PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY - 2021/2

Module Overview

This module will discuss core concepts of professionalism, academic and industry led discussions surrounding processes of the professional training year and graduate employment from psychological and interdisciplinary perspectives.  It will psychologically evaluate all elements of recruitment and selection process and apply psychological theories to these processes.  Direct as well as indirect career paths within Psychology and other related professional fields will be discussed and reflective skills will be developed.

Module provider

Psychology

Module Leader

JAYES Lewis (Psychology)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: All Level 4 BSc Psychology modules

Module content

Indicative content includes:

The  module will combine lectures, seminars, practical workshops, guest lectures and other forms of delivery appropriate for the course content, which will be based around such topics as:

• Introduction: relevant concepts and processes such as career, skills, professionalism and the role of the professional training year.


• Career/Placement Fair: Networking with Final Year students.


• From Theory to Practice: Professionalism, Career, and Reflection.


• Workshop: CV and Cover Letters.


• Workshop: Interview Skills and Assessment Centre. 


• Meeting the expert: Forensic Psychology. 


• Meeting the expert: Educational and Sport Psychology.


• Meeting the expert: Clinical and Health Psychology.


• Meeting the expert: Business/ Occupational Psychology


• Summary and Poster Presentation Session

 

 

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

Individual Poster Presentation (5 minutes + a poster, which may have been prepared as part of a group)

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate

Critical evaluation skills, written skills, reflective skills, ability to apply theory to a case study and presentation skills

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• Critical evaluation of the application material – 4+2 pages (addresses learning outcomes 4, 5 and 6) (50%)


• Group poster presentation - 2 pages reflection (addresses learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 &4) (50%)

Formative assessment

Students are given formative feedback on their reflective skills throughout the module in exercises (during the lecture) also in 1-1 sessions on their CV and written skills, every student gets a written formative feedback on their CV as a part of the assessment 1

Feedback

In class in group/pair exercises, written on their 2 assignments, 1-1 in office hours

Module aims

• To acquire, develop and apply new skills appropriate to relevant professional settings informed by the study of Psychology
• To increase understanding of appropriate interpersonal skills and professional boundaries in the organisational setting
• To apply knowledge and skills acquired in the academic setting to the practical demands of employing organisations
• To become aware of the application process for placement or graduate employment from a psychological perspective
• To enhance students' employment prospects by developing relevant personal and professional skills.
• To apply psychological theories to the recruitment and application process
• To develop reflective skills

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

Support personal and professional development of students.  Develop their ability to apply a variability of psychological theories across the field and use them in a case study.  Develop reflective and presenting skills.

The learning and teaching methods include:

Lectures, guest lectures, workshops, group work and independent learning.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

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