SHN5152 - Professional Development and Placement 2

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Appraise relevant personal and professional skills for related careers (including digital skills).
Critically reflect on own personal and professional skills for and within the workplace.
Demonstrate satisfactory professional performance across the pre-placement and placement periods.

Content:

Students will undertake activities to allow them to appraise their own personal skills and professional skills for the workplace. There will be a particular emphasis on graduate level skills and graduate level careers. Students will identify areas of personal and professional development and communicate these in relevant modes. Careers guidance and placement support sessions will be embedded into the module. Networking opportunities with employers will take place. Students will be signposted to 'extra-curricular' opportunities for further careers guidance and placement support.

Critical reflection for improving professional skills will be a key feature of the lecture content.

Placement period - 6 weeks full time equivalent in the workplace.

Learning and Teaching Information:

In lectures, students will acquire knowledge and understanding of graduate careers, personal and professional skills and critical reflection.

A variety of demonstrations, practical classes and workshops will involve conferences, networking events and careers guidance workshops.

Individual tutorials will take place with the development tutor/careers services and placement mentors.

Lectures
Contact hours: 8
Intended Group size: 100

Demonstrations, Practical Classes and Workshops
Contact hours: 8
Intended Group size: 50

Digital Skills Workshops:
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 50

Tutorials:
Contact hours: 4
Intended Group size: 1

Placement:
Hours: 210

Further details relating to assessment

Portfolio will consist of pre and post-placement written coursework tasks. It is expected that the tasks in the portfolio are structured to support students in critically reflecting to inform graduate employment plans.

The portfolio contains a digital skills assessment evidencing development of digital literacy.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio; 4000 words; end of placement 100%
002 Placement; Pass/Fail 0%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Jon Radcliffe
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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