ULMS Electronic Module Catalogue
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Title THE NEW PROFESSIONAL
Code ULMS115
Coordinator Dr SP Snowden
Operations and Supply Chain Management
S.P.Snowden@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 4 FHEQ First Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 10

 20

         30
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 120
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Personal Development Plan There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment.  1500- words    50       
Learning log There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester one  2000 words (400 word    50       

Aims

This module aims to provide a solid base of academic and professional skills required for success at university and in the graduate career market.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be able to develop skills in sourcing and referencing data

(LO2) Students will be able to understand how to use an appropriate approach to analysing the data, interpreting the findings and developing an argument

(LO3) Students will be able to understand how to write for an audience

(LO4) Students will be able to understand their personal academic goals and how these fit with a professional future.

(LO5) Students will be able to manage time effectively in a stressful environment

(S1) IT skills

(S2) Communication skills

(S3) Organisational skills

(S4) Lifelong learning skills

(S5) Numeracy

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method: Lecture
Description: Key themes will be presented in lectures
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 10
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: At the end of each class every student will hand in a document detailing a key piece of learning for the session. This will be a part of their mark for the module and evidence of attendance.

Teaching Method: Seminar
Description: EBL style seminars with students having to carry out a task relating to their lecture. This will be typically group activity and involve pair programming.
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 20
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 120
Self-Directed Learning Description: This will consist of preparation for seminars (reading journal articles, carrying out basic analytic tasks for discussion) and work on assignments.

Syllabus
 

Content will include areas such as: Transition to Higher Education (reflection on skills, development of independent learning, expectations of HE); Developing academic scholarship (reading, taking notes, searching databases, reading academic articles, essay writing, referencing) Team work Presenting professionally Professional behaviour (business communications and etiquette) Report writing (communicating ideas concisely, using evidence, writing an Executive Summary) Using Excel or other technical software Using quantitative data Reflective practice Networking and graduate insights – programme-specific

Recommended Texts
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