The module will continue to work on career/life plans that was initiated on the Steps to Success 1 module. Students will be supported to further develop their skill set based around their chosen life plans and will receive guidance form their tutor on how to accomplish this. Students will take part in their identified volunteering or short course opportunity and journal their experience of this in preparation for their assessment. Students will also be required to create a student LinkedIn profile.

Identification and engagement in a tutor approved personal development activity (equivalent of at least 10hrs, could include preparation and work related to a course) will assess LO1.

Within the reflection conversation students will:

Provide a summary of their identified opportunity (volunteering post/short course etc)
Provide a structured reflection of their experience
Summarise their action plan going forward

The reflective presentation will assess LOs 2-3.

Formative assessment will consist of support and feedback on logging and reflecting on the personal development opportunity,

The module will be run by a combination of large group sessions, small workshops and some one-to-one tutorials (48 hours). Students will continue to work with their academic mentors assigned at the start of L4. Students will also enhance employability skill development through the experience of their tutor approved opportunity. There will be an assessment support session to help students prepare for their presentation. Sessions will also be available from the central careers team.

1. Engage in a tutor approved personal development opportunity. Application
2. Reflect on the experience of a tutor approved personal development opportunity Reflection
3. Reflect on and review current action plan for future personal development. Analysis, Communication

Students will be given a copy of the ‘HEA Psychology Network Employability Guide for Psychology’ which will support their PDP and career planning (Lantz, C. (2011). Psychology Student Employability Guide. The Higher Education Academy Psychology Network)
Library access to relevant textbooks, journals, ebooks
Internet access to relevant websites and online databases
Blackboard VLE
MSTeams
BPS Careers webpages https://careers.bps.org.uk/

Cottrell, S. (2016). Skills for Success: Personal development and employability. Red Globe Press.

Freeman, F. & Stone, A. (2006). Study Skills for Psychology: Succeeding in Your Degree. UK, Sage.

Kaplan, R. (2012). How to use your degree to secure a job: Kaplan’s guide to core skills and employability. Kaplan Publishing UK.

Legget, R., Waldeck, D. and Burrell, A. (2021). How to make the most of your psychology degree: Study skills, employability and professional development. The Open University Press.

To be registered on any BSc Psychology degree

This module will continue your personal development planning (PDP) and career planning process and it will act as one of the main support mechanisms in Level 5. You will receive support from your tutor and the University careers team to put your action plan into place by engaging in a real-world experience such as a volunteering, or short course engagement tutor approved personal development opportunity. You will continue to work on your three identified life/career plans by pinpointing gaps in your knowledge/skills and preparing an action plan to achieve these. By the end of this module, you will be able to reflect on your 3 life plans and be able to assess your next steps.