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This course helps develop key skills for placement applications, including CV writing, cover letters, application forms, and interview techniques, while also helping students identify necessary professional skills required.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is designed to equip students with the essential skills, knowledge, and strategies needed to successfully navigate the job market and prepare for their professional careers. Through self-assessment, targeted development planning, and practical application exercises, students will gain a deeper understanding of their personal strengths and areas for growth. The course blends practical career development skills with critical theoretical insight to equip students for the evolving world of work. While students will gain hands-on tools and strategies for navigating their career paths, equal emphasis is placed on understanding the ‘know-why’—drawing from both foundational and contemporary career theories. The course integrates key aspects of career preparation, including skills evaluation, gap analysis, CV and cover letter writing, and mastering interview techniques. The course will utilise a combination of lectures, interactive workshops, case studies, peer assessments, and real-world application exercises. This course is ideal for students seeking to enhance their employability, develop a clear career strategy, and improve their job application and interview skills. It is particularly beneficial for those preparing for internships, work placements.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 12 | Feedback Weeks | 14 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided on application and CV completed. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | Effective Job Applications: Develop well-structured written applications for employment opportunities. |
| Reflection | 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. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | 16 | Feedback Weeks | 18 | |
| Feedback |
Oral Presentation: Group (Group Interview). Written feedback will be provided on the group interview. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | Interview Technique: Understand and apply key principles of successful interview techniques to improve performance in job interviews. |
| Reflection | 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. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 38 | Feedback Weeks | 40 | |
| Feedback |
1,000-word essay. General feedback will be provided through Blackboard. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | 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. |
| Procedural | Create | Effective Job Applications: Develop well-structured written applications for employment opportunities. |
| Procedural | Apply | Interview Technique: Understand and apply key principles of successful interview techniques to improve performance in job interviews. |
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