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Session: 2022/23
Last modified: 08/04/2022 15:54:16
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Title of Module: BCI Professional and Academic Development 3 |
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Code: BUSN09084 |
SCQF Level: 9
(Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) |
Credit Points: 20 |
ECTS: 10
(European Credit Transfer Scheme) |
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| School: | School of Business & Creative Industries |
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| Module Co-ordinator: | TBC
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| Summary of Module |
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The aim of this module is to enable students to build their personal and professional brand and evaluate their potential contribution to their profession of choice.
The module gives students the opportunity to undertake Career Development Planning.
Students will follow a syllabus of activities that help them build their online presence, and apply the skills to engage succesfully with employment in their chosen industry.
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| Module Delivery Method |
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| Face-To-Face | Blended | Fully Online | HybridC | HybridO | Work-based Learning |
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Face-To-Face
Term used to describe the traditional classroom environment where the students and the lecturer meet synchronously in the same room for the whole provision.
Blended
A mode of delivery of a module or a programme that involves online and face-to-face delivery of learning, teaching and assessment activities, student support and feedback. A programme may be considered “blended” if it includes a combination of face-to-face, online and blended modules. If an online programme has any compulsory face-to-face and campus elements it must be described as blended with clearly articulated delivery information to manage student expectations
Fully Online
Instruction that is solely delivered by web-based or internet-based technologies. This term is used to describe the previously used terms distance learning and e learning.
HybridC
Online with mandatory face-to-face learning on Campus
HybridO
Online with optional face-to-face learning on Campus
Work-based Learning
Learning activities where the main location for the learning experience is in the workplace.
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| Term(s) for Module Delivery |
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(Provided viable student numbers permit).
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| Term 1 | | Term 2 | | Term 3 | |
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| Learning Outcomes: (maximum of 5 statements) |
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On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:
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Develop and build your own personal and professional brand via an online presence.
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Critically evaluate your current and/or future practice and contribution to the profession.
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Apply the skills required to engage successfully with employment in your industry.
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Develop a critical understanding of professionalism and ethics within your subject area and demonstrate these |
| Employability Skills and Personal Development Planning (PDP) Skills |
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| SCQF Headings |
During completion of this module, there will be an opportunity to achieve
core skills in:
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| Knowledge and Understanding (K and U) |
SCQF Level 9.
Understanding the opportunities and limitations of a personal brand.
Critically analysing and applying ethical practices in your area of study. |
| Practice: Applied Knowledge and Understanding |
SCQF Level 9.
Critically evaluate your practice in the context of your professional aims. |
| Generic Cognitive skills |
SCQF Level 9.
Understanding the labour market for your profession.
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| Communication, ICT and Numeracy Skills |
SCQF Level 9.
Presenting information about yourself in a range of formats. |
| Autonomy, Accountability and Working with others |
SCQF Level 9.
Working individually and collaboratively as appropriate. |
| Pre-requisites: |
Before undertaking this module the student should have
undertaken the following:
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| Co-requisites | Module Code:
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* Indicates that module descriptor is not published.
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| Learning and Teaching |
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This module involves undertaking a range of activities collectively and individually to meet your own professional and academic development needs. You will have the opportunity to undertake timetabled sessions on core skills, additional activities and events, and to incorporate both into your own career focused portfolio.
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Learning Activities
During completion of this module, the learning activities undertaken to
achieve the module learning outcomes are stated below:
| Student Learning Hours
(Normally totalling 200 hours):
(Note: Learning hours include both contact hours and hours spent on other learning activities) |
| Lecture/Core Content Delivery | 36 |
| Personal Development Plan | 12 |
| Independent Study | 152 |
| 200
Hours Total
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**Indicative Resources: (eg. Core text, journals, internet
access)
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The following materials form essential underpinning for the module content
and ultimately for the learning outcomes:
Dowson, P. (2015) Personal & Professional Development for Business Students. London:Sage.
Details of further resources, including textbooks, journals and online resources will be identified at the beginning of each delivery in the Module Handbook and on the VLE.
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(**N.B. Although reading lists should include current publications,
students are advised (particularly for material marked with an asterisk*) to
wait until the start of session for confirmation of the most up-to-date
material)
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| Engagement Requirements |
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In line with the Academic Engagement Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on the relevant learning platform, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement procedure |
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Supplemental Information
| Programme Board | Marketing, Innovation, Tourism & Events |
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| Assessment Results (Pass/Fail) |
No
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| Subject Panel | TBC |
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| Moderator | TBC |
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| External Examiner | TBC |
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| Accreditation Details | TBC |
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| Version Number | 1 |
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| Assessment: (also refer to Assessment Outcomes Grids below) |
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| Individual creative output |
| Career Focused Portfolio |
(N.B. (i) Assessment Outcomes Grids for the module
(one for each component) can be found below which clearly demonstrate how the learning outcomes of the module
will be assessed.
(ii) An indicative schedule listing approximate times
within the academic calendar when assessment is likely to feature will be
provided within the Student Handbook.)
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Assessment Outcome Grids (Footnote A.)
Footnotes
A. Referred to within Assessment Section above
B. Identified in the Learning Outcome Section above
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Note(s):
- More than one assessment method can be used to assess individual learning outcomes.
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Schools are responsible for determining student contact hours. Please refer to University Policy on contact hours (extract contained within section 10 of the Module Descriptor guidance note).
This will normally be variable across Schools, dependent on Programmes &/or Professional requirements.
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| Equality and Diversity |
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UWS Equality and Diversity Policy |
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(N.B. Every effort
will be made by the University to accommodate any equality and diversity issues
brought to the attention of the School)
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