1. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES BEHIND BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE PROFILE AND HOW TO NETWORK EFFECTIVELY.
Knowledge and Understanding, Learning

2. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK.
Communication, Knowledge and Understanding

3. DEMONSTRATE, APPLY AND DOCUMENT TO THE APPROPRIATE STANDARDS, THE KEY TECHNIQUES OF RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC WRITING.
Analysis, Problem Solving

4. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A PORTFOLIO USING A STANDARD SET OF TECHNIQUES.
Analysis, Application

Practical – Development of professional online presence. (Covering Learning Outcomes 1 & 4)

Written – Discuss/analyse approaches used to build a professional network. (Covering Learning Outcomes 2 & 3)

This module will prepare you for what is to come throughout your academic studies and for your career beyond. Creating an online presence is crucial these days, and in this module we develop a platform from which you can expand throughout your studies to ensure you are in the best position to secure your first role in the industry when you graduate.

Academic Professionalism
- Report writing - Writing professionally and academically.
- Referencing
- Approaches to research (quantitative and qualitative techniques)
- Research tools
- Project management
- Communication

Recruitment issues
- Creation of job specification and advertising
- CVs (online and paper form)
- Evaluation and creation of a portfolio
- The recruitment process
- Interview techniques
- The application process
- Interview preparation – Mock interviews

Professional Networking
- The importance of professionalism online
- Social media platforms and how to utilise them
- Article writing and engaging in discussions

Organisational and Professional Work
- Management styles
- Management structure and teams
- Organisational structures
- Writing professional code – Coding standards
- Source control
- Ethics and Codes of Conduct
- Legal Issues relevant to computing professionals
- Globalisation issues

48 hours of lectures and 48 hours of practical sessions. In the practical session, you will work through exercises to get hands-on experience of the principles taught in the lecture.

Start Your Video Game Career: Proven Advice on Jobs, Education, Interviews, and More for Starting and Succeeding in the Video Game Industry – Jason W. Bay

Inside the Video Game Industry – Judd Ruggill

Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions – Gayle Laakmaan McDowell

Programming Interviews Exposed: Coding Your Way Through the Interview – John Morgan

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This module will prepare you for what is to come throughout your academic studies and for your career beyond. Creating an online presence is crucial these days, and in this module we develop a platform from which you can expand throughout your studies to ensure you are in the best position to secure your first role in the industry when you graduate.