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A learning activity which addresses what skills graduates can offer to potential employers as well as the importance of matching skills and strengths to employer's job descriptions.

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employability | graduate employability | skills | employers | ukoer | graduates | job descriptions | jobs | graduate schemes | administrative studies | N000

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These resources are self contained activities which form part of a larger resource called the Employability Resource Pack. The activities range from self directed surveys to identify career and skills goals to CV preparation, interviews and various employability skill such as communication skills. The context of the activities is set in the physical sciences but which can very easily be adapted for use in any context.

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ukoer | sfsoer | employability | quiz | career progression | card sort | powerpoint slide | presentation | oral communication skills | cv | curriculum vitae | application forms | interview preparation | interview | poster presentation | video | job application | ethical dilemma | professional bodies | reflective log | personal development planning | pdp | careers service | careers websites | employability resource pack introduction | Physical sciences | F000

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In this lesson, we will analyse key national policies, initiatives and provisions for work-related education and identify the correct terminology for teaching employability skills.

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employability skills | employability skills initiative | the leitch review of 2004 | hawkins four groups of skills | personal learning and thinking skills (plts) framework | EDUCATION / TRAINING / TEACHING | G

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This module aims to enable students to think critically about their career planning and become better applicants when applying for employment/postgraduate study, during or after their academic studies. Topics covered will include: •Career Planning Skills •Career researching Skills •Self-Marketing – Applications •Self-Marketing – Interviews •Psychometric Testing •Self-Marketing – Assessment Centres •Guidance on evaluating and recording experience Module Codes: XX1N02 (10 credits) Suitable for study at: Undergraduate Level Method and Frequency of Class: 5 x 2 hour workshops, a mock interview and a tutorial Target Students: This module is available to all students as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award scheme. Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Offerin This module aims to enable students to think critically about their career planning and become better applicants when applying for employment/postgraduate study, during or after their academic studies. Topics covered will include: •Career Planning Skills •Career researching Skills •Self-Marketing – Applications •Self-Marketing – Interviews •Psychometric Testing •Self-Marketing – Assessment Centres •Guidance on evaluating and recording experience Module Codes: XX1N02 (10 credits) Suitable for study at: Undergraduate Level Method and Frequency of Class: 5 x 2 hour workshops, a mock interview and a tutorial Target Students: This module is available to all students as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award scheme. Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Offerin

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UNow | UNow | UKOER | UKOER | XX1N02 | XX1N02 | Career | Career | applicants | applicants | PARiS | PARiS | employability | employability | researching | researching | interviews | interviews | assessment | assessment

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Offering School: School of Education Offering School: School of Education This module aims to provide information and activities that will support you when preparing for and completing a placement or internship. The activities are designed to help you think critically about the skills and attributes you will develop from a period of work experience, and record and reflect on what you are learning. Module Codes: XX1N02 (10 credits) Suitable for study at: Undergraduate Level Method and Frequency of Class: Target Students: This module is available to all undergraduate students as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award scheme. Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Offering School: School of Education This module aims to provide information and activities that will support you when preparing for and completing a placement or internship. The activities are designed to help you think critically about the skills and attributes you will develop from a period of work experience, and record and reflect on what you are learning. Module Codes: XX1N02 (10 credits) Suitable for study at: Undergraduate Level Method and Frequency of Class: Target Students: This module is available to all undergraduate students as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award scheme. Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Offering School: School of Education

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UNow | UNow | UKOER | UKOER | XX1N02 | XX1N02 | Internships | Internships | Placements | Placements | PARiS | PARiS | employability | employability | assessment | assessment | work | work

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Society single honours degree programme at Manchester Metropolitan University. Its development has been informed by the findings of evaluations undertaken with previous second and third year students who felt that they should have been given more support in making the transition to Higher Education, and development of the academic skills required to engage with their chosen disciplines.

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employability | sociology | criminology | academic skills development | learning and employability | transition to he | csapoer | ukoer | Social studies | L000

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The Raw Materials for a learning activity that will give students a basic understanding of how to understand and analyse information that is presented in a balance sheet. Some exercises are included to enable students to clarify and develop their understanding.

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employability | balance sheets | liability | current liabilities | accounting | finance | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini-lecture which will look at developing coaching skills using the GROW model.

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coaching | coach | goals | personal development | employability | grow model | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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Welcome to Other Selection Methods a workbook in the Futures series of workbooks, which help students choose and prepare a career route after graduation. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises or the output in your personal development plan or e-portfolio. The aim of this workbook is to introduce you to a range of common selection methods used by employers to select graduates for jobs.

