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image of careers magazines The University is committed to the national target that all students will have a support framework to develop their own progress files and access to a skills programme for monitoring and enhancing their personal skills. Learner Support Services has a number of HE Academy Registered Practitioners in the Library, Computer Centre and Career Development Services and are exceptionally well placed to assist Schools and Departments to meet these goals through the provision of diagnostic tests, delivery of specialist, up to date teaching and a range of assessment methods that can be integrated into existing courses of study. We have wide experience of competence based assessment methods fitting national standards and will work with course leaders to develop material suited to supplementing existing modules or deliver and assess complete modules if required.
Our experience in delivery, support and assessment means we can provide a wide range of personal skills, from IT and information handling techniques through to personal development and action planning, suited to students in all years of study.
We also have experience in diagnosing competence levels in a range of key skills areas so that pre-existing skills can be mapped against a skills matrix to ensure students receive development opportunities suited to their individual needs.
It is important that students do not view progress files and key skills as something unrelated to their chosen area of study. For this reason, our teaching, assessment and learning materials are tailored to the course of study.
While Learner Support Services staff can deliver entire modules without the involvement of academic staff in the department, we prefer to plan joint delivery and assessment of modules where possible.
We have a strong record of providing a range of different support mechanisms to students at all levels. These vary from use of a Virtual Learning Environment (currently Blackboard) to lead discussion, answer questions, provide learning materials and provide a route for students to assist each other, through to running IT workshops to support those with weaker IT skills.
We can also arrange a training programme for staff within the department to ensure they also can support their personal tutees appropriately.
Learner Support Services staff involvement with delivery and assessment of a part or whole module is based on the full student load model. Input from Subject Librarians is not included in this calculation as their contribution to academic modules is already covered by University top-slice.
Modules in which Learner Support Services IT staff are contributing should normally be approved through the relevant School Course Approval process and have a suffix to identify the home School of the participants. The departmental administrative overheads (10%) for this module will then go to the School concerned even if ALL the delivery and assessment is undertaken by Learner Support Services. The weighting of input by IT staff to each module will be discussed in depth to ensure that the level of input reflects your needs and affordability.
The generic modules offered by Careers are approved separately and can be included in any new or existing course programme.
We have wide-ranging experience in developing module descriptors and matching learning outcomes and assessment methods to suit the abilities and needs of the participants. Several of our staff are HE Academy Registered Practitioners and/or have teaching qualifications. We also have in-depth experience of portfolio building and competence based assessment through involvement with the NVQ programme.
Student in the library. Library induction
Sessions are not generic but designed to relate to the subject needs of the participants. Supporting web sites are also produced. Elements of the above can be delivered as part of an Information Skills Module, embedded within existing subject modules, or provided by separate arrangement with subject librarians who will be happy to tailor sessions to specific course requirements.
Computer room. File management
A key component of the University's E-Strategy is to integrate the key skill of “communicating in the information age” in the curriculum. We are also considering the following content areas to support this:
Student looking at the Careers Web site. Portfolio building
The module is open to all students from across the University and recruits from a wide range of courses. The module aims to provide students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant career management skills. It introduces the key issues of career planning and personal development to equip students with the skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and for long term career management. Note - check for availability as this module does not run every September.
The module aims to provide students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant career management skills. It introduces the key issues of career planning and personal development to equip students with the skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and for long term career management. The focus is on the development of job seeking skills for roles in the health sector and other related career areas.
The module aims to provide students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant career management skills. It introduces the key issues of career planning and personal development to equip students with the skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and for long term career management including both law related and wider careers options.
The module aims to provide students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant career management skills. It introduces the key issues of career planning and personal development to equip students with the skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and for long term career management.
The module aims to provide students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant career management skills. It introduces the key issues of career planning and personal development to equip students with the skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and for long term career management. The focus is on the development of job seeking skills for roles in the pharmaceutical industry or other related commercial career areas.
The module aims to provide students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant career management skills. It introduces the key issues of career planning and personal development to equip students with the skills to make effective career decisions on graduation and for long term career management. The focus is on the development of job seeking skills for roles in the technology sector and other related career areas.
With the rapid expansion of the Internet bringing communities previously separated by distance closer together, effective communication is becoming an increasingly important skills for study, work and life. This module focuses on developing group working and ICT skills so that students can work with others more effectively and exploit technology for presenting and sharing information within a multi-cultural society.
This module enables students to develop enterprise/entrepreneurial skills (creative thinking, critical thinking, communication and time management skills), explains their relevance to entrepreneurship and intrepreneurship and their usefulness in the labour market and further study.
The module aims to introduce students from all disciplines to the idea of self-employment as an option following graduation. To increase knowledge and understanding of self-employment and enterprise skills and their usefulness in the graduate labour market.
This module focuses on developing ICT skills so that students can exploit technology for presenting and sharing information.
Student using computer keyboard. The module aims to equip students to acquire information skills and understanding appropriate to stage 1 undergraduate level and aligned with the Key Skills level 3 standards in the National Qualifications Framework. The module content is tailored to the needs of the academic School in relation to communication, IT, information handling and application of number skills areas. As a general overview, the sessions might cover:
This module provides students with an understanding of employability and an opportunity to develop relevant life skills, introducing students to the key issues of life and career planning, and personal development, equipping them with the skills to make effective decisions on graduation.
This module aims to enhance students' understanding of the basic concepts of management and the role of the Pharmacist in the development of themselves and others in their team.
This module aims to introduce the concept of commercial awareness and to provide pharmacy students with the opportunity to develop the business skills and knowledge necessary to run a community or hospital based pharmacy.
If Learner Support Services can do anything to help you with planning, delivery or assessment for any new or existing modules, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We are working in close collaboration with staff in the Teaching Quality Enhancement Group to ensure that we are addressing the University's commitment with regard to key skills support and student progress files.
If you would like to explore any aspect of how our staff can contribute towards delivery or assessment of your academic programmes please contact:
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