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HL10183: Professional development

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 50%, MC 50%
Assessment Detail:
  • Multiple Choice Quiz (MC 50% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • 2 role-play sessions, skills rating and reflection (1200 words) (CW 50% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To enhance students' understanding of the career pathways within Sport & Exercise Science, and to teach students how to proactively engage in their own professional development throughout their degree.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able:
* Demonstrate an understanding of potential career pathways within the sphere of Sport, Health & Exercise Science.
* Develop academic skills required for the degree programme and further professional development
* Demonstrate an understanding of how they can utilise the degree programme and other continuing professional development activities to develop their skills and experience to enhance their employability on such pathways
* Produce a CV which details their relevant experience for a chosen career pathway.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the placement opportunities available to them and how to best prepare for them or other chosen professional development activities.

Skills:
Written communication - Taught, Facilitated, Assessed
Oral Communication - Facilitated
Professional development planning - Taught, Facilitated, Assessed
Ability to apply theory into practice - Taught, Facilitated, Assessed
Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines - Assessed

Content:
Key employers within sport, exercise and health sectors; the professional development process including identifying and pursuing learning and experience opportunities, becoming a reflective practitioner, CV writing, interview skills. Academic skills including academic writing and written and spoken communication.
Programme availability:

HL10183 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB18 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AKB18 : BSc(Hons) Health and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 1)
  • UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AFM18 : MSci(Hons) Health and Exercise Science (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AKM18 : MSci(Hons) Health and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 1)
  • UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 1)
  • UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 1)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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  • Postgraduates: .