Realising Success

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• research roles, industries, resources corresponding to own early career planning
• effectively write professional documents for the recruitment process to produce a competitive application

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• create a positive and professional online presence through social media and online recruitment processes.
• Identify effective communication, interpersonal and other critical skills in preparation for the recruitment process
• effectively research specific roles and industries and articulate your relevant professional abilities, personal goal setting towards identifying a suitable placement opportunity.
• develop own confidence in the ability to effectively represent key skills in preparation for the recruitment process

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• enhancing reflection and practical awareness in relation to your own transferable skills and early career planning
• the employer requirements and identify your skills and experience to tailor to these.

You will be supported throughout the module through a series of lectures, seminars, peer support sessions with experienced placement students and online learning. These will help in gaining a competitive application together with an understanding on how to professionally represent yourself virtually and in person. The module content will vary depending on industry need or changes in recruitment processes, however topics will include:

• Identifying where there are opportunities and use these to develop employability skills
• Understanding your strengths and transferable skills, both technical and soft skills
• Identifying with different career pathways
• Developing professional communication and team working skills
• Creating a personal development plan
• Develop an understanding of the application process
• Identifying with employer expectations
• What the job market looks like
• Creating a professional profile
• Develop a competitive employability portfolio

Teaching methods include:

Lectures

Tutorials

Guest Speakers including employers and placement students,

Mentoring and peer support

Careers fairs (including virtual and physical)

Virtual seminars

Online learning

Private study developing employability portfolio

Learning activities include:

Reflection and action planning

Development of individual employability portfolio

Group activities and peer support

Online meetings

Identifying strengths and development areas

Identifying career opportunities

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Blackboard quizzes

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Lectures and Seminars

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Individual Activity

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Blackboard tasks

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.