Business School

Module: Employability Skills

Code: UGB 116

Assessment Element 2: INDIVIDUAL REPORT ON PERSONAL

AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT (40 Module marks) Submit on
Sunspace and to Library Assignment hand in by 5th
DECEMBER 2014
( This assignment covers the following skills learning outcomes, taken from the
Module Guide: S9, S11, K3, S6, S7))

TASK:
You are to write a report (1500 words) which considers BOTH of the following 2 sections:
(a) Research you have carried out on a career/ job of your choice. (20 marks). (Tip: you
may wish to use the Career Pie model as a framework for your discussion.)
(b) Analysis of your present skills and how these compare with those required for your
chosen career/job. (20 marks). (Tip: you might also reflect how you might improve
these skills in years 2 and 3 at university).
Your research should include at least ONE of each of the following: Journal Articles
Books
Websites/ Web References

As part of the report process you are expected to cite books AND journal articles AND webbased information ALL correctly referenced within the main body of the essay and listed in
full at the end of the essay under List of References.

Your report should be written in a recognised academic format, including the following:
(FRONT PAGE)
Module Code
Module Title
Title of Assignment
Module Leaders Name
** Your Tutors Name (this person will mark your work) **
Your name (Family name underlined)
Your Student Number
Date of Submission
INTRODUCTION ( you may use this or other introductory heading)
MAIN BODY OF ESSAY IN SECTIONS (A) AND (B) (You will need to use your own
sub-headings. You may use a numbering system if you wish).
CONCLUSION (you are not asked for recommendations)
LIST OF REFERENCES (using Cite them right and HARVARD system)
APPENDICES

All general typeface should be 12 point Times New Roman or 11 pt Arial.

Main A headings should be 14 pt bold.
B subheadings should be 12 pt bold
If used, numbering should not go beyond 3 numbers eg 2.3.1
You should use line spacing of 1.5 or double (easier to read also your tutor can
add comments between lines)
All pages should be numbered.
All pages should have your name in the footer.

Please note correct spelling, punctuation and grammar are also expected in
this assignment.

Assessment Criteria
Your work will be marked against the following criteria, which have been mapped against the University generic criteria (please see module guide). You
should note that the overall grade for this element of your work, while based upon these criteria, is not always a simple arithmetical summation of the
Extremely weak

Very weak

Weak

Basic

Competent

Good

Excellent

Outstanding

Exemplary

your tutors feedback on these criteria for further explanation of what you are doing well and what you need to improve upon.

Borderline fail

component parts (unless otherwise stated, as in this case) but seeks to show some of the strengths and weaknesses in your submission. You should refer to

Learning Outcome and Criteria Assessed in this Element of Work

86 - 76 - 70 - 60 - 50 - 40 - 35 - 30 - 15 100 85

(a)

(b)

(c)

S9: Access various forms of information for the purposes of research

In this assignment this measures how effective you are at
gathering relevant research materials for part (a) of the report
( nearest equivalent criteria in generic criteria is Relevanc e)

S11: Prepare and structure reports using one of the standard formats
In this assignment this measures how well you have structured
your essay
( nearest equivalent criteria in generic criteria is Argument
and Structure)

S11: Reference reports

In this assignment this measures how well you have referenced
your essay
( nearest equivalent criteria in generic criteria is Referencing
to Literature)

75

69

59

49

39

34

29

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86 - 76 - 70 - 60 - 50 - 40 - 35 - 30 - 15 100 85
75
69
59
49
39
34
29

(d)

(e)

K3: Personal reflective processes

Eg for this assignment this would assess the reflection evidenced
by part (b) of the report..
( nearest equivalent criteria in generic criteria is Critical Evaluation)
S6: Research appropriate areas of personal development relating
to employability (as shown in part (b) of the report)
( nearest equivalent criteria in generic criteria is Analysis

Extremely weak

Very weak

Weak

Borderline fail

Basic

Competent

Good

Excellent

Outstanding

Exemplary
Learning Outcome and Criteria Assessed in this Element of Work

014