Personal and Professional Development (714N1)
Personal and Professional Development and Employability
Module 714N1
Module details for 2023/24.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
This module aims to develop individuals' mastery in personal and interpersonal effectiveness in order to support career entry and development, thereby enabling positive and professional organisational impacts. From the students' point of view, the module facilitates acclimatisation to their local learning environment as a basis for contributing to contemporary working environments at local, national and international/ global levels (the workplace). From employers' point of view, the module develops rounded graduates who have not only a subject/ technical capacity but also a personal and professional capability. This capability, which is readily transferable to the workplace, distinguishes students who successfully complete the module from other graduates. The module comprises study of, and development in, the individual and interactive organisational behaviours that underpin professional performance and mindful practices in the workplace.
1. Elements of effective self-management in the workplace
Content/ applications, e.g.: self-perception; self-awareness; personal values; learning preferences; personal reflection; communication styles, verbal and non-verbal communication; self-management; stress management; reflective practice.
Core concepts: perception; perceptual world and filters; habituation; mental sets; conditioning; behaviour modification; cognitive and social learning; reflective thinking.
2. Elements of effective inter-personal relationships in the workplace
Content/ applications, e.g.: confidence and assertiveness; cultural awareness and sensitivity to diversity factors; inter-cultural communication; teams and team building; team-based and creative decision-making; listening and communicating; handling emotion and conflict.
Core concepts: socialisation; behaviour modification; cultural similarities and differences; prejudice; group working.
3. Individual strategies and techniques for self-development
Content/ applications, e.g.: personal development planning; goal setting; identification of priority learning and training needs; receiving feedback; cross-cultural relations.
Core concepts: motivation and exchange.
4. Qualities of personal leadership approaches and their impacts on others
Content/ applications, e.g.: influence and persuasion; negotiation; networking; diversity management; managing feedback; co-operation and compromise; goal accomplishment.
Core concepts: leadership, power; leaderful behaviour.
5. Development of continuing professionalism in engaging with others in the workplace
Content/ applications, e.g.; continuous professional development; ethical principles in the management of others; international and global mindsets.
Core concepts: life-long learning; emotional and social literacy; ethics.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of employability skills required to manage oneself effectively at work and in other professional contexts
Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of employability skills required to operate effectively in a variety of team roles involving the management of interpersonal relations in a professional context
Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the issues and skills involved in leadership of self and others towards the achievement of the agreed objectives/organisational goals
Evaluate and reflect upon one’s own values, strengths and weaknesses relating to one’s self- development needs
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio (2500 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 2 Thu 16:00 | 80.00% |
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Observation | T1 Week 11 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111011111 |
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 11111011111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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