LW111-4-FY-CO:
Career Management and Personal Development Skills I
2015/16
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
0
-
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
LW211
LLB M122 English and French Law (Maitrise),
LLB M100 Law,
LLB M101 Law (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M107 Law (Including Placement Year),
LLB M120 Law (Including Year Abroad)
Career Management Skills aims to prepare students for the opportunities and challenges of the graduate labour market. The module runs over a two year period, incorporating a range of activities, workshops and sessions that will encourage students to take ownership of their personal and professional development.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the first year, a student should:
1. Understand the key skills and competencies expected of a law graduate;
2. Be able to identify key personal factors that will inform their career choices;
3. Be able to identify the key skills and competencies developed through work experience, paid employment and volunteering;
4. Have attended a variety of career talks in order to explore and better understand different career paths;
5. Have started a PDP or career action plan and understood how this may change over time;
No information available.
No information available.
No additional information available.
SYLLABUS
The module will:
1. Explore what is expected of a law graduate;
2. Explore a range of influences on career choices;
3. Increase awareness of career decision making and career planning;
4. Help students to develop an understanding of career management skills;
5. Introduce students to reflective practice;
6. Increase self-awareness in order to enhance career management capabilities;
7. Increase understanding of key skills and competencies and their impact on career choices.
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
Students will attend three large-group sessions in their first year of study (two in the autumn term and one in the spring term) and will be directed to a range of self-study resources, workshops and events. Attendance and participation will be monitored.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
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
Penny Brearey Horne, Ann Ord (Careers)
No
No
No
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
Essex Law School
Disclaimer: The University makes every effort to ensure that this information on its Module Directory is accurate and up-to-date. Exceptionally it can
be necessary to make changes, for example to programmes, modules, facilities or fees. Examples of such reasons might include a change of law or regulatory requirements,
industrial action, lack of demand, departure of key personnel, change in government policy, or withdrawal/reduction of funding. Changes to modules may for example consist
of variations to the content and method of delivery or assessment of modules and other services, to discontinue modules and other services and to merge or combine modules.
The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will also keep students informed appropriately by updating our programme specifications and module directory.
The full Procedures, Rules and Regulations of the University governing how it operates are set out in the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances and in the University Regulations, Policy and Procedures.