MI4019 - Personal and Professional Practice

This module consists of weekly lectures (120 minutes) and seminar sessions (60 minutes). They will involve lecture material, guest speakers (where appropriate), student activities and class discussion. You are therefore required to prepare for the session with set reading and viewing; supporting material relating to each session will be posted on the e-learning portal. The emphasis in seminars will be on your participation through group work, and discussion of the set reading. You will also be offered tutorials to prepare for each assessment, and individual feedback will be given on each assignment.

Classes will involve group discussions with the tutor and fellow students, providing a constructive environment for the enhancement of knowledge and understanding of the subject, preparation for the assessment tasks, and the development of communication skills. Class material (such as Powerpoint slides, links to televisual material and discussion points) will be accessible via the e-Learning portal, along with supplementary learning material (which may include web links, suggestions for further viewing and reading). A list of key and further reading material will be available on the eLP, and an electronic reading list will link you directly to key sources, allowing you to access them anytime and anywhere. The module will also incorporate assessment preparation sessions, with advice on how to approach the presentation and podcast components. Furthermore, the module tutor will offer set tutorial hours for academic support.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:

• An understanding of the professional contexts relevant to your field of study

• Familiarity with a range of professional, academic and study skills, and an awareness of how academic skills can be usefully applied in professions relevant for graduates on your programme
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

• The development of bibliographical and information-gathering skills in the preparation of assignments

• Practise and development of skills of teamwork and communication applicable to employment

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):

• Encouragement of a positive and self-evaluative attitude to learning good academic practice and demonstrating core professional skills.

The assessment strategy for this module is to encourage you to develop your research and communication skills in presenting ideas and knowledge to others in a variety of formats. The assessment tasks thus primarily address the MLOs relating to intellectual/professional skills (eg research skills, teamwork and communication) and personal values (self-evaluation). The first assessment involves a five-minute summative pre-recorded presentation. The presentation involves you using a variety of sources in order to analyse the significance of a specific media product. The second assessment asks you to produce a ten-minute podcast relating to the value of higher education in personal and professional terms. The podcast task tests presentation and organisation skills, as well as encouraging you to reflect upon value of your educational experience to your current and future development. Verbal feedback will be provided by the module tutor in class for the formative assessments. You will receive feedback electronically on your summative work.

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This module aims to provide you with a range of academic and professional practice skills, and an awareness of a range of professional contexts in which the knowledge of your degree study may be applied. The module will encourage you to adopt a positive, reflective, active and self-evaluative attitude to learning good academic practice and demonstrating core professional skills. You will also be introduced to the notion that technology and e-resources can be used to support your academic and professional skills development and acquisition of core discipline-specific knowledge.

It is taught via weekly lecture and seminar sessions that incorporate visiting speakers, student activities and directed learning. It is assessed by a pre-recorded presentation task and a podcast.