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PD3501: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS PART 3 (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 20:27


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
Term Second Term Credit Points 0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Tracey Innes

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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?

  • PD3001 Professional Skills Part 3 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

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 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Given there are no credits for the course, there are no summative assessments.

Formative Assessment

Students will complete a series of online activities and tests with two attempts and automated feedback and resources given if the standard is not met.

Feedback

Automated written feedback is provided following two unsuccessful attempts at the tests.  Feedback includes the correct answers and detailed explanations about each question and corresponding answer.  Further resources are given.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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