Education; Career development plan with reflection and evidence.
Coursework Title:
Career development plan with reflection and evidence.
Task Details/Description:
An individual report including the student’s:
- Self-assessment of their competencies (using online tools and seminar activities and historic academic performance etc.)
- Identification of Career direction and contingencies with reference to specific job roles and companies targeted.
- Career development plan including reference to specific requirements for a chosen job role.
- A diary of their career development activities (workshops attended, job applied for, interviews attended) along with other evidence of placement/graduate job search.
- Reflection upon Teamwork and Presentation seminar activities within the module
Module Learning Outcomes Assessed:
1. Apply various models of competency to themselves to formulate self-development plans.
2. Explain the importance of integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, competence and due care to professional behaviour.
3. Articulate how they could contribute to the success of a business or enterprise.
4. Be able to assess their collaborative behaviour and the contributions they make to group tasks
Presentation Requirements:
Word Count: 3000 words Font Size: 12 point minimum Line Spacing: 1.5
Students are advised to use the template file provided for their coursework portfolio.
Assessment Criteria
The marking scheme for the coursework is detailed below:
| Assessment Area | What is looked for | Marks |
| Self-Knowledge | Self-reflection and assessment of career strengths, motivations, preferences and abilities.
· Interaction with theory and tools to aid reflective practice. o Personality Quiz o Kolb’s Learning Cycle (1984) o Schön (1991) model of ‘reflection in action’ and ‘reflection on action’ o The reflective cycle (Gibbs 1988) · Use of evidence to inform self-assessment |
20% |
| Commercial Awareness | Employers expect you to have researched their company or organisation and you understand what the job entails.
Evidence of Employer Research · Evidence of identification of key markets, clients, products and services, strategic reports and mission statement for at least one employer.(for example in seminar presentation) · Application to individual planning. (eg. Are you targeting a particular employer because its distinctive company culture? Do its aims and ethos fit in with your personal values and aims?) Occupational Research · Identification of career specific competency framework(s) · Application of general frameworks to intended career · Evidence of demonstrating key requirements for one or job advertisement. · Evidence of application in your own career planning / personnel development |
20% |
| Teamwork | You will be expected in assessment centre activities to demonstrate you can work effectively in a team and demonstrate leadership capabilities.
· Reflection performance of your groups(s) in seminar tasks · Reflection on your individual performance in the group tasks · Use of theory to structure reflection · Use of evidence in reflection · Evidence of planning as a result of reflection |
20% |
| Communication | Clear communication both orally and in writing
· Evidence of having participated in practice video interview · Reflection of practice video interview. · Evidence of having made a presentation (either in a seminar or to an employer) · Reflection on your presentation · Clear and structured written report · Correct use of Harvard references |
20% |
| Initiative | · Dairy of students career development activities
· Evidence of proactively improving your own employability · Evidence of clear planning and organisation · Evidence of participation in career development activities |
20% |
Ethical Requirements
No collection of primary data on other individuals only use of the students own data in the anonymous coursework. No permissions are required for data collection.
Essential Reading for Coursework Task
(if in addition to reading provided in the module outline):
Readings are given on reading list for module.
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