 | | 05/11/2011 |
| Code: | AM90010-5 | Version: | 3 | Approval Status: | Valid Current |
| Title: | PROFESSIONAL AND CONTEXTUAL STUDIES 2 |
| Section: | Arts, Media & Design | | | Level: | 5 |
| Pattern Of Delivery |
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| Contact Hours | Independent Study Hours | Total Learning Hours |
| 52 | 98 | 150 |
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| Description of Pattern of Delivery |
| Pattern 1, study 100% in period 1 |
| Pattern 2, study 100% in period 2 |
| Pattern 3, study 50% in period 1 |
| Pattern 3, study 50% in period 2 |
| Pattern 4, study 50% in period 1 |
| Pattern 4, study 50% in period 3 |
| Pattern 5, study 100% in period 3 |
| Pattern 6, study 50% in period 2 |
| Pattern 6, study 50% in period 3 |
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| Site |
| SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLEGE - CANNOCK |
| STAFFORD COLLEGE |
| LEEK COLLEGE |
| STOKE-ON-TRENT COLLEGE |
| NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME COLLEGE |
| SHREWSBURY COLLEGE |
| BURTON COLLEGE |
| TELFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY |
| LICHFIELD |
| Registration Conditions | Module Version Condition Text |
| PRE-REQUISITES | AM90008-4 |
| Module Details |
| Assessment Details | A PORTFOLIO weighted at 45%. A JOURNAL weighted at 10%. A DEV. PLAN weighted at 45%.
Students must submit work for all assessments, and must pass the Reflective Learning Journal assessment.
Assessment One: A portfolio of evidence of participation in professional activities relating to leadership and management, with associated commentary (45%) [Learning Outcome 1]
Assessment Two: A substantial written response in an appropriate format associated with a planning need e.g. Funding bid. Strategic plan. Training programme etc (45%) [Learning Outcome 2]
Assessment Three: Reflective Learning Journal evaluating the learning experience (10%) [Learning Outcome 3]
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| Indicative Content | In this module students will explore professional responsibilities, and the qualities required for leadership and management. The module supports Personal Development in Specialist Pathway, offering the opportunity to investigate processes and skills associated with positions of responsibility in the workplace, and the associated legal, ethical and practical constraints.
Students should experience professional situations, such as interviews, bidding for funding, responding to government strategies, action planning, liaising with clients, responding to complaints, financial planning including taxation, and risk assessment etc. |
| Learning Strategies | Introduction to module: 2 hrs
Workshops to include: 35 hrs
Professional communication e.g. skills for negotiating and persuading, dealing with conflict, the interview process, chairing meetings etc: Government Strategies, legislation in the workplace and strategic planning process, e-commerce etc.
Professional issues: Legal and ethical considerations, personal and company taxation, insurance etc.
Group tutorials with formative feedback: 5 hrs
Group critiques and presentations: 8 hrs
Individual tutorials: 2 hrs
Total contact time 52 hrs per student |
| Resources | Students will have access to College and University libraries and research facilities. |
| Texts | Hill, L. & Paris,H. Guerilla Performance and Multimedia Handbook (2001) Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
Owen, J. How to Lead. (2005) Prentice Hall
Open Learning Foundation. Business Skills: An Active Learning Approach (1998) Blackwell.
Taylor, S. Model Business Letters, E-mails, and Other Business Documents. (2003) Financial Times Prentice Hall
Sant, T. Persuasive Business Proposals:writing to Win More Customers, Clients and Contracts. (2004) Amacom
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| Learning Outcome |
| 1. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF PROFESSIONAL PROCESSES AND CONSIDERATIONS BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE | Knowledge & Understanding |
| 2. DESCRIBE IN DETAIL A RANGE OF SUITABLE APPROACHES TO MEET A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT | Problem Solving |
| 3. RELATE THEIR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE TO THEIR PERSONAL SKILLS, CONSIDERING THEIR RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY. | Reflection |
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