Module Descriptors
CAREER PLANNING AND NEGOTIATED STUDY (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COCS50467
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Martin Slade
Email: M.Slade@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Blackboard VLE, online library facilities
Module Texts
Reflective learning in practice. Publisher: Aldershot, Hants, England, Burlington, VT : Gower, c2002 available as e-book form University library ISBN/ISSN: 0566083779
Module Learning Strategies
Students will have participated in an award induction workshop where they will learn how to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) employed for the study of this module. Subsequently students will work through the module material provided on the VLE at a pace suggested within the VLE for the module. Students will be encouraged to discuss relevant aspects within discussion forums that are part of the VLE. The forums will allow discussion with a student's peer group as well as the module tutor.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework 100%
This consists of:
Development of an agreed learning contract (50%) (Learning Outcomes 1 and 2)
Development of a career action plan (equivalent to 1500 words) weighted at 50% (Learning Outcome 3)
This consists of:
Development of an agreed learning contract (50%) (Learning Outcomes 1 and 2)
Development of a career action plan (equivalent to 1500 words) weighted at 50% (Learning Outcome 3)
Module Indicative Content
In this module the student is expected to develop a learning contract that will inform the negotiated elements of their award. The contract will form the link between the individual's goals, the needs of the employing organisation and the University's academic and modular frameworks. The contract will identify all the other learning activities that the student expects to undertake to reach their career goals. The learning agreement, together with diagnostic questionnaires, will be used to identify areas where APL is appropriate.
Career Development:
- Career Planning
- Recruitment processes, skills and issues
- Business start-up knowledge and skills
- Entrepreneurship
Reflection on personal development - needs and directions (Personal Development Planning)
Career Development:
- Career Planning
- Recruitment processes, skills and issues
- Business start-up knowledge and skills
- Entrepreneurship
Reflection on personal development - needs and directions (Personal Development Planning)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on FDSc Information Technology and Communications