PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 - 2024/5
Module code: PRO2031
Module Overview
This module is designed to work alongside the Specialist Pathway Development module to empower students to begin their ‘journey’ of professional development within their chosen field in the global entertainment industry. It will include a short period of work experience within an approved professional setting.
In the delivery of this module, GSA is guided by the UN's 17 Sustainable Development goals. We aim to promote good health and well-being by keeping to appropriate working hours and maintaining Equity-standard safe spaces. We encourage positive working ethics: collaboration, kindness, support, understanding, listening and integrity. We aim to encourage enterprise and entrepreneurship as well as fostering an understanding of sustainable business models. An understanding of sustainable funding streams so that practice can take place in a viable ethical way post graduation. We encourage collaboration within the community through initiative that support social sustainability.
Module provider
Guildford School of Acting
Module Leader
DOWNTON Kathryn (GSA)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 5
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Independent Learning Hours: 109
Lecture Hours: 8
Seminar Hours: 2
Tutorial Hours: 1
Practical/Performance Hours: 30
Module Availability
Year long
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
N/A
Module content
Indicative content includes:
- Employability within the creative industries
- Marketing & networking
- Applying for work
- Professional development planning
- Self-presentation & interview techniques.
- Entertainment industry unions & professional bodies.
Short period of work experience
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Portfolio (2000 words) | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate achievement against the module learning outcomes.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
- Portfolio: CV, personal development plan and reflective evaluation of their work experience (2000 words)
Formative assessment
- CV and personal development plan workshop: peer, self and tutor assessment of a professional CV and career development plan during a timetabled session.
Feedback
- Tutor and peer feedback for the formative assessment will be given during the workshop
- Written feedback for the summative assessment will be provided within 3 weeks of the submission date.
Module aims
- ¿ increase students¿ knowledge and skills in personal employability in order to secure and maintain employment after graduation
- ¿ encourage a ¿lifelong learning¿ approach to career and professional development planning
- ¿ develop students¿ understanding of the structures of the global entertainment industry
- ¿ help students to develop transferable skills in communication, presentation, professional networking, effective use of social media and personal promotion
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to an industry standard | CT |
| 002 | • Understand the key components of career development | T |
| 003 | • Accurately describe the entertainment industry’s institutions, structures and systems | K |
| 004 | • Independently research to support their subject knowledge and practical skills | C |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to provide a variety of learning and teaching methods which fit with the overall aims & strategy of the programme and support an independent and self-motivated approach to personal career planning and professional development.
The learning and teaching methods include:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Mock interviews
Work experience
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
https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: PRO2031
Other information
GSA delivers its provision across three teaching blocks, within the University of Surrey’s existing semester structure.
Additional Costs
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Description |
Travel/accommodation expenses for work experience |
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Category |
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Amount |
Variable |
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Included in fees? |
No |
Programmes this module appears in
| Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre Production BA (Hons)(YEAR LONG) | Year-long | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2024/5 academic year.