and independent study.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Guided independent study | 72 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Independent Study | 204 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 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 |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External