This module is not currently running in 2021 to 2022.
Topics the module will cover include:
• Orientation to studying at university, time management and learning styles.
• Research and cognitive development (writing essays and reports in higher education, research and referencing, plagiarism, how to make a reasoned argument, literature searches and introduction to critical and analytical thinking).
• The theories underlying personal skill development needed to achieve success at university and in the workplace (i.e. effective communication; working in groups, teamwork, problem solving, creative thinking, conflict management and negotiation).
• Personal Development Planning for Employability (including career search, CV writing, and making sense of employer skills requirements).
Total contact hours: 22
Private study hours: 128
Total study hours: 150
Main assessment methods:
Individual Essay, 2000 words (40%)
Report 1500 words (40%)
VLE Award (pass/fail) (10%)
Workshop Activity (10%)
Reassessment method;
100% coursework
Cameron, S, (2009) The Business Student's Handbook: Skills for Study and Employment, London: FT Prentice Hall.
Cottrell, S. (2008) The Study Skills Handbook. (3rd. Edition), London: Palgrave Macmillan
Gallagher, K. (2013) Skills Development for Business and Management Students, (2nd Edition) Oxford: OUP
Hepworth, A. (2011). Studying for your future: Successful study skills, time management and career development: A guide to personal development planning for university and college students Bury: Universe of Learning Ltd www.Uolearn.com
Hind, D and Moss, S. (2011). Employability Skills. Sunderland: Business Education Publishers
Lumley M., and Wilkinson, J. (2014) Developing Employability for Business. Oxford: OUP
Morgan, P, (2017), The Business Student's Guide to Study and Employability, London: Sage
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
See the library reading list for this module (Medway)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- demonstrate sound academic skills to complete assignments in accordance with the required academic conventions.
- demonstrate an ability to evaluate, interpret and synthesise a wide range of information, found through independent research.
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theories underlying key employability skills.
- use theory to inform practice by analysing and reflecting on a range of key employability skills in the context of personal development and business management.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to exercise personal responsibility.
- demonstrate the ability to research a topic independently to extract and synthesise information from a range of academic and online sources;
- make sound judgements to distinguish between fact and opinion, what is relevant and what is not and between opposing views based upon conflicting evidence;
- evaluate and interpret information from a variety of sources to formulate and support a well- reasoned and structured line of argument;
- relate knowledge of theory to practice and experience to enhance employability.
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