COM5032 - Professional Development and Placement

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Identify their own approach to team working and reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses in employability;
Research possible job opportunities and prepare a career plan for the future;
Apply knowledge and skills in the workplace and perform to a satisfactory standard during their 6-week placement.

Content:

The preparation course will guide students for preparing career plans, searching for job opportunities and experiencing a typical Graduate Trainee process through an Assessment Centre experience. Workshops will encourage students to analyse their personality and understand the importance of effective interpersonal relationships and team work in an organisation.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The main delivery of this module will take place during three preparation workshops and full day conference providing an Assessment Centre type experience. Weekly sessions will use lecture and workshop formats to teach the various skills while preparation for the placement, including volunteering options, will involve meetings with the Employer Partnership Office and personal tutor. Drawing on teamwork theories (such as Gibbs' reflective cycle and Kolb's experiential learning) this learning will be integrated with group and project work undertaken in previous academic modules. Reflective diaries will help students think about development and collaboration, roles in teamwork, team motivation, and professionalism in work and to plan for their professional placement placement.

Day conference
Hours: 6
Intended Group Size: 80

Workshops x 3
Hours: 9
Intended Group Size: 80

Individual meetings with personal tutor as required
Hours: 1

Individual meetings with placement
Hours: 3

Placement (40 hours) x 6 weeks
Hours: 240

Further details relating to assessment
The day conference will be assessed through a typical, industry-standard assessment centre scorecard measuring student performance against employability standards and readiness for graduate level positions.

Other relevant matters
The practical element is normally of 6 weeks' duration. If a full six week placement is not possible an alternative project, which meets the module learning outcomes and involves an equivalent workload, will be agreed between the student, the supervisor and the Employer Partnership Office.

Assessment:

Fact File

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Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered -

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