Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Realise alternative work arrangements, in particular those influenced by new technology
- Be equipped with the knowledge of local and global labour markets, which is a complex issue, posing diverse challenges facing individuals and organizations across the globe
- Be able to produce strong self-presentation to the labour market
- Be able to apply critical theories to support and underpin these challenges
- Understand both traditional and contemporary career systems from both theoretical and practical perspectives, to ensure career sustainability and employability for the graduates
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- identify strengths in yourself and others;
- critically evaluate and develop your professional development objectives;
- develop your career plan;
- develop your professional digital presence.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate independent learning ability to support continuing professional development.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Zichy, S (2017). Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You’ll Love to Do. AMACON.
Lees, L. (2016). How to Get a Job You Love. McGraw-Hill Education.
Harriman House Ltd. Interviews and Assessment Centres.
Y Baruch (2021). Managing Careers and Employability. SAGE.
Maun, R. (2012). Job Hunting 3.0: Secrets and skills to sell yourself effectively in the modern age. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia).
Taylor, D (2010). Now You've Been Shortlisted: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Being Successful at Interviews and Assessment Centres. Harriman House Ltd..
R Bolles (2019). What Colour is Your Parachute?.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
In-class activities
- 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.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Assignment | 80% |
Group Assignment | 20% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Assignment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Assignment | 100% |