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Full Module Title:
CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Short Module Title: CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Module Code: 2DPI512 Module Level: 5
Academic credit weighting: 15 credits
Length: 2 Semesters (long thin)
School:
Media, Art and Design.
Department:
Photographic and Digital Media
Module Leader: Liz Allen Extension: 4083
Host Course:
BSc(Hons) Photography and Digital Imaging
Status:
Core.
Subject Board:
Pre-requisites:
None.
Co-requisites:
None.
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Summary of Module content: Career management, Personal Development Planning
The module is designed to encourage the learner to undertake personal and professional
development through a process of self reflection and self assessment, through research of the
graduate labour market, development of rational decision making strategies and developing skills
for positive self marketing.
Module Aims:
The key aim of the module is to understand and demonstrate practical application of career
management skills necessary for successful progression and development through university and
transition from university.
• To identify and evaluate appropriate strategies for career success and progression in a chosen
field.
• To improve retention and employability of Westminster students/graduates
• To provide students with the opportunity to develop self-awareness in the context of career
decision making, knowledge of career opportunities that are available to them and the skills
to make focused applications
• To encourage students to more fully engage in Personal Development Planning
• To enhance student learning throughout their time at University
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the module, successful students will be expected to be able to:
1. Identify their learning style
2. Identify, assess and articulate their skills, interests, values and personality traits in the
context of career decision making.
3. Construct a CV suitable for obtaining work experience.
4. Describe the nature of the job market and nature of changing job roles, apply to a vocational
area relevant to study
5. Put into practice appropriate networking strategies when researching the graduate labour
market
6. Develop careers information retrieval, research and decision making skills, using a variety of
sources including the internet and interviews
7. Re-assess their skills, interests and values in the light of their university and other
experiences in the context of their future careers
8. Evaluate theories of career development and methods of self assessment
9. Recognise and be able to write a focused application for graduate level work or postgraduate
study
10. Identify the purpose and processes of recruitment interviews and how to perform effectively
11. Students will develop employability skills through understanding broad trends in the graduate
labour market and the personal attributes and achievements that employers require.
12. They will develop oral communication and team working skills through practical group
exercises.
13. IT skills and information handling skills will be developed through use of the internet and
Blackboard virtual learning environment.
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