Unit name | Academic, Personal and Professional Development |
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Unit code | EFIMM0147 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Lambert |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
none |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This Unit is designed to help students develop their academic skills to support their studies at University, and employability skills to help them achieve their future career goals. It is specifically aimed at the transition from undergraduate to Masters level study and supports the diverse assessment approaches that the students will encounter as part of the programme. It also aims to equip students with the skills to manage their own professional development. Indicative examples include:
Preparation for greater degree of independent working
Team working
Giving and receiving feedback
Thinking – critically and reflexively
Writing – critically and reflexively
Being a reflexive
Storytelling and communicating
Stakeholder management
Personal development planning
Being creative
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
20 hours per Teaching Block. The unit will be delivered through a variety of formats, including interactive participatory workshops. Personal development planning is supported by the university online and many of the professional development activities supported by the careers service are also online.
Assessment will be through:
Peer review (20%) based on participation and performance (criteria to be co-created with the participating students). (ILO 1,3,4,5)
Individual reflective portfolio (80%). A visual, annotated portfolio exploring key themes (2 or 3) considered as part of the unit. Word count guide: 2000 (ILO 1,2,4,5)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EFIMM0147).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.