BE905-4-FY-SO:
Professional and Academic Development

The details
2025/26
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 02 October 2025
Friday 26 June 2026
15
23 September 2025

 

Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)

 

(none)

Key module for

BBA N100 Business Administration,
BBA N100CO Business Administration,
BBA N100TO Business Administration,
BBA N103 Business Administration (Including Placement Year),
BBA N103TO Business Administration (Including Placement Year),
BBA N104 Business Administration (Including Foundation Year),
BBA N104CO Business Administration (Including Foundation Year),
BBA N110 Business Administration (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N120 International Business and Entrepreneurship,
BSC N120CO International Business and Entrepreneurship,
BSC N121 International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N121CO International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N123 International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year),
BSC N123CO International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year),
BSC N124 International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N124CO International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N501 Marketing,
BSC N501CO Marketing,
BSC N502 Marketing (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N502CO Marketing (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N504 Marketing (Including Placement Year),
BSC N504CO Marketing (Including Placement Year),
BSC N505 Marketing (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N505CO Marketing (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N355 International Business and Finance,
BSC N355CO International Business and Finance,
BSC N356 International Business and Finance (Including Placement Year),
BSC N356CO International Business and Finance (Including Placement Year),
BSC N357 International Business and Finance (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N357CO International Business and Finance (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N358 International Business and Finance (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N358CO International Business and Finance (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N111 Business Administration and Supply Chain Management,
BSC N111CO Business Administration and Supply Chain Management,
BSC N111CT Business Administration and Supply Chain Management,
BSC N111TC Business Administration and Supply Chain Management,
BSC N111TO Business Administration and Supply Chain Management,
BSC N111TT Business Administration and Supply Chain Management,
BSC N112 Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC N112CO Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC N112CT Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC N112TT Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC N113 Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N113CO Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N113TC Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N113TO Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N114 Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N114CO Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N130 Business and Analytics,
BSC N130CO Business and Analytics,
BSC N130TC Business and Analytics,
BSC N130TO Business and Analytics,
BSC N131 Business and Analytics (including Placement Year),
BSC N131CO Business and Analytics (including Placement Year),
BSC N132 Business and Analytics (including Year Abroad),
BSC N132CO Business and Analytics (including Year Abroad),
BSC N133 Business and Analytics (including Foundation Year),
BSC N133CO Business and Analytics (including Foundation Year)

Module description

This module will provide our students with a foundation in our core academic skill requirements with the intention of improving the standard of work across all first year modules.


This module will also enable students to begin to focus on career planning and employability skills and establishing a career path. In addition the module ensures that students have adequate access to their personal tutor on an ongoing basis.

Module aims

The aim of this module is:



  • To deliver a range of study skills and introduce professional development at the start of Essex Business School Southend undergraduate programmes.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:



  1. Develop a knowledge and understanding of study skills in relation to the requirements of a first-year undergraduate programme.

  2. Prepare for career planning and identifying future employers, that will include:
    - Identifying and understanding the graduate-level roles and career paths available to business students
    - Identifying their own interests, skills and competencies, relevant to their future career choice
    - Identifying appropriate opportunities to gain relevant work experience while at university, and to prepare effective applications for these opportunities

  3. Reflect on their professional and learning development.

Module information

Syllabus



  • Welcome Week.

  • Introducing the module, content and assessment.

  • Introducing personal tutoring and setting expectations and planning your first year of study.

  • Tackling your coursework.

  • Library skills.

  • Reading and note making for your coursework.

  • Planning and structuring your coursework.

  • The Graduate labour market.

  • What do employers want?.

  • Getting work experience and how to apply.

  • Practical session: networking and social media.

  • Developing your maths skills/first term review.

  • Introducing the written assignment and question analysis.

  • Referencing and paraphrasing.

  • Making use of feedback from your formative assignment.

Learning and teaching methods

This module will be delivered via:

  • 18 one-hour lectures that comprise of teaching, interactive activities, discussion and group work.

Bibliography

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Moodle Quiz    0% 
Coursework   Reflective Essay  14/01/2026  100% 

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Fay Aljibory, email: f.aljibory@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Fay Aljibory and Personal Tutors
f.aljibory@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
No
No
No

External examiner

Dr Murad Ali
Norhumbria University
Assistant Professor
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 15 hours, 15 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

 

Further information
Essex Business School

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