Module code: BIS7012-B
The module will provide students with skills for future personal and professional development, with the aim of increasing future employability and / or further study. This will be done through the development of personal reflective practice and professional skills, including communication and cooperative working.
Visit and orientation to the library; information retrieval and critical analysis of the material / source; primary and secondary sources; formulation of an objective structured argument; scientific writing and critique, peer review of an essay; plagiarism; preparing journal club presentations, posters and PowerPoint presentations based on topics relevant to your course; reflective practice methodologies and preparation of a PebblePad portfolio; using troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for service improvement; intellectual property and commercialisation; CV preparation; employability skills; preparing a job application; mock PhD interviews (optional).
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