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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Professional and Academic Skills (1) | |||
| Reference | BS1060 | Version | 2 |
| Created | March 2019 | SCQF Level | SCQF 7 |
| Approved | July 2019 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | July 2019 | ECTS Points | 15 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The aim of this module is to develop academic, professional, management and leadership skills and the importance of career capital to support students as they commence their studies. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Display the ability to actively listen, openly question and produce clear and effective communication in a variety of forms appropriate to purpose and target audience. |
| 2 | Demonstrate confidence in knowing own core values and drivers and how this impacts on professional and ethical activity. |
| 3 | Identify potential solutions to basic business problems. |
| 4 | Understand the principles of collaborative working and the importance of effective team working. |
| 5 | Manage time pressured activities under guidance. |
| 6 | Reflect upon personal development needs, learning and performance. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Using the CareerEDGE model of employability (Dacre Pool, Qualter, Sewell, 2014) students will be required to evidence development appropriate to SCQF Level 7 in each of the five areas of: Career Development Learning, Experience (work and life), Degree Subject Knowledge, Generic Skills and Emotional Intelligence. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| This module is delivered in supported online distance learning mode using a range of structured learning materials/activities and directed study facilitated by regular online tutor contact allowing students to contextualise their learning to their own workplace where appropriate. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | N/A | 30 |
| Non-Contact Hours | N/A | 270 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | N/A | 300 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Description: | e-portfolio | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| Minimum requirement to achieve module grade: | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | 70% |
| B | 60-69% |
| C | 50-59% |
| D | 40-49% |
| E | 35-39% |
| F | less than 35% |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BASSOT, B., 2017, The employability journal. London: Palgrave Macmillan |
| 2 | CAMERON, S.,2016, The business student's handbook: skills for study and employment. 6th Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. |
| 3 | COTTRELL, S., 2015. Skills for success. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. |
| 4 | DACRE POOL, L. and SEWELL, P., 2007. The key to employability: developing a practical model of graduate employability. Education+ Training, 49(4), pp.277-289. |