LO1. Demonstrate knowledge of key and transferable skills wanted by current industry.
LO2. Demonstrate qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment or further training.
LO3. Analyse the context of the working environment and the process of suitable pathways into employability.

Formative
In cooperation with the careers team, students will undertake the mock interview for specific roles based on those previous CV applications.

Assessment 1 (30%)
Students will reflect on themselves and where they are in their journey, producing a professional and personal skills audit to identify key areas of development as well as a CV targeted to a role within the esports industry.
LO2

Assessment 2 (70%)
The essay explores 3 desired career roles and allow students to delve into the pathway to any job role of their desire within the Esports industry.
LO1, LO3

In this module students will develop their personal professional skills and understand different career paths into the industry and the knowledge and skills required within the process. They will expand their skill set and build upon their personal portfolio working towards relevant industry expectations and desired employability behaviours.

Students will be able to demonstrate important self-reflective skills to evidence their personal growth and productivity. They will be able to show their competence towards visual/verbal communication and attitude towards a workplace environment.

- Communication Skills
- Professional knowledge and understanding
- Critical Thinking
- Career planning and personal development
- Effective reflection
- Personal CV writing towards industry expectation
- Successful interviewing skills
- Presentation skills

Define your journey to the esports industry, or where else you may take your career in life after university. In this module students will be encouraged to identify their career pathway in a specialised area, and where that might lead them. Students will develop their professional portfolio and learn key skills that will enhance their employability skills with support from the university’s careers team.

Students will be expected to engage in a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to:
- Tutor led formal presentations
- Workshops and group-based tutorials
- Discussion/debate cantered learning
- Participation in group activities, including presentations and discussion panels
- Directed reading
- Self-directed/independent research

Lees, J. (2013) Knockout CV¿: how to get noticed, get interviewed and get hired. London: McGraw-Hill.

Taylor, F. (2013) How to Create a Portfolio and Get Hired, 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. Laurence King.

Trought, F. (2017) Brilliant Employability Skills, 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. Pearson Business.

Bolton, G. (2006) ‘Narrative writing: reflective enquiry into professional practice’, Educational action research, 14(2), pp. 203–218. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/09650790600718076.

Cottrell, S. (2021) Skills for success¿: personal development and employability. Fourth edition. London, England¿;: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Rothwell, A.T. (2015) Employability, APA handbook of career intervention, Volume 2: Applications. Washington: American Psychological Association, pp. 337–350. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1037/14439-025.

Priester, T.C. (2015) Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom. Place of publication not identified: Open SUNY.

Marketing your practice¿: creating opportunities for success (1996). Place of publication not identified: American Psychological Association.

Get Hired Now! (2021). Wiley.

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