HUM20010 Career Readiness for Arts

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module is designed by the UCD Career Network specifically for Arts & Humanities students to facilitate your academic, personal, and career development and to enable you to develop employability skills. Students will gain an appreciation of how to navigate the graduate recruitment process, how to be effective in the workplace, and how to take ownership of your career development. Topics covered in the module include effective job applications, CV’s & cover letters, interview techniques, self-awareness, presentation skills and teamwork. The overall aim of the module is to contribute to the development of well-informed and skilled graduates who can compete effectively in graduate recruitment processes and perform successfully in the workplace.

***Please note that this is a GPA-neutral Pass/Fail module. This means that the module counts towards the overall credit requirements for your BA but is not included in your GPA calculation.***

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

This module will provide students with the opportunity to:
•Develop awareness of their abilities, interests, aptitudes, and relevant occupational opportunities.
•Gain insight into the employability skills sought by graduate recruiters.
•Develop a range of skills that are highly valued in the workplace, including effective communication & teamwork.
•Enhance their networking skills both face to face and by utilising social media.
•Develop an impactful CV and cover letter that will provide the basis for effective graduate job applications.
•Practice their interview techniques by utilising Video Interview technology.


Indicative Module Content:

The following topics will be covered as part of this module:
• Introduction to Career Development Planning for Arts students
• Skills with my degree. Identifying Gaps - where are I now?
• Focus on You: Self Awareness Part 1 Understanding Values and Interests
• Focus on You: Self Awareness Part 2 Understanding Personality type – using TDI personality profiling
• Introduction to the Recruitment Process and Understanding the Employer Perspective
• Effective CV’s and Cover Letters
• Understanding Team work
• Performing effectively at Interview: Developing your interview technique
• Understanding Communication and Presentation Skills
• Networking: Social media and LinkedIn
• Career options for Arts students: Panel discussion from Alumni
• Career Action Planning – reflections on learning

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

24
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

30
Total

104
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will be delivered online via Virtual Classroom on Brightspace. Live sessions will take place each week as per the timetable. A significant element of the live weekly sessions will be interactive with group activities in virtual break-out rooms as well as individual exercises and reflections. This should enable students to practice skills they are leaning about and to enhance their own development through participation and individual reflection.


 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BIOC40230 - Biochemistry Career Skills, HUM20030 - Career Readiness (Humanities), PSY30320 - Career development in psych, SCI10040 - Prepare for Your Future Career, SSCI20020 - Career Develop Social Sciences, VET10060 - Professional Growth 1


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Attendance and participation Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

10
Assignment: Online mock interview Unspecified n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

40
Assignment: Written report based on informational interview Unspecified n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Online written feedback will be available through Brightspace for each assignment. CVs and some activities will be subject to peer review.

There are no prescribed readings for this module, however if students would like to learn more about the topics covered in the module, the following publications may be of interest:

Cottrell, S. (2010) Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. 2nd edition, Palgrave MacMillan. England.

Kumar, A. (2007) Personal, Academic and Career Development in Higher Education: Soaring to Success. Routledge. England

The UCD Career Guide 2019/20 – copies are available free of charge from the UCD Career Network

There is also a range of useful careers-related resources in the Career Network Resource Room and on our website www.ucd.ie/careers
Name Role
Assoc Professor Jaime Jones Lecturer / Co-Lecturer