Module Identifier | RD17410 | ||
Module Title | LIFE SKILLS | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mr Michael Barrett | ||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 24 Hours 12 x 2 hours | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 2 Hours 2 x 1 hour | ||
Practical | 6 Hours 6 x 3 hours | ||
Assessment | Literature review | Literature review and oral presentation Outcomes assessed: 3, 4b | 50% |
Course work | CV preparation, letter of application and job interview Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 4a | 50% |
Outcome 2
Carry out procedures to secure employment and develop a career.
Performance criteria
a. Receive a job description and submit a CV
b. Simulated, video-ed interview by a final year student.
Range
Actual job advertisements/descriptions from current and past sandwich year employers, specific to their subject area, ie Agriculture/Countryside Management/Equine Studies.
Outcome 3
Retrieve information from a range of sources and interpret it in a variety of ways.
Performance criteria
a. Carry out a literature review
b. Present this review in the form of a project
c. The project to contain an introduction, the review, a summary and a bibliography
Range
A topic of the student's choice from within his/her discipline.
Outcome 4
Communicate effectively, including summarising the 1st year project.
Performance criteria
a. Interview
b. Project oral presentation
Range
Subject specific, within own peer group.