Module Identifier RD17410  
Module Title LIFE SKILLS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
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 Semester Assessment   CV preparation, letter of application and job interview Course Work: Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 4a   50%  
  Semester Assessment   Literature review and oral presentation Literature Review: Outcomes assessed: 3, 4b   50%  

Learning outcomes

Outcome 1
Present material in a range of prescribed formats - word processed.
Performance criteria
a. Prepare a curriculum vitae (CV)
b. Write a letter of application
Range
Actual job advertisements/descriptions from current and past sandwich year employers, specific to their subject area, ie Agriculture/Countryside Management/Equine Studies.
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.

Brief description

Students pursuing vocational schemes require instruction in the preparation and presentation of written and oral material, time management and acquisition of work as well as other life skills. This module develops the skills necessary to retrieve and present information in a range of formats as well as carry out procedures to secure employment.