BE905-4-FY-SO:
Professional and Academic Development
2021/22
Essex Business School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 07 October 2021
Friday 01 July 2022
15
04 August 2021
Requisites for this module
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BBA N100 Business Administration,
BBA N103 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 N121 International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N123 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 N502 Marketing (Including Year Abroad),
BSC N504 Marketing (Including Placement Year),
BSC N505 Marketing (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N505CO Marketing (Including Foundation Year),
BSC N832 Tourism Management,
BSC N834 Tourism Management (Including Placement Year),
BSC N355 International Business and Finance,
BSC N356 International Business and Finance (Including Placement Year),
BSC N357 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)
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.
The 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.
The primary aim of this module is to deliver a range of study skills and introduce professional development at the start of EBS Southend undergraduate programmes.
By the end of the module, students will:
1. Develop a knowledge and understanding of study skills in relation to the requirements of a first year undergraduate programme.
2. Prepare students for career planning and identifying future employers, that will include:
To identify and understand the graduate-level roles and career paths available to business students.
To be able to identify their own interests, skills and competencies, relevant to their future career choice
To be able to identify appropriate opportunities to gain relevant work experience while at university, and to prepare effective applications for these opportunities
3. Enable students to reflect on their professional and learning development.
Week
Weekly topics
1 Business Week presentations
2 Introducing the module, content and assessment. Introducing personal tutoring and setting expectations and planning your first year of study
3 Tackling your coursework
4 Library skills
5 Reading and note making for your coursework
6 Planning and structuring your coursework
7 The Graduate labour market
8 What do employers want?
9 Getting work experience and how to apply
10 Practical session: networking and social media
11 Developing your maths skills/first term review
16 Introducing the written assignment and question analysis
17 Referencing and paraphrasing
23 Making use of feedback from your formative assignment
15 one and two hour lectures that comprise of teaching, interactive activities, discussion and group work.
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 |
Business Week Submission |
|
0% |
| Coursework |
Learning Journal |
|
25% |
| Coursework |
Professional Skills reflective assignment |
|
15% |
| Coursework |
Essay |
|
60% |
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
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Hugh Kilmister, email: h.kilmister@essex.ac.uk.
Hugh Kilmister & Personal Tutors
h.kilmister@essex.ac.uk & a.carpenter@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
No
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 32 hours, 32 (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.
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