C10B012 – Applied Personal and Professional Development
Module code
C10B012
Module title
Applied Personal and Professional Development
Prescription
The aim of the module is to provide students with experiences and information in relation to academic skills that they can then apply to their own study thereby building a strong foundation for future undertakings in tertiary education.
Programmes
- CC0401
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Directed hours
- 90
- Self directed hours
- 60
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Following the satisfactory completion of this module students will be able to :
1.Identify and discuss basic principles of learning
2.Apply basic principles of learning to their own study
3.Demonstrate an understanding of learning styles
4.Identify own preferred learning style
5.Identify, and implement learning strategies to promote own use of a variety of learning styles
6.Describe right brain and left brain thinking styles
7.Apply an integrated 'whole brain' problem solving strategy in relation to improving own study skills
8.Demonstrate effective use of time in relation to own and/or group priorities
9.Demonstrate methods to facilitate efficient use of time in dealing with priorities
10.Describe stress and its common sources and effects
11.Describe ways of dealing with stress - Content
- - Senge's core principles of learning - Learning strategies
- Learning styles - Cultural values
- Questioning techniques - Team roles
- Coping with differences: of opinion, culture, gender- Exam preparation
- Preparation of seminar presentations - Reaching consensus
- Facilitation of group discussion - Locating information
- Organising Information - Fact versus opinion
- Presenting information accurately - Presenting information concisely
- Study skills - Summarising/Paraphrasing
- Time management - Stress management
- Understanding assignment questions: Keywords, main ideas etc
- Delivery techniques for oral presentations: voice, body language etc - Learning and Teaching Resource
- Gawith, G. (1996). Learning alive : A guide to learning for secondary students, tertiary students and all teachers. Auckland: Longman Paul
Hare, R. (Producer). (1997). Study smart.Video. Auckland: Insight Learning Media
Making your presentation Video. Australia: VC Media
Rountree, K, (1991). Writing for success - A practical guide for New Zealand students. New Zealand: Longman Paul
Successful study skills. Video. Australia: VC Media - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Academic Staff Member Presentations
Practical computer based activities
On-line activities
Class Discussions
Practical group activities
Guest Tutors
