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MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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Module Title | |||
Enterprise And Employability | |||
Reference | BS3972 | Version | 5 |
Created | August 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
Approved | July 2019 | SCQF Points | 15 |
Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
Aims of Module | |||
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To develop enterprise and employability skills, and enhance understanding of personal and professional development. |
Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
1 | Undertake a personal skills audit, identify development needs and formulate a personal elevator pitch. |
2 | Create a professional network map and develop a network management plan. |
3 | Generate and explore business ideas and provide solutions to organisational problems. |
Indicative Module Content |
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Devising and delivering an elevator pitch; conducting a personal skills audit; idea generation and testing; creative thinking; network mapping; network management; team building; professional development planning; reflection. |
Module Delivery |
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A condensed taught programme of activity followed by directed and private study. |
Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
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Contact Hours | 36 | N/A |
Non-Contact Hours | 114 | N/A |
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |   |   |
ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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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 |
Description: | Reflective presentation. |
MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
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Explanatory Text | |
Component 1 comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade is required. | |
Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
A | A |
B | B |
C | C |
D | D |
E | E |
F | F |
NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
Module Requirements | |
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Prerequisites for Module | None. |
Corequisites for module | None. |
Precluded Modules | None. |
INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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1 | BECKER, S., 2021. Boost your employability London: Sage |
2 | CAMERON, S., 2021.The business student's handbook : skills for study and employment (7th ed) Upper Saddle River: Pearson |
3 | COTTRELL, S. 2013. Skills for success: personal development and employability. 4th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. |
4 | DOWSON, P., 2015. Personal and Professional Development for Business Students. London: Sage |
5 | LUMLEY, M. and WILKINSON, J., 2013. Developing employability for business. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
6 | TROUGHT, F., 2017. Brilliant Employability Skills: How to stand out from the crowd in the graduate job market (2nd Edition). Harlow: Pearson Education. |