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ukoer | employability | Education | Business and Administrative studies | administrative studies | N000 | X000 | EDUCATION / TRAINING / TEACHING | G

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A learning activity that will give you a basic understanding of how to understand and analyse information that is presented in an income statement. Some exercises are included to enable you to clarify and develop your understanding.

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profit and loss account | profit | loss | gross margin | sales | profit before tax | employability | income statement | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini-lecture which introduces Emotional Intelligence, the history behind it and the reason it is important today.

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emotional intelligence | eq | intelligence quotient | competence | competency | employability | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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The raw materials for a learning activity that will give students a basic understanding of how profit is calculated as well as the difference between profit and cash flow. Some exercises are included to enable students to perform some profit calculations.

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employability | profit | cash flow | finance | accounting | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini–lecture which introduces Daniel Goleman's model of emotional intelligence. The lecture will give a brief overview of EI and review some of the historical research of the concept of emotional quotient and competencies. The lecture will then move to look in more depth at the four dimensions of Goleman's model of EI, identifying the competencies which belong to each area, whilst indicating the relevance of each to the other.

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emotional intelligence | eq | intelligence quotient | competence | competency | employability | daniel goleman | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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The raw materials for a learning activity that will give students a basic understanding of how to understand and analyse information that is presented in an income statement. Some exercises are included to enable students to clarify and develop their understanding.

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employability | statements | profit | finance | accounting | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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The raw materials for the Using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel for Drawing Gantt Charts Learning Activity which provides an introduction to using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel for drawing Gantt Charts. It will explore the purpose and some of the key features of a Gantt chart and how the use of Project Management Software such as Microsoft Project can help with the creation of Gantt charts for project management. This learning activity aims to introduce students to the basic skills to be able to draw a Gantt chart in Microsoft Project and Excel and to introduce some of the main features of Microsoft Project. It will provide a number of opportunities for you to practice what you know and suggest resources for further study.

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gantt | gantt charts | project management | employability | ms project | ms word | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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Welcome to ‘Personality and Values’, one of several ‘Futures’ workbooks, which help you choose and prepare a career route after graduation. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises or the output in your personal development plan or e-portfolio The aim of this workbook is to help you to clarify or identify your personality type and work values as a step toward choosing work that really suits you. It can also help you in the preparation for job selection interviews and for other occasions when you may want or need to analyse your personality type and work values.

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ukoer | employability | Education | Business and Administrative studies | administrative studies | N000 | X000 | EDUCATION / TRAINING / TEACHING | G

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This Learning Activity provides non-accounting students with a basic understanding of an organisation’s profitability.

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employability | expense | income | cash | flow | profit | ukoer | cash flow | income statements | finance | accounting | administrative studies | N000

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An introductory mini-lecture on using Microsoft Project for creating Gantt charts. This lecture will focus on explaining the purpose and some of the key features of a Gantt Chart and how the use of Project Management Software such as Microsoft Project can help with the creation of Gantt Charts for project management.

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gantt | gantt charts | project management | employability | ms project | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini lecture on Making Effective Business Phonecalls - which starts with the basics of why and when to use the telephone. It will then progress to some useful techniques and etiquette including use of the phonetic alphabet to spell words over the phone. Even if you use the phone regularly there may be some things you don't know or could refresh.

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phonecalls | telephone | phonetic alphabet | communication | employability | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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The Raw Materials for a learning activity which addresses what skills graduates can offer to potential employers as well as the importance of matching skills and strengths to employer’s job descriptions.

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employability | jobs | graduate schemes | graduates | applying for jobs | skills | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini lecture which goes beyond the basic techniques of using a telephone, covering things you need to know about the psychology of this mode of communication. The mini-lecture will encourage you to consider how to be even more effective by really 'tuning in' to the other person.

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telephone | phonecalls | psychology | communication | confidence | employability | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini-lecture designed to provide you with knowledge on measures that managers can use within a work environment. The necessity of such measures will be visited. The balanced scorecard will be introduced and reviewed in much detail. This will later enable you to analyse scenarios and apply measures that managers would be expected to use.

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measurement | measures | control | balanced scorecard | employability | kaplan and norton | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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This mini lecture introduces some basic ideas about budgets and the budgetary process.

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budgets | budgeting | budget setting | employability | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini-lecture which looks at what working capital is and its importance to a business.

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working capital | finance | assets | liabilities | employability | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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A mini-lecture which considers costing in an organisation. By the end of this session you should be able to: differentiate between fixed and variable costs and, understand break-even analysis.

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costing | absorption costing | marginal costing | break even | fixed costs | variable costs | employability | ukoer | administrative studies | N000

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