PHY1036 | 2025/6 | University of Exeter

MODULE TITLE	Employability and Professional Skills Development	CREDIT VALUE	0
MODULE CODE	PHY1036	MODULE CONVENER	Unknown

DURATION: TERM	1	2	3
DURATION: WEEKS	10	10

Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated)	130

DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

This module will provide the students with the set of personal and professional skills needed in their degree.

AIMS - intentions of the module

This module aims to give students the set of skills they will need in their future career as Physicists, as well as the skills they need to face some of the assessments in the curriculum.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:

1 Develop the skills needed to face assessments in modules that need specific interdisciplinary skills: report writing, oral/multimedia presentations, poster creation.

2 Exams technique development.

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:

3 Develop the student’s employability potential via a series of sessions devoted to CV writing, interview skills, and internship preparation

SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module

I. Skills development sessions on alternate weeks, led by a series of academics, the Study Skills zone, and external speakers.

II. Small group exam preparation workshop sessions on alternate weeks, led by academic staff members.

LEARNING AND TEACHING

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities	22	Guided Independent Study	0	Placement / Study Abroad	0

DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities	21	21 x 1 in-person sessions

ASSESSMENT

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade

Form of Assessment	Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length)	ILOs Assessed	Feedback Method
Exam preparation material	1-hour workshops	2	Written and verbal

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)

Coursework	0	Written Exams	0	Practical Exams	0

DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES

Re-assessment is not available except when required by referral or deferral.

RESOURCES

INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

Core text:

• Material will be provided by the various workshop leads. For the exam preparation sessions, the various modules core textbooks could be employed.

Reading list for this module:

There are currently no reading list entries found for this module.

CREDIT VALUE	0	ECTS VALUE	0

PRE-REQUISITE MODULES	None
CO-REQUISITE MODULES	None

NQF LEVEL (FHEQ)	5	AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING	No
ORIGIN DATE	Thursday 16th May 2024	LAST REVISION DATE	Friday 20th June 2025

KEY WORDS SEARCH	Skills training; exam preparation

Employability and Professional Skills Development - 2025 entry