Academic and Career Development BMAN10780

1. Academic and Career DevelopmentBMAN10780 2014-2015 IliasPetrounias Anna Goatman

2. The Team Reza Salehnejad Programme Director BSc IBFE NikMehandjiev Programme Director BSc ITMB Antony Potter Programme Director BSc IM and IMABS Your Academic Advisor The Careers Service The Library Anna Goatman Programme Director BSc Management IliasPetrounias Director Undergraduate Studies Linda Whittle

3. What is Academic and Career Development? Managerial and professional skills Academic and study skills Introduction to employability A foundation for studying Management at university

4. What the course is about • Providing students with the knowledge to help them monitor, review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning and professional development. • Supporting students in developing the academic skills required to study management at university level. • Supporting students in developing a working relationship with their academic advisor. • Providing students with an introduction to employability, and support them in developing and recognising transferable skills.

5. Course Structure 10-credit 2-semester course Compulsory for around 550 first year students A structured means of Academic Advisors and students getting to know each other Input from the Careers Service Full course lectures Seminars with Academic Advisor Hands-on and online training and support

6. What is an Academic Advisor? • A member of academic staff • A point of contact regarding academic issues • Somebody you will see every fortnight • Somebody to support you in developing a personal development plan (P&CDP and CV) • Somebody to give you feedback • Somebody who will remain with you for the duration of your degree • Somebody who you could ask to write a reference

7. Blackboard

8. Assessment Semester 1 – individual essay 40% Formative essay Assessed essay Semester 2 – Group presentation 35% Group presentation All year – individual plan and reflection Personal and Career Development Plan (P&CDP) plus CV 25%

9. Please note… • You must pass Academic and Career Development to complete your first year. • If you don’t take part in the essay, group project and P&CDP you can’t pass the course. • A presentation is like an exam, if you fail to attend a presentation you will get a mark of zero. • If you miss a presentation due to illness or serious personal circumstances you must complete a mitigating circumstances form I9

10. Course Timetable – Semester 1 (draft)

11. Course Timetable – Semester 2 (draft)

12. The Essay Do men make better managers than women? Training from the library in finding resources Seminar on understanding plagiarism Lectures on essay writing, referencing and avoiding plagiarism Online plagiarism quiz Feedback on formative submission Academic writing Accessing library resources Building an argument Referencing

13. Your one hour ‘Finding Resources for your Assignments’ practical skills session has been timetabled in either - Week 2 (week commencing 29 September) or - Week 3 (week commencing 6 October) Your timetabled ‘Finding Resources for your Assignments’ practical skills session can be found on the Academic Advisor seminar information sheet given to you in your arrival pack which you collected on Monday15 September an example is provided below and on your weekly timetable available from the student system. Some practical skills sessions will be in the postgraduate computer cluster Room 1.12 in Crawford House (building 31 on the campus map) so this room will not show on your timetable but will be on the Academic Advisor seminar information sheet given to you in your arrival pack Directions to the postgraduate computer cluster will be emailed to you nearer the time of your practical session: Finding Resources for your Assignments Lecture and Practical Session

15. The Presentation Group presentation on a a careers related topic Lecture on group dynamics and management Seminar based group work challenge Seminar on presentation skills Lecture on presenting with confidence Group work Engaging with current employability issues Verbal presentation skills Visual presentation skills

16. The P&CDP and CV Personal and Career Development Plan ongoing throughout the year CV produced in semester 2 Supported by lectures and online resources from the Careers Service Reflecting on experiences Planning for the future Understanding employability Recognising strengths and weaknesses

17. “..the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective.” (Boyd and Fayles 1983: 100) Reflection Critical reflection is a key skill in Continuing Professional Development

18. Taking responsibility for your continuing professional development Making a fair and reasonable evaluation of your personal experience, strengths, qualities and skills Identifying ways of using your strengths well within your professional area Identifying personal limitations and areas that could be improved through training practice or informal training Cottrell (2003)

19. Recognising the effects of your own responses and behaviour and taking responsibility for these Making useful contributions to team performance Identifying your own contribution to the results of a task, project or outcome Recognising your own mistakes and your team’s mistakes Cottrell (2003)

20. Kolb’s learning Cycle

21. Feedback can come from… • Your Academic Advisor • Your lecturer(s) • Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) • Each other • Online tests and assessments Formal Written Verbal Informal You should take the time to reflect on all of the feedback you receive

22. Good feedback is not (necessarily) feedback that tells you that you’re good

23. Before teaching starts next week…

24. Expectations of University • Teaching styles vary • There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach • Some classes are very large • The emphasis is on you to take responsibility for your own learning

25. Expectations of assessment • Your work will be marked by experts. • Marking follows a rigorous process overseen by an internal moderator an external examiner. • You can ask for somebody to check that the marks have been added up correctly on your paper. • You cannot question academic judgment or ask for a re-mark.

26. Expectations • We promise to provide you with: • Expert teaching • An Academic Advisor • A broad foundation to studying management • The best administrative support we can • You are expected to: • Attend lectures, seminars and workshops • Be punctual • Be quiet in lectures unless you are asked a question • Participate in the seminars and coursework • Complete the tasks in your P&CDP on a regular basis • Read emails and Blackboard

27. Lecture ‘Finding resources for essay’ Friday 26th September 11-12 University Place Theatre B Look at you timetable on the student system for times and locations of you academic advisor seminars (starting in week 1 or week 2) as they won’t show up on you My Manchester timetable. You were given instruction on how to see you student system timetable on Monday .