2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CSER2208 Full module title: 2 Developing Your Professional Identity: Reflective Practice for Informed Career Planning

20 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Rachael Stevens
Email: r.stevens2@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

Your must be in the second year of your degree course to take this module

This module is mutually exclusive with

CSER2206

Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Caree

Module replaces

CSER 2201

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

Do you need help discovering your passion for future careers? Or to understand your values, skills or interests to express yourself and impress future employers? This module has been designed to develop your knowledge and skills across the following 4 key areas, within the context of work experience:Identity – develop your self-awareness and how this relates to your courseWorkplace – understand how you fit within the workplace and what employers are looking for in a graduateProfessional Image – how to articulate an external, professional image to future employersDigital Literacy – develop confidence in expressing yourself digitallyNo prior knowledge or skills are needed for this module and you will be able to contextualise the content to suit the sectors that you are most interested in.This is a practical and highly interactive module led by the University’s Professional Careers Consultants requiring attendance at all sessions. All assessments are coursework based and have no exams. To meet the learning outcomes no student will be permitted join after the end of session three. For further information please contact j.law2@leeds.ac.uk

Objectives

In order to make informed decisions to assist your future career choices, this module will support the development of self-awareness, motivations, values and skill-set. This can be applied to either further study or employment and future promotion.

Against this background, you will also study the current graduate labour market, including future trends, identifying methods to enhance your skillset in areas where you may lack experience or confidence.

The module will consider different ways of articulating your values, skills and attributes through creating a professional image that will appeal to a range of employers. These methods include different digital formats which will build your skills and profile for the future.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this module students will have:
1. Developed their level of self-awareness to gain a better understanding of their student identity (including values, skills and attributes) in relation to the current graduate labour market.
2. Researched and analysed the current and future labour market in order to self-evaluate their current skillset for graduate employment including commercial awareness
3. Demonstrated the capability to communicate effectively through a professional presentation
4. Enhanced their digital capabilities in order to develop their confidence in presenting a professional image for the workplace
5. Reflected upon their learning to date in order to formulate an informed action plan for their future professional development

Syllabus

• Introduction of reflective models
• Self-awareness including values, motivations and skills
• Understanding your opportunities including commercial awareness and making connections
• Decision-making
• Action Planning

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Independent online learning hours			8.00
Private study hours			170.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

All students are expected to undertake a minimum of 2 hrs per week in private study preparing for their weekly taught sessions. This is in addition for the work to be undertaken to develop and create their assessed submissions which include a group presentation and an individual resource

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative feedback will be available through:
1) Group discussions and peer review in sessions (supported by staff)
2) Minerva Discussion Board Chatroom for assessment queries

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	individual	25.00
Portfolio	Reflective Development workbook	75.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Portfolio 75% of total

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 24/01/2024

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