Last modified: 22 May 2019 17:07
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.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 0 credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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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
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Given there are no credits for the course, there are no summative assessments.
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.
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.
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