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Employment Experience HASS

Module description

This 1^st year module forms part of the ‘with Employment Experience HASS’ pathway. This non-credit bearing module provides you with both the opportunity and support to develop the employability and personal development skills needed to explore career opportunities and source and apply for a professional placement.

Delivery is through blended learning with a combination of lectures, workshops and e-learning resources, predominantly in term 2. Completion of all sessions is mandatory unless specified as optional.

Module aims - intentions of the module

This is a non-credit bearing module that aims to prepare you for your ‘with Employment Experience HASS’ pathway, for the tasks and activities related to finding and securing a suitable placement for the third year of your degree.

The combination of lectures and e-learning units focus on career exploration, self-awareness of personal strengths, searching and applying for placements, and interview technique. 

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 1. Differentiate the employability skills (competencies) relevant to placements or graduate employment.
• 2. Identify and critically reflect on personal experiences that demonstrate relevant employability skills.

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 3. Locate and interpret information sources to identify academic and employability skills development opportunities on your degree.
• 4. Locate and interpret information sources to identify career options where your degree subject area is essential/desirable/useful.

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 5. Appraise the purpose and benefits of undertaking a 12-month placement.
• 6. Locate appropriate services and resources to help with career planning and placement search.
• 7. Research, apply and compete for jobs/roles

Syllabus plan

It is envisaged that the syllabus is likely to include some or all of the following topics, although precise content and order may vary;

Term 1 – Welcome session

Term 2 – Sessions may include topics such as:

• Introduction to programme and the benefits of placements;
• Self-Reflection – Understand your skills/strengths and how that could influence the placement you undertake or organisations you apply to;
• Research – Developing your research skills for placements;
• Creating your CV;
• Effective application forms and cover letters;
• Interviews;
• Placement Search;
• LinkedIn.

Attendance at all sessions is compulsory.

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

Career Zone online careers resources:

Deciding: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/careerplanning/deciding/

Planning: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/careerplanning/planning/

Competing: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/careerplanning/competing/

My Career Zone Digital: https://mycareerzone.careercentre.me/Members

Handshake: https://exeter.joinhandshake.co.uk/stu

Key words search

Employment experience, work experience, professional placement, industrial placement, employability, careers, CV, application, career planning, interview, work placement.