The module will continue to work on career/life plans that were 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 from their academic mentor on how to accomplish this. Students will take part in their identified volunteering, work experience or short course opportunity and journal their experience of this in preparation for their assessment.

Identification and engagement in a tutor approved personal development activity (equivalent of at least 40hrs, could include preparation and work related to a course.

Within the reflection conversation students will

Provide a summary of their identified opportunity (volunteering position/work experience/short course etc)
Provide a structured reflection of their experience of the personal development opportunity that they have undertaken as part of this module.
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. Students will continue to work with their academic mentors. 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.

1. Engage in a personal development opportunity.

Personal Development and Entrepreneurship

2. Critically reflect on the experience of a personal development opportunity.

Reflection

3. Refine your current action plan for future personal development and communicate this in a reflection presentation.

Application and Problem Solving; Communication

BPS Careers webpages https://careers.bps.org.uk/

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

Hammond, M. S., & Brady-Amoon, P. (2021). Building your career in psychology. Routledge.

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 academic mentor and the University careers team to put your action plan into place by engaging in a real-world, tutor-approved personal development opportunity such as volunteering, work experience or completion of a short course . 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.