Module catalogue: SH5W51

SH5W51 - Becoming employable (2024/25)

Module specification

Module approved to run in 2024/25, but may be subject to modification

Module title

Becoming employable

Module level

Intermediate (05)

Credit rating for module

School

School of Social Sciences and Professions

Total study hours

150

9 hours	Assessment Preparation / Delivery
105 hours	Guided independent study
36 hours	Scheduled learning & teaching activities

Assessment components

Type	Weighting	Qualifying mark	Description
Coursework	50%		Folder of Evidence
Coursework	50%		Reflective Summary

Running in 2024/25

(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change)

Period	Campus	Day	Time	Module Leader
Autumn semester	North	Tuesday	Afternoon
Year	North	-	Afternoon

Module summary

This module aims to enable students to:
- Apply prior knowledge and relate specific knowledge and skills to real-life situations in a work environment
- Develop new capabilities and skills relating to employment
- Engage in career development planning
- Undertake a work-based placement

The module is structured in two distinct stages in order to enhance student employability. During the Autumn semester, students will engage with a number of activities, both in seminars and individually, designed to help clarify career goals and identify personal and professional developmental needs associated with these goals.

Following on from this students will be expected to undertake a placement during which they will be able to focus on specific learning needs identified through the learning activities from the seminars.

Syllabus

Some of the key areas include:
- What is employability
- Preparation for placement
- Self-development principles and practice
- Self-awareness and management
- Goal setting and personal development planning
- Trends in employment sectors and employers needs e.g. National Occupational Standards
- Selection methods
- Career development
- Critical reflection and analysis
- Reflective practice and writing
- Interview skills

Learning Outcomes LO1-4

Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity

Placement / work-based learning forms a core element of this module. Seminar sessions provide opportunities for students to discuss their knowledge and previous experience, helping them to make links between practical and theoretical understanding, as they further develop their professional skills and knowledge. Opportunities are provided for individual mentor sessions with tutors to discuss, appraise and plan student’s personal and professional development.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Undertake work based activities which develop new capabilities and skills
2. Reflect constructively on their professional learning and set targets for the future development of their knowledge and skills
3. Demonstrate employability skills in relation to employers’ needs and emerging employment trends
4. Apply employability skills through recruitment and selection activities

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