PD2002: BUILDING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR CAREER SUCCESS (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:58

Course Overview

This course, which is designed for level 2 students and above, is studied entirely online. Topics include career planning, finding work experience and articulating your skills and experiences in applications and interviews. Successful completion of this course will be recorded on your Enhanced Transcript as ‘Achieved’. The course takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete and can be taken in one sitting, or spread across a number of weeks.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	First Term	Credit Points	0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Mrs Kate Robertson Mrs Tracey H. Innes

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of Programme Level 2 or 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?

PD2001 Professional Skills Part 2 (Studied)
PD2501 Professional Skills Part 2 (Studied)
PD2502 Building Skills and Experience for Career Success (Studied)
PD3001 Professional Skills Part 3 (Studied)
PD3501 Professional Skills Part 3 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Course Aims

The course will develop the employability of students through learning how to develop well researched career plans and identify suitable opportunities for work experience, graduate employment or postgraduate study. Students will also learn how to identify suitable work experience opportunities, and the techniques needed to successfully complete CVs, applications and prepare for interviews and assessments.

The course will comprise overall topic learning outcomes to enable students to:

Develop well researched career and skills development plans
Source and make the most out of work experience opportunities including reflecting on their development of skills and Aberdeen Graduate Attributes.
Articulate their skills and experiences to others in applications and interviews for work experience, graduate employment and postgraduate study.

Course Content

The course consists of the following 3 topics:

Developing career plans
Finding and reflecting on work experience
Presenting yourself effectively to recruiters

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

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	The course will involve three multiple choice quizzes which the student will gain access to once the materials are completed. The student must achieve 16/20 in each quiz to successfully pass the course. The quizzes can be attempted multiple times.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Apply	Source and make the most out of work experience opportunities including reflecting on their development of skills and Aberdeen Graduate Attributes.
Reflection	Analyse	Develop well researched career and skills development plans
Reflection	Create	Articulate their skills and experiences to others in applications and interviews for work experience, graduate employment and postgraduate study.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Reflection	Analyse	Develop well researched career and skills development plans
Procedural	Apply	Source and make the most out of work experience opportunities including reflecting on their development of skills and Aberdeen Graduate Attributes.
Reflection	Create	Articulate their skills and experiences to others in applications and interviews for work experience, graduate employment and postgraduate study.