PD3001: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS PART 3 (2019-2020)

Last modified: 07 Oct 2019 16:00

Course Overview

This course, which is designed for level 3 students and above, is studied entirely online and covers topics relating to career planning, graduate jobs and further study. During the course you will learn about the factors important to your career choices, approaches to career decision making, applying career research strategies and identifying suitable opportunities for work and/or further study. Successful completion of this course will be recorded on your Enhanced Transcript as ‘Achieved’ (non-completion will be recorded as ‘Not Achieved’). The course takes approximately 3 hours to complete and can be taken in one sitting, or spread across a number of weeks and it will be available to you throughout the academic year.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Session	First Sub Session	Credit Points	credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Mrs Tracey Innes

Qualification Prerequisites

Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

PD3501 Professional Skills Part 3 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Course Aims

The course will develop the employability of students through equipping them with the necessary skills to develop well researched career plans and identify suitable opportunities for graduate employment or postgraduate study. The course will also explore issues related to health and safety and equality and diversity.

Main Learning Outcomes

The course will comprise overall topic learning outcomes to enable students to:
1) Develop well researched career plans to enable them to source suitable opportunities for graduate employment or postgraduate study.
2) Understand the concept of equality and diversity and how it affects themselves and others.
3) Understand and implement health and safety guidelines, policies and procedures.

Course Content

The course consists of the following 3 topics:
1) Career planning, graduate jobs and further study
2) Understanding equality and diversity issues
3) Health and safety for students

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment