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Module Handbook
2023/24
Personal and Professional Development
School Business Strategy, Operations & Enterprise (BUSI)
Level 7
Semester 1&2
Credits 20
CRN 18907-2310 / 36859-2320
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Contents
Introduction from the Module Leader........................................................................................................................3
Module Aim................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Module Learning Outcomes.........................................................................................................................................3
Module Learning Activities..........................................................................................................................................3
Graduate Attributes Developed and Assessed............................................................................................................3
Communication.............................................................................................................................................................4
Contact Hours...............................................................................................................................................................4
Key Resources to Support Learning............................................................................................................................4
MyBeckett Guide...........................................................................................................................................................4
Disability Advice and Support.....................................................................................................................................5
Weekly Schedule Semester 1........................................................................................................................................6
Weekly Schedule Semester 2........................................................................................................................................7
Assessments................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Assessment Summary...................................................................................................................................................8
Assessment Details........................................................................................................................................................9
Coursework...................................................................................................................................................................9
Assessment 1:.............................................................................................................................................................9
Assessment 2:...........................................................................................................................................................10
Student Instructions for Submission of Coursework................................................................................................10
Instruction to Students on Rubric:............................................................................................................................11
Feedback on Your Assessments.................................................................................................................................14
Understanding Your Assessment Responsibilities....................................................................................................14
Extenuating Circumstances and Mitigation..............................................................................................................14
Late Submission..........................................................................................................................................................14
Academic Integrity......................................................................................................................................................14
Your Feedback on the Module.....................................................................................................................................2
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Module Aim
1 Using reflective practice, the module will develop Graduate MBA student’s personal, academic
and professional skills which will allow them to maximise their potential at the University and
develop career progression strategies.
2 Perform as an independent and critical learner with an understanding of postgraduate study skills
and effective academic practice.
3 Create strategies and action plans for future career development activities.
Second, in reflectively recognising their key strengths and capabilities, while improving on their identified
weaknesses as relates to their personal and professional development, they improve their employability
assets and become more competitive. As the students improve their competitiveness, they set themselves up
for a wider all-encompassing outlook beyond academia and improve how desirable they appear to
employers.
More information on graduate attributes is available here: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-
information/academic-skills-and-advice/graduate-attributes/
Relevant information is also available within your Course Handbook, which is available via MyBeckett and
https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/course-information/course-handbooks/
Communication
Mybeckett will be used to communicate via emails which you will receive through your student email
addresses and you should check this regularly for updates from the module’s teaching team. You are
required to notify your Course Administrator if you are absent more than one day (for example for an
emergency, compassionate leave, or for unforeseen circumstances). If you are planning to apply for
mitigating circumstances, you are required to provide written evidence of the reason for absence (see section
3 of your Course Handbook).
Contact Hours
Every week, you have one-hour lecture and one hour seminar. In addition, you can freely maximise the
following drop-in times during the week.
Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 on teams. You can drop an email during this time with your issue or request to
meet via teams.
Can be searched for via the library: https://catalyst.talis.com/beckett/books (using Discipline: Business and
Management + Subdiscipline ‘Management Skills’)
MyBeckett Guide
As this module is heavily integrated with the VLE ‘MyBeckett’, you are required to use it to successfully
access learning materials, and participate in learning activities and assessments. The module’s page on
MyBeckett includes weekly learning materials, recorded lectures, the reading listing, the handbook, and
assessment folder. MyBeckett can be accessed via the Leeds Beckett main website or via:
https://my.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/?new_loc=%2Fultra%2Finstitution-page
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Weekly Schedule Semester 1
Week Type of Reading/Journal Review etc Directed study and
Commencing Session (e.g. additional
Date Lecture / resources
Seminar)
Week 2 Lecture 1 Approaches to learning and the importance of lifelong For the seminar
learning case study, papers,
(02/10/2023) presentations and
Seminar A look at the module handbook, resources, assessments, other resources
and deadlines. available please see
MyBeckett weekly
Week 3 Lecture 2 Concept of reflective practice folder.
