Last modified: 27 Aug 2025 08:16
This is a skills development course to develop soft Skills to enhance student employability. Students coming to study in the UK seek to improve their employability once they return to their home country. The University can boost their employability by addressing these soft skills.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 0 credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will have 5 workshops distributed along the term to develop a range of soft skills that will enhance the employability prospects of PGT students. The skills to be addressed will be communication, cultural awareness, relationship development, time management, learning to learn, and critical thinking. Each workshop will be developed in a non-classroom setting and facilitated by the course coordinators to engage students in the required tasks and activities to develop these skills. The course will also engage students in reflection of their skill set and its adequacy for their job search after graduation.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
10-minute reflective presentation worth 100% of the course grade. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Self-Assessment and Skill Identification: Assess personal skills, competencies, values, and interests while identifying any gaps between current abilities and desired skills. |
| Reflection | Create | Gap Analysis and Development Planning: Create a targeted learning or training plan to bridge identified skill gaps and enhance professional growth. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
500-word self-reflective essay. |
Word Count | 500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Self-Assessment and Skill Identification: Assess personal skills, competencies, values, and interests while identifying any gaps between current abilities and desired skills. |
| Reflection | Create | Gap Analysis and Development Planning: Create a targeted learning or training plan to bridge identified skill gaps and enhance professional growth. |
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