GV711-5-FY-CO:
Career Portfolio
2020/21
Government
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
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01 November 2019
Requisites for this module
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BSC LL14 Economics and Politics (Including Foundation Year),
BSC LL2F Economics and Politics,
BSC LL3F Economics and Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BSC LL4F Economics and Politics (Including Placement Year),
BA L900 International Development,
BA L901 International Development (Including Year Abroad),
BA L902 International Development (Including Placement Year),
BA L250 International Relations (Including Foundation Year),
BA L258 International Relations,
BA L259 International Relations (Including Year Abroad),
BA L260 International Relations (Including Placement Year),
MPOLL268 International Relations,
MPOLL269 International Relations (Including Placement Year),
MPOLL370 International Relations (Including Year Abroad),
BA L0V0 Philosophy, Politics and Economics,
BA L0V1 Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Placement Year),
BA L0V2 Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Foundation Year),
BA L0VA Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Year Abroad),
BA L200 Politics,
BA L201 Politics (Including Year Abroad),
BA L202 Politics (Including Foundation Year),
BA L203 Politics (Including Placement Year),
BA L219 Politics with Human Rights (Including Placement Year),
BA L2M8 Politics with Human Rights (Including Foundation Year),
BA L2M9 Politics with Human Rights,
BA LFM9 Politics with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad),
BA L225 Politics and International Relations,
BA L226 Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad),
BA L227 Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year),
BSC L222 Politics and International Relations,
BSC L223 Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad),
BSC L224 Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year),
MPOLL234 Politics and International Relations,
MPOLL235 Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year),
MPOLL236 Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
GV711 offers students the opportunity to develop necessary employability, citizenship, and life skills to successfully compete in the graduate labour market after graduation and to make a meaningful contribution to society more generally.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of employment and post-graduate opportunities available to Politics students after graduation.
- Encourage personaland criticalreflection on and planning of career path.
- Develop wider employability skills.
- Ensure students are adequately prepared to access opportunitiesthroughout the undergraduate degree cycle.
After completing this module students should:
1. Have a goodunderstanding of their own interests, skills and competencies, relevant to their future career choice.
2. Be able to identify, understand, and critically reflect on potential career pathsboth before and after graduation.
3. Have a clear understanding of how and when to access career development opportunities.
4. Be adequately prepared to make appropriate applications for employment or post-graduate study, drawing effectively upon their strengths and achievements
The module will cover 15 core elementsand these will be organised around five main topics:
1. Self-awareness(understanding one’s self, including one’s interests, desires, and talents).
2. Opportunity awareness(understanding the character and trends of the labour market in the context of wider social values and global trends).
3. Decision-making(developing the skills to decide and plan a course of action on the basis of suchunderstandings).
4. Transition(developing the awareness and skills necessary to put decisions into practice).
5. Political Awareness(reflecting critically on how the world of work relates to wider social, economic, and political contexts and trends at national and global levels, and how one imagines contributing to society beyond their immediate employment).
Including number and format of contact hours, e.g. lectures, seminars, classes, practicalsSpecify where students can find this information
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Reflective Log - Moodle Portfolio |
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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
Contact your department for more information.
Reassessment
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Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Marius Radean, email: mradean@essex.ac.uk.
mradean@essex.ac.uk
Module Administrator: Lewis Olley govquery@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Arzu Kibris
University of Warwick
Associate Professor
Dr Mohammed Rodwan Abouharb
University College London
Available via Moodle
Of 41 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
41 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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