(09/10/2023)
Seminar See MyBeckett weekly folder
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Seminar Assessment 1 group presentations – part 3
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Week 9 Lecture A look at personality types + tips on writing your
Professional Development Plan
(15/04/2024)
Seminar Assessment 2 support + Q&A & formative feedback
Assessments
Assessment Summary
Assessment 1
Assessment Method: In-person Re-assessment Improvement of first sit
Group presentation Method:
(4-5 members/group)
Word Count 1400 words (+/- 10%) Word Count 1400 words (+/-10%)
Feedback Date: Oral feedback given after Feedback Date: Oral feedback offered after
presentation + written presentation + written
feedback 4 weeks after the feedback 4 weeks after the
submission deadline deadline
Assessment 2
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Assessment Method: Reflective essay + portfolio Re-assessment Improvement of first sit
compilation Method:
Word Count 3500 words Word Count 3500 words (+/-10 %)
Feedback Date: 4 weeks after the deadline Feedback Date: 4 weeks after the deadline
Assessment Details
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Instruction to Students on Rubric:
Please carefully read the grade/marking descriptors overleaf for both assessments:
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Assessment 2 Rubric: Reflective Essay and Portfolio Weighting: 70%
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Student’s portfolio is
Student’s portfolio is Student’s portfolio is
well put together.
soundly put together. poorly put together.
They display a good
Student’s portfolio is They display a sound They display a poor
Learning outcome Student’s portfolio is level of acquired
expertly put together. They level of acquired level of acquired
3: excellently put together. knowledge put to
display excellent acquired knowledge put to knowledge put to
They display excellent practice in all their
knowledge put into practice in all their practice in all their
Create strategies acquired knowledge put portfolio No attempt at putting
practice in all their portfolio portfolio
and action plans for to practice in all their components. together a plausible
portfolio components. components. components.
future career portfolio components. Student’s professional
Each piece of the student’s Student’s Student’s
development Student’s professional professional portfolio.
professional portfolio professional professional
activities. 40% portfolio shows a portfolio is not yet
shows a readiness to not portfolio is not yet portfolio is not yet
readiness to enter the quite ready for
40 Marks just enter the workforce ready for entering ready for entering
workforce. entering the
but to excel at it. the workforce and the workforce and
workforce and
requires some major requires a major
requires a few
adjustments. adjustment.
adjustments.
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Feedback on Your Assessments
Feedback is a large part of your learning experience and is fundamental to your personal and professional
development.
Whatever your academic level, developing on your feedback is crucial. Taking note and acting on feedback
whether formative or summative is key to independent learning, long-term success, and continued progress.
https://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/skills-for-learning/building-on-feedback
Feedback on assessments will be provided using assessment grid in MyBeckett.
Late Submission
Without any form of extenuating circumstances, standard penalties apply for late submission of assessed
work. Full details of the penalties for late submission of course work are available at
https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/public-information/academic-regulations/.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a fundamental principle within the University and is strongly linked to good academic
practice. All assessments must be submitted with due attention to issues of academic integrity, expression,
and good academic practice, including clarity in grammar, semantics and syntax.
Any suspected breach of academic integrity will be investigated by the University and could have serious
consequences on your studies. Breaches of academic integrity include (but are not limited to) plagiarism,
self-plagiarism, collusion, the use of artificial intelligence to put together a piece of work, and contract
cheating. Definitions and the potential consequences of an admitted or found breach of academic integrity
are detailed in the Academic Regulations at: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/public-
information/academic-regulations/.
There are a range of resources available to help you understand what is and what is not permitted and how to
use other people’s ideas in your assessed work. These include the LBU Academic Integrity tutorial, which
is available on Academic Integrity Tutorial for 2023/24 and the Skills for Learning website which you can
access here https://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/skills-for-learning/. An Academic Integrity Factsheet for
Students is available to view at: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/academic-skills-and-
advice/academic-integrity/.
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Your Feedback on the Module
A mid-module review will be timetabled into your module between week 5 and 7. This is an opportunity to
resolve modular issues early on in the module. In addition, you will have the chance to provide feedback
formally at the end of your module. These comments will be reviewed by your module team and some may
be considered via the module monitoring and enrichment process, in which your Course Representative is
involved.
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