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2014/15 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CSER1020 Career Planning for Chemists

10 creditsClass Size: 65

Module manager: Caroline Williams
Email: c.s.a.williams@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2014/15

Pre-requisite qualifications

To be studying chemistry at level 1

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

- Do you want a head start when you apply for summer or industrial year placement? - Want to increase your awareness of your own skills/interests and personal characteristics so that you can impress a future employer? - Do you want help deciding whether to go into industry or stay in academia? If so enrol onto Career Planning for Chemists. This is a practical and highly participative module with local employer involvement run by the University's Professional Careers Consultants. Assessments are continual, relevant and useful with no exams. - To do this module you don't need any previous experience or special skills. - To meet the learning outcomes no student will be permitted to join the module after the end of session 3.

Objectives

This course aims to provide a framework within which you will be able to maximise the academic career and personal development opportunities available to you while you are studying at the University of Leeds.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will have:

Increased your awareness of your skills, interests and personal characteristics
A greater awareness of the opportunities for skills development at the University of Leeds and how to make the most of them to develop your skills profile
An understanding of the range of opportunities to gain work experience whilst you are a student and how and when to apply for them
An insight into the range of opportunities available to you at the end of your course and an understanding of how to access them
Developed a CV and Covering Letter
Developed practical techniques for interviews, presentations and group work
Increased your enterprising skills
An increased understanding of the range of ways in which the Careers Centre can help you in your career planning and development at all stages in your degree programme

Skills outcomes
Written Communication; Planning & Organisation; Problem Solving; Interpersonal Communication; Team Working; Networking; Decision Making; Negotiation; Initiative.

Syllabus

This module aims to help students develop realistic career plans to work towards during their time at university and beyond.

Throughout the module we will use workshops and practical exercises to consider:
- the factors affecting decision making and how these relate to educational planning (eg module selection), career planning and life planning;
- the current employment market for graduates in general, and for chemistry graduates in particular;
- what skills employers are looking for, with particular reference to subject-specific occupations;
- recruitment and selection processes;
- how to develop relevant skills through your degree programme and other activities at university;
- how understanding yourself and what motivates you can help in career choice;
- how to make the most of any vacation or temporary work experience;
- how to collate and analyse all this information to make effective applications;
- issues of self presentation, both oral and written.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	11	2.00	22.00
Private study hours			78.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

78 hours of total reading time, lecture research time, research and preparation of assignments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will be encouraged to make full use of the Careers Centre facilities to aide their progress during the course of the module. Any further issues would be addressed during the interactive workshop sessions.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	CV and covering letter and report	60.00
Presentation	Individual Presentation	35.00
In-course Assessment	Action plan	5.00
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: 07/05/2015

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