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Personal & Professional Skills - POL00078M

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  • Department: Politics
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Kaisa Hinkkainen Elliott
  • Credit value: Information currently unavailable
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
    • See module specification for other years: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2021-22 to Spring Term 2021-22

Module aims

This module is designed to develop and encourage reflection on the key personal and employment-related skills fostered by advanced study and research in Politics.

Module learning outcomes

To develop and reflect on transferable and research skills.

Write a personal development plan

Reflect and comment on what constitutes a well written and well presented thesis

Reflect and comment on what constitutes a well written and well presented journal article

Develop networking skills

Improve confidence and delivery of verbal communication e.g. presentations to academic peers

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Departmental - attendance requirement
Attendance		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

Students invited to give presentations in week 7/8, students who do so will be given feedback

Indicative reading

None


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