2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS1055 Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Finance
20 creditsClass Size: 168
Module manager: Joanna Ying Ye
Email: Y.Ye@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2022/23
This module is mutually exclusive with
| COMP1006 | Effective Personal Computing |
| CSER1011 | Career Planning |
| CSER1021 | Career Planning |
| LLLC1105 | PDP: Planning for Success |
| LUBS1075 | Academic, Professional and Research Skills for Studies in Ec |
| LUBS1080 | Personal Tutorials for HRM |
| LUBS1086 | Exploring Your Potential |
| LUBS1096 | Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Marketi |
| LUBS1105 | Academic and Professional Development for Studies in Interna |
| LUBS1876 | Academic and Employability Connections |
| LUBS2055 | Academic and Management Skills |
| LUBS2130 | Contemporary Business Issues |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
This module focuses on skills outcomes and is designed to enable students to make the most of the learning opportunities throughout their core programme of study. The module aims to enable students to cope with the expectations placed upon them as independent learners at levels 2 and 3. It supports students to develop skills and identify areas in need of further development.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Identify and utilise strategies and techniques for managing their own learning in the upper degree levels
- Demonstrate an understanding of scholarship in the discipline
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to demonstrate the following transferable skills:
- Locate, analyse and critically evaluate information from multiple sources
- Work as part of a team
- Present coherently to an audience
- Communicate clearly and effectively in writing
- Acknowledge and reference appropriate sources
- Structure and communicate quantitative and qualitative information, analysis and commentary in the form of academic essays and professional quality business reports and presentations
- Assemble coherent arguments within a range of assessments
And the following subject specific skills:
- Identify, evaluate and use the opportunities available to them through their degree programme and Leeds for Life
Syllabus
Indicative content:
A
The University's Values
B
The university learning environment
Self-managed learning
Assessment & the effective use of feedback
Jobs, professions and careers; portfolios of careers and multiple careers; work, life and balance
C
Finding things out: library skills, web skills
Advanced literacy: reading skills
Critical thinking
Advanced literacy: writing skills
Using and referencing sources in oral presentations and written assignments
Intellectual property and plagiarism
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Lecture | 6 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
| Lecture | 6 | 1.50 | 9.00 |
| Seminar | 6 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
| Private study hours | 169.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 31.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Your teaching methods could include a variety of delivery models, such as face-to-face teaching, live webinars, discussion boards and other interactive activities. There will be opportunities for formative feedback throughout the module.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Group Project | Group presentation on team project | 34.00 |
| Assignment | CV plus application form questions | 30.00 |
| Assignment | 1,000 word essay on an introductory topic requiring an evaluation of different source materials | 30.00 |
| Tutorial Performance | Active engagement with the personal tutorial process | 6.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
You are not required to pass each component individually to pass the module, as long as your combined mark for the module is above 40. If you fail the module overall, you are required to re-sit any failed element(s) during the August resit period. This has been exceptionally agreed due to pedagogical reasons to meet the learning outcomes for this module.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 29/04/2022 15:28:05
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