NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY

BTEC HND BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

SCHEME OF WORK
Unit No. Unit Title Name of Lecturer Name of Tutors Date Submitted 13 Personal and Professional Development Ray Webster (raywebster@isneu.org) Nguyen Thai Ha (nguyen.ha@isneu.org) August 2013

Start Date: 19 August 2013 End Date: 29 November 2013 Methods of Assessment: Continual Assessment (Workshops), E-Portfolio, Professional Development Plan. Modes of Instruction: Lectures, Workshops and Tutorials. Recommended Text(s): BPP Unit 13: Professional Development. Intelligent Business: Skills Book Upper Intermediate Common Skills covered: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17 and 18 This unit will be assessed using continual assessment (workshops 60%) plus the development and presentation of a Personal Development Plan and an E-Portfolio (40%). The learning outcomes covered by each piece of assessed work are shown in the assignment briefs. The assignments will cover required common skills and assess the progress of students in the whole course. Outcomes and assessment criteria Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this unit a learner will: 1 Understand how self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development 2 Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development 3 Be able to implement and continually review own personal and professional development plan 4 Be able to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and transferable skills. Learning Outcomes and associated assessment criteria 1 Understand how self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development 1.1 evaluate approaches to self-managed learning 1.2 propose ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be encouraged 1.3 evaluate the benefits of self-managed learning to the individual and organisation 2 Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development 2.1 evaluate own current skills and competencies against professional standards and organisational objectives 2.2 identify own development needs and the activities required to meet them 2.3 identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs 2.4 devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs 3 Be able to implement and continually review own personal and professional development plan 3.1 discuss the processes and activities required to implement the development plan 3.2 undertake and document development activities as planned 3.3 reflect critically on own learning against original aims and objectives set in the development plan 3.4 update the development plan based on feedback and evaluation 4 Be able to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and transferable skills 4.1 select solutions to work-based problems 4.2 communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels 4.3 evaluate and use effective time management strategies
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SCHEDULE Unit Week

Week 1 19/8

Suggested Content
Lecture: Introduction MPD aims, objectives and assessment Group formation Activity: ASSIST questionnaire Workshop practice: How to get good marks Lecture: Presentation skills: Make a short presentation Activity: MBTI questionnaire, Workshop 1: Company roles and personal introductions Lecture: e-Portfolios and Reflective Learning Activity: Bid and bargain (Negotiation) Workshop 2: How to make a good presentation Lecture: Learning Profiles and Learning Strategies: Interpreting ASSIST Activity: Make a strong start Workshop 3: e-Portfolios and Reflective Learning Lecture: Time Management and Productive Work Activity: Conclude a presentation Workshop 4: Evaluating learning profiles (ASSIST) Lecture: Introduction to Personal Development Plans Activity: Negotiate Workshop 5: Time Management Lecture: Developing your e-Portfolio structure and content Activity: Evaluating progress in Personal Development Plans Workshop 6: Negotiation Mid-semester break & course review meeting Lecture: Personality Types and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Activity: Chairing a meeting Workshop 7 : Leadership Styles Lecture: Integrating Profiles Flexible Student Alignment Activity: Bid and Bargain Workshop 8: Evaluating MBTI profiles Lecture: Integrating Profiles: Flexible Student Alignment Activity: Manage a crisis Workshop 9: Preparing e-Portfolio presentations (10% in workshop 10) Lecture: Learning Strategy Development Activity: Assertiveness Workshop 10: e-Portfolio presentations Lecture: PD Planning - How businesses manage staff development Activity: PDPs in different businesses Workshop 11: Assertiveness Lecture: Integrating and presenting learning outcomes Activity: Adapting to your audience Workshop 12: PDPs for small businesses Lecture: Implementing & continually reviewing personal and professional development plans Activity: Reviewing your PDP Practice final presentations Final presentations

Week 2 26/8 Week 3 2/9 Week 4 9/9 Week 5 16/9 Week 6 23/9 Week 7 30/9 7/10 Week 8 14/10 Week 9 21/10 Week 10 28/10 Week 11 4/11 Week 12 11/11 Week 13 18/11 Week 14 25/11 Week 15 2/12