Analyzing Careers Module for Critical Thinking Skills
Explore the "Analyzing Careers" module designed to enhance critical thinking skills in career theory analysis and conducting interviews. The course focuses on developing independent study habits and improving communication abilities through coursework. Gain insights into various career theories and enhance data analysis skills.
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About This Module The purpose of the module is to enable students to analyse their own careers and those of other people and consequently manage them in a better-informed way The material builds on first and second year modules on HRM This module aims to develop critical thinking skills in relation to career theory and also skills in relation to conducting and analysing interviews
Teaching and Learning Direct contact with the lecturers are through two- hour lectures each week - One week is a drop- in surgery The lectures focus on academic theory with activities for discussion As this is a social sciences module students are expected to carry out a significant amount of independent study to supplement the lectures Students are also expected to actively engage with activities and join in discussions in the lectures
Assessment and Feedback This module is 100% coursework The assignment is focused on a critical analysis of career theory by drawing on an interview that the student conducts themselves The specific choice of foci for the coursework, including the person to interview, is up to the student to decide Feedback will be given via the online marking system once the final marks are released following the summer exam boards
Wider skills and knowledge development Students gain knowledge about the range of career theories and develop understandings of how to critically analyse academic material The ability to relate abstract ideas to a range of data is enhanced Written and spoken communication skills are developed through the interview and assignment A key outcome relates to the development of independence of study and thought as this is encouraged throughout
Reading material Core texts include: Arthur. M.B., Hall. D.T. & Lawrence.B.S.(1989) Handbook of career theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Baruch. Y.(2004) Managing Careers. Harlow: Pearson Education Collin. A., and Young. R.(2000)The Future of Career. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Gunz. H. & Peiperl. M. (2007) (Eds.) Handbook of career studies, London: Sage Inkson, K., Dries, N. and Arnold, J. (2014) Understanding careers. London: Sage. And a diverse range of journal articles typically from journals such as Career Development International; Human Relations; Work, Employment & Society; Gender, Work & Organisation; Journal of Vocational Behaviour; Human Resource Management Journal.
Why choose this module? This module offers a unique opportunity for students to become more independent towards the end of their degree programme, as they direct the focus of the assignment and conduct a career interview with a person of their choice For further information contact Dr Sarah Barnard S.H.Barnard@lboro.ac.uk
