2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS2020 From Study to Work

10 creditsClass Size: 150

Module manager: Maria McCabe
Email: maria@lubs.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2008/09

Pre-requisite qualifications

Available to year 2 students only

This module is mutually exclusive with

CSER2101	Career Development 1
CSER2201	Career Development 2
LEED2110	Skill Build for Enterprise
LUBS2370	Career Management

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module is offered to LUBS and Joint Honours students on Accounting, Economics and Management programmes who might be considering doing a placement year via the Business School. There are many benefits of doing a placement year including enhancing your employability, earning a salary for a year, increasing your confidence and experience. More details of the Business School placement year can be found at http://lubswww.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduate/YearinIndustry. The Study to Work module provides a preparation for those considering this pathway and is designed to assist in the job/placement search and provide a broad preparation for the world of work. Note - finding a placement is not a requirement for passing this module; students looking for any work experience or graduate employment may also find it useful. In order to do the placement year students will normally need to have passed all level 1 modules with an average of 50 or more.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the process of job acquisition

Have developed the skills necessary to obtain work work placement/internship or other substantial work experience; specifically:
Decision-making about preferred work
Research of placement/internship
Clarity over personal objectives
Job search planning
Applying for jobs
Interviews and assessment skills
Communicating with others in the job search

Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the world of work and appreciate the impact of behaviour and ethics in the world of work

Have developed some of the skills and capacities necessary to benefit from work placement/internship or other substantial work experience; specifically:

Working with and relating to others
An appreciation of the impacts of organisational culture
Communication and negotiation skills
Defining goals and maximising benefit
Presentation of evidence
An understanding of relevant regulations, e.g., health and safety

Be able to demonstrate independent and reflective learning skills; specifically:

The ability to manage the work placement/internship job search process
Reflection on own learning outcomes and an ability to link to academic learning within LUBS programmes
Presentation of evidence

Skills outcomes
Working with and relating to others. Communication and negotiation skills. Defining goals and maximizing benefit. Job acquisition skills.

Syllabus

The opportunity of undertaking work placement and internship during university studies is taken up by many Business School and Joint Honours students. This module provides a preparation for those considering this pathway and is designed to assist in the job/placement search and provide a broad preparation for the world of work. The module will include:

The work placement search
The application process
Managing interviews
Assessment Centres
Task, team and time management
Ethics in the workplace
Preparation for work placement

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	5	2.00	10.00
Independent Learning	3	2.00	6.00
Lecture	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			80.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Individual preparation, study and completion of assessment
NB This workload allowance will include some but not necessarily all of the time individual students spend on work placement search

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will be required to complete a monthly learning log that will form part of the basis for the end-of-module assessment. They will receive feedback on entry during the first semester.

Workshops will include practical exercises and feedback on these which should be used by students to monitor their individual progress.

The Work Placement Manager will be responsible for keeping an overview of the students involvement and engagement with the module elements

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Computer Exercise	Online learning log to be completed in a timely and appropriate manner	40.00
Reflective log	Reflective statement on the individual student's job acquisition process (2,000 words) NOTE: Resit for this module is by 2 hour written exam.	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 18/03/2009

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