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BMGT10190

Academic Year 2026/2027

Effective Learning and Development (BMGT10190)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Ms Carolin Grampp
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

You are at the beginning of your degree and have an opportunity to create and build skills that will stand to you – throughout your life and career. Being successful in business requires soft skills alongside technical expertise. Skills like being able to set goals, managing your time - and life - well, and expressing yourself effectively enable you to manage yourself and your relationships with others sustainably. These skills are necessary for academic progression but are also increasingly required by employers. You will find that some topics develop your existing skills and apply them in new ways. Other topics will require more personal reflection and will develop new skills in unfamiliar areas.

You will explore skills in two blocks: the first block focuses on setting goals, finding good quality sources of information, thinking critically, and expressing yourself verbally and in writing, while the second focuses on managing your life, understanding mindsets, empathy and resilience, exploring learning preferences and how you see others and your future. These are all topics that have value beyond this module, your application in this module will be of benefit to you across your modules and life outside of university.

IMPORTANT NOTE::

Students are expected to attend all sessions.

The use of AI tools (e.g. Gemini, Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Jasper, NotebookLM, DeepL, Grammarly,  etc.) is not permitted in this module. Students are expected to engage directly with module materials and activities without the use of AI tools. Failure to comply will result in a NM/fail grade.

Students must complete their Learning reflection submissions from start to finish in Google docs on their UCD Connect Google drive while online and without using the Document tab function.  Failure to comply will result in a NM/fail grade for the Learning reflection. 

Students are expected to comply with UCD's Academic Integrity Policy requirements. Any evidence of misconduct will be forwarded to the school's committee.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module you are expected to be able to:
(a) evaluate goals and their characteristics to set those which allow you to thrive in the future,
(b) research, evaluate and process quality sources,
(c) realise the importance of practicing critical thinking,
(d) express yourself in professional and academic, written and verbal formats,
(e) appreciate the importance of managing your life,
(f) understand the importance of mindsets, resilience and empathy for achieving long term success,
(g) value individual differences in learning and personal learning preferences,
(h) reflect on learning to date with evidence from academic literature, and
(i) practice reviewing their own work to improve in subsequent submissions.

Indicative Module Content:

Week 1 Introduction: Starting off on the right foot (Module delivery and assessment)

Week 2 Topic 1 Understanding and setting goals

Week 3 Topic 2 Developing your research skill by finding reliable sources and processing them effectively

Week 4 Topic 3 Becoming a critical thinker

Week 5 Topic 4 Expressing yourself in spoken words

Week 6 Learning Reflection 1 preparation

Week 7 KPMG: Game of business

Week 8 Topic 5 Identifying your learning style and helpful strategies

Week 9 Topic 6 Managing your life

Week 10 Topic 7 Creating your future

Week 11 Learning Reflection 1 Feedback and Topic 8: Failure, empathy and resilience

Week 12 Learning reflection 2 drop in sessions

*order and content can be subject to change, up to date details are posted on Brightspace

UNESCO highlights a set of key competencies that support individuals in their development and support society in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UCD has adapted these competencies and is combining them with others to form a general framework of learning competencies. This module will help you develop the competencies below to the levels specified. 
Learning Competency Additional Information Level

Collaboration

 The ability to learn from others; to understand and respect the needs, perspectives and actions of others (empathy); to understand, relate to and be sensitive to others (empathic leadership); to deal with conflicts in a group; and to facilitate collaborative and participatory problem solving. Novice

Critical Thinking

 The ability to question norms, practices and opinions; to reflect on one’s own values, perceptions and actions. Novice

Systems Thinking

 The ability to recognize and understand relationships; to analyse complex systems; to think of how systems are embedded within different domains and different scales; and to deal with uncertainty. Not addressed

Strategic

 The ability to collectively develop and implement innovative actions that further sustainability at the local level and further afield. Not addressed

Integrated Problem Solving

 The overarching ability to apply different problem-solving frameworks to complex sustainability problems and develop viable, inclusive and equitable solution options that promote sustainable development, integrating the competencies in this list. Not addressed

Self-awareness

 The ability to reflect on one’s own role in the local community and (global) society; to continually evaluate and further motivate one’s actions; and to deal with one’s feelings and desires. Novice

Normative

 The ability to understand and reflect on the norms and values that underlie one’s actions; and to negotiate values, principles, goals, and targets, in a context of conflicts of interest and trade-offs, uncertain knowledge and contradictions. Novice

Anticipatory

 The ability to understand and evaluate multiple scenarios for the future – possible, probable and desirable; to create one’s own visions for the future; to apply the precautionary principle; to assess the consequences of actions; and to deal with risks and changes. Not addressed

Digital Literacy and Judgement

 The ability to access, evaluate, create and communicate information in digital environments; to engage critically, ethically and responsibly with digital technologies and digital information; to understand their opportunities, limitations, risks and impact on individual’s digital identities; and to exercise informed judgement in digital participation and decision-making. Novice

AI Literacy & Agency

 The ability to understand, critically evaluate and responsibly engage with artificial intelligence; to recognise how AI systems are shaped by human values; to assess their ethical, social and environmental implications; and to exercise human judgement, agency and accountability in AI-related contexts. Not addressed

Wellbeing

 Wellbeing is having the resources and skills to meet life's challenges, including attributes such as personal development skills, resilience, stress management, strengths, lifestyle skills, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, alcohol/substance use, academic skills, time management, goal setting, interpersonal skills, group work, communication. Novice

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


Goal Name Description Coverage

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 1

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 1

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 1
 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

24
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

124

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The teaching and learning approach in this module is experiential in nature, inspired by Kolb’s (1984) learning cycle of concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation, and active experimentation. We aim to engage students as much as possible in discussion through activities which embody specific conceptual content, a reflection on that experience in reference to its conceptual foundations and based on that an application in our lives.

Students will interact in small groups, virtual and plenary sessions, complete tasks on a weekly basis, and reflect on their experience in a learning reflection half way through the trimester and at the end to allow learning from the first.

The use of AI tools (e.g. Gemini, Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Jasper, NotebookLM, DeepL, Grammarly, etc.) is not permitted in this module. Students are expected to engage directly with module materials and activities without the use of AI tools. Failure to comply will result in a NM/fail grade.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BMGT10060 - Introduction to Management, BMGT10130 - Mastering University Learning, EDUC10170 - Human Learning, HUM10010 - Study Skills in the Humanities, HUM10030 - Introduction to Arts, SCI10040 - Prepare for Your Future Career

Equivalents:
Effective Learning & Developmt (SBUS10090)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Learning reflection on Topics 1-4 Week 8 Graded No
40
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Learning reflection on Topics 5-8 Week 12 Graded No
50
 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Academic integrity module completion with PDF certificate and UCD Harvard referencing assessment Week 6 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive information on the status of their submissions via the Grades section on Brightspace and posts in Discussions as well as automated emails where work is outstanding. Class level feedback on Learning reflection 1 will be provided within twenty working days of the submission deadline on Brightspace in the form of provisional grades and discussion of common issues in the small group sessions. Grades for Learning reflection 1 will be available before Learning reflection 2 is due to allow the application of learning from the first submission. Supplementary individual feedback will be given upon request during weekly drop-in sessions or upon written request via email in a scheduled Zoom meeting. Feedback Disclosure: In this module, feedback on students' work may be supported by University-approved AI tools. Any such use will be disclosed.

Name Role
Ms Carolin Grampp Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mary Parkinson Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 7 Fri 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 09:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 2 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 4 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 14:00 - 15:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 5 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 09:00 - 10:50
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