2013/14 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS2020 From Study to Work

10 creditsClass Size: 200

Module manager: Julia Braham
Email: j.Braham@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2013/14

Pre-requisite qualifications

Available to year 2 students only

This module is mutually exclusive with

CSER2101	Career Development 1
CSER2201	Career Development 2

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/YearinIndustryThe 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;

- 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
- Planning skills
- 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	1.00	3.00
Peer Discussion	1	1.00	1.00
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	1.00	1.00
Lecture	7	1.00	7.00
Private study hours			78.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
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 application questions that will form part of the basis for the first assignment. They will receive feedback on this during a seminar in 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
Assignment	Students will be required to complete an exercise answering a detailed question on their job seeking goals (500 words) and 6 questions (250 words each) that are typically asked by employers on their application forms.	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

Resit by 2 hour written examination.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 23/04/2014

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