Module Descriptors
BUSINESS SKILLS 2
HRMG40016
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Edwina Hollings
Email: E.A.Hollings@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- DEVELOPMENT PLAN weighted at 0%
Module Details
Module Resources
IT Network
Library Resources
TV/Video
Library Resources
TV/Video
Module Learning Strategies
The learning strategies will require students to commit 150 learning hours, of which 36 hours will consist of contact time. A combination of lectures and tutorials/workshops will provide students with the opportunity to develop a range of business skills.
A further 114 hours of independent study will require students to further develop and practise these skills using a combination of formative and summative assessment exercises independently and as part of a small group.
A further 114 hours of independent study will require students to further develop and practise these skills using a combination of formative and summative assessment exercises independently and as part of a small group.
Module Texts
Cottrell, S (2003) The Study Skills Handbook, Palgrave, ISBN 0333751892
Peck, J and Coyle, M, (1999) The Student;s Guide to Writing, Palgrave, ISBN 0333727428
Peck, J and Coyle, M, (1999) The Student;s Guide to Writing, Palgrave, ISBN 0333727428
Module Additional Assessment Details
Business Maths Assignment (50%) LO2
Job Application Documents (50%) LO1
Learning Outcome 3 will be covered by the continued development of the Personal Development Plan during personal tutorials.
Job Application Documents (50%) LO1
Learning Outcome 3 will be covered by the continued development of the Personal Development Plan during personal tutorials.
Module Indicative Content
To continue to develop study and transferable skills necessary for the satisfactory completion of a higher education business course and subsequent employment and career development.
The module will focus on communication, numeracy and IT Skills. Personal Development Planning will be ongoing in this module.
Topics covered in the module will be drawn from written communication skills (e.g. Business letters, letters of application, CV writing); oral communications (interveiw techniques).
The module will also introduce students to quantitative techniques for business covering equations and percentages in a business context; averages (mean, mode, median); probability; measures of dispersion; normal distribution; graphical representation of business information.
The module will focus on communication, numeracy and IT Skills. Personal Development Planning will be ongoing in this module.
Topics covered in the module will be drawn from written communication skills (e.g. Business letters, letters of application, CV writing); oral communications (interveiw techniques).
The module will also introduce students to quantitative techniques for business covering equations and percentages in a business context; averages (mean, mode, median); probability; measures of dispersion; normal distribution; graphical representation of business information.