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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Education |
| Credits:
| 10 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Academic Year |
| Assessment:
| CW 50%, PF 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: This unit is designed to enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to operate effectively within the workplace and to succeed at intermediate level of their degree programme. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to: * Demonstrate the ability to work in an independent and autonomous way; * Understand the role of individuals in the workplace, their rights, responsibilities and performance evaluation; * Demonstrate an understanding of working with others, team work, groups and group dynamics; * Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively using different formats (face to face, telephone, e-mail, written report and oral presentation) and with different audiences (peers, work colleagues, managers) * Identify and solve problems in a work based environment; * Apply appropriate strategies for handling, processing and communicating information. Skills: Skills in: communication, team working, problem-solving, investigating and using sources of information (both primary and secondary, paper and electronic-based), collecting data, assessing the reliability and validity of data, analysing data, presenting data in a format appropriate to the content and audience. Content: The module focuses on four essential areas: Development of individual learning styles * Individual rights, responsibilities and performance in the workplace * Working with others, teamwork, group and group dynamics * Problem solving in a work based environment * Strategies for collecting, handling, processing and communicating information The programme of teaching in this unit will focus on support for group and individual learning programmes through the use of a variety of methods including: * Problem based exercises * Case studies * Group work * Information technology * Class exercises * Role play Teaching and learning strategies should use subject specific or work based examples where appropriate. Use of key skills on line. |
| Programme availability: |
ED20381 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Education
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