2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS5903M Professional Skills for International Business
10 creditsClass Size: 200
Module manager: Elizabeth Bailey
Email: e.w.bailey@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
Module replaces
LUBS 5213M Professional and Research Skills for International BusinessThis module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
This module aims to empower students to enhance their own personal and professional skills according to their individual career stage. It will give them useful tools and techniques to apply independently as well as signpost them to additional support and extension activities.Objectives
This module aims to empower students to enhance their own personal and professional skills according to their individual career stage giving useful tools and techniques to apply independently as well as signposting additional support and extension activities.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify, evaluate and classify the main characteristics, skills sets, personality traits and possible career paths of the international business practitioner
- Evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses and apply this knowledge to plan how they might improve
- Select and deploy appropriate strategies to give and receive effective feedback
- Undertake self-evaluation to set appropriate and relevant career-related goals and plan actions to achieve these
- Select and deploy appropriate strategies to give and receive effective feedback
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Evidence emotional intelligence and self-awareness in reflective learning
- Exercise advanced written and oral communication and presentation skills
Subject specific
- Deploy in context appropriate career refresh and start-up skills
Syllabus
Indicative content
Career Refresh and Start-up Skills and Knowledge
Understanding and using reflective learning (includes giving and receiving feedback)
Self awareness and applied emotional intelligence
Goal setting and action planning
Effective Communication
Presentation Skills
Networks, Relationships and Soft Power
Team working
Assessment Centre Group Exercise
Introduction to Leading and Managing People
Practical Business knowledge
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Seminar | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
Private study hours | 80.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 |
Private study
Reading, executing personal action plan & reviewing outcomes, preparing case studies for discussion, seeking experiences & feedback to improve personal development for discussion and reviewOpportunities for Formative Feedback
3 marked assessments: formative essay, Reflective Learning Portfolio, individual presentationMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 500 words formative essay (induction) | 20.00 |
Presentation | Individual presentation | 20.00 |
Reflective log | Structured portfolio of evidence & reflections | 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 websiteLast updated: 26/01/2016
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