Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Technology
COIS40894
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC
SKILLS FOR APPLIED IT I
(Introduction)
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Today’s session
• The Rationale (why do it?)
• Overview of the Indicative Content
• Assessment Overview
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Rationale – Why do it?
• Integrity
– Staffordshire University's Reputation - you carry our
flag
– The reputation of your college
– Your Reputation
– Staffordshire University 'produces' a large number of
ICT graduates - see page 4 of the 2007 West Midlands
HEI Capability Report WM HEI ICT Capabilities May
2007
– Employers prefer our students – its official !
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Rationale
• It's an opportunity
– Excellent for liaising with the Careers Office at college
and university
– Builds Professionalism
– 3 Es
• Employability
• Enterprise (& Innovation!)
• Entrepreneurship
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The Careers Element
• The employer’s perspective
• A careers case study-based approach
• Employability skills
• Personal career planning
• Being entrepreneurial and future career planning
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Item 2
Item 2
Group Case Study and presentation
(circa 4,000 words)
Presentations to take place in w/c
14/12/2015
08/11/2015
60%
The following are the learning outcomes it meets.
Module Learning Outcomes
1.
3.
DEMONSTRATE THE KEY STUDY SKILLS AND
DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF
THE IT PACKAGES REQUIRED FOR VERBAL AND
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN
AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT.
REFLECT ON THE CONTEMPORARY
ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT IN WHICH
PROFESSIONAL WORK OCCURS, INCLUDING
MANAGEMENT, TEAM WORKING, HUMAN RESOURCE
ISSUES, RECRUITMENT AND BUSINESS START-UP
PROCESSES.
Map to
Programme
Learning
Outcomes
Knowledge &
Understanding
Communicatio
n
Learning
Problem
Solving
Reflection
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What does it entail?
• Getting in to groups
• Attending all sessions – every week, a different
section of the case study is covered
• Planning your work, documenting and evaluating
your collaborative working
• Working with your groups outside of the scheduled
sessions
• Reading the case study and the marking criteria
carefully!
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The personal career planning section
TASK
DELIVERALBLE CHECKLIST
Weighting
TASK 1
A reflect on of your professional and academic experiences to date
20%
TASK 2
An audit of the skills you have gained from them
15%
TASK 3
A career plan
15%
TASK
TASK
TASK
TASK
A Curriculum Vitae geared towards a chosen job on the career plan
A Covering letter geared towards a chosen job on the career plan
A SWOT Analysis
An action plan which will enable you to close skills gaps with a view to
achieving your goals
10%
5%
10%
15%
TASK 8
A completed mark sheet with comments
10%
NOTE
You are required to ensure that your work conforms to the reporting standards expected at
this level. A document detailing these is available on the Blackboard presence for this
module.
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5
6
7
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Item 1
Item 1
Individual skills audit, career action
plan and career related collateral
comprising CV and covering letter
(minimum 500 words) (excluding
appendices)
06/12/2015
Module Learning Outcomes
2.
PERFORM A SKILLS AUDIT AND PREPARE A PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN GVING CONSIDERATION TO
EMPLOYABILITY ENHANCEMENT AND FUTURE CAREER
GOALS.
20%
Map to
Programme
Learning
Outcomes
Analysis
Reflection
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What does it entail?
• Working individually
• Attending all sessions – they are designed to help
you.
• Being honest!
• Working consistently and meeting the deadline
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Assignment Surgery
• Use it wisely!!!!
• Complete your tasks
• Hand in on time
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Evaluation of group work
• Looking back at the self and peer assessment forms
completed in the first assignment surgery
• Reflecting on the group work honestly both in terms
of your own experiences and in terms of your
collaborative efforts as a group.
• Looking back on your lecture notes on group work
and reading the academic texts.
• Using this knowledge to consider how you could
improve as a group.
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Item 3
Item 3
Individual research into group working and
personal reflection on the group work
experience (Minimum 500 words
(excluding appendices)
04/01/2016
Module Learning Outcomes
1.
4.
DEMONSTRATE THE KEY STUDY SKILLS AND DEVELOP
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IT PACKAGES
REQUIRED FOR VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AND
COLLABORATION IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT.
APPLY APPROPRIATE SECONDARY RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
TO SOURCE DATA RELEVANT TO AN INVESTIGATION AND
UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF RELIABILITY AND
BIAS OF THE DATA COLLECTED.
20%
Map to
Programme
Learning
Outcomes
Knowledge &
Understanding
Communication
Application
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Start with the end in mind: Module Assessment
Coursework
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Breakdown
Individual skills audit, career action plan
and career related collateral comprising
CV and covering letter (minimum 500
words) (excluding appendices)
Group Case Study and presentation
(circa 4,000 words)
Presentations to take place in w/c
14/12/2015
Individual research into group working
and personal reflection on the group
work experience (Minimum 500 words
(excluding appendices)
Hand In
Date
Overall
Weighting
Learning
outcomes
06/12/2015
20%
2
08/11/2015
60%
1 and 3
04/01/2016
20%
1 and 4
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Delivery, Course Documents & Resources
• Your first port of call: the VLE – take a look!
• Handouts and assignment sheets will not be given out
during lectures – you should obtain these from the VLE
• Directed learning / background reading essential
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Next Steps
• Make sure sign up attend all sessions
• Find a group to work with for the assignment
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Summary
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The rationale behind the module
Indicative content
How you will be assessed
The process for assignment group allocation
Enjoy the module!