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BUSI1640 Personal & Professional Development 3

2024-25

1 Welcome message from your Module Leader

First,  I would  like  to  take  the  opportunity to welcome you to  Personal  and  Professional Development  3  (PPD3).  The  module  which  is  designed  to  develop  your  personal  and professional capabilities, will enable you to hit the ground running in the employability stakes and for you to enjoy a successful start to your career and working life.

Building upon Personal & Professional Development 1 (PPD 1) and Personal & Professional Development 2 (PPD 2), this Module (PPD 3) provides you a self-guided online learning platform. Students are expected to study and review the materials including slides and videos, etc, to complete a series of tasks in each online lesson.

I wish you an enjoyable learning experience on this Module. Your success on it will depend upon your willingness to:

•        dedicate yourself to the online studies;

•        complete all online tasks by the deadline to pass this Module.

Success is therefore very much in your own hands.

This handbook provides essential information about this module including the aims and learning outcomes, the schedule of teaching and learning activities, assessment tasks, reading recommendations and, if applicable, any additional resources that you will need.   Please read it from the start of term so you are aware of key details and important dates from early on.

2 Key contacts (academic queries)

The list below provides contact details of the module team.

3 Module details and learning outcomes

Host faculty: Business

Host school: BOS

Number of credits: 0

Term(s) of delivery: Terms 1 & 2

Site(s) of delivery: Greenwich Maritime (Online on Moodle)

Aims:

1.   Develop students’ awareness of their skills, knowledge and personal qualities in preparation for seeking appropriate graduate employment.

2.   Prepare students for their responsibilities and rights within the workplace.

3.   Increase students’ employability by developing interpersonal and communication skills.

4.   Enhance skills for  life-long learning and commitment in continuing professional development.

Learning Outcomes:

1.   Develop knowledge and understanding of employability and career management in the context of lifelong learning and continuing personal and professional development.

2.   Create a unique, value-added personal brand statement and market this to potential employers in the graduate marketplace.

3.   Critically reflect upon personal strengths and weaknesses and workplace contributions to the expectations of potential employers.

4.   Learn appropriate approaches to CV formulation, application letters, selection tests and selection interviews.

5.  Apply recruitment and selection processes most used by employers, relative to current and future conditions in the labour market, industry sectors and overall economy.

6.   Research and report trends in graduate employment and selected industries.

Glossary:

•       A Learning Outcome is a subject-specific statement that defines the learning to be achieved through completing this module.

4. Employability

The  concept  of employability  has  been  embedded  into  the  curriculum  design  of  this Module. By completing your study, you should expect to gain the following skills which will enhance your employability when presenting to your prospective employers.

a. Cognitive Skills

Exposure to a wider set of problems with greater emphasis on assessing risk and drawing conclusions. Practice in drawing conclusions, justifying judgements, attention to detail and reflection on skills gained.

b. Generic Competencies

Through group work, students will be able to set goals including influencing, planning, questioning, listening, persuading, interpersonal sensitivity. It also includes the opportunity to reflect on how the task was managed and how the group worked together.

Written element emphasizes clear formatting, spelling and grammar within a clear, well- reasoned narrative.

c. Technical Ability

Introduce and apply the advanced technical skills (MS Project Software) in project planning with reflection on the value of these skills for the appropriate subject/discipline.

d. Organizational Awareness

Understanding  organizational  goals  and  structures  with  awareness  of  issues  around management and leadership in project-related context.

e. Practical and Professional Elements

Demonstrate  increased  professionalism  and  encourage  effective  applications  for  project- related placement and internship opportunities.

You can find out more about the Greenwich Employability Passport at:Greenwich Employability Passport for students

Information about the Career Centre is available at:Employability and Careers | University of Greenwich

5. Schedule of teaching and learning activities

In addition to the teaching and learning activities within the module, additional study support can be seen at:Academic Skills