Module Code - Title:
AH4128
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PRACTITIONER SEMINAR SERIES
Year Last Offered:
N/A
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module is one of a new suite of Transferable and Applied Skills modules being developed for delivery within the BA Arts (Professional Pathways) which blends subjects and modules traditionally available on Arts, Humanities and Social Science programmes with modules that respond to the increased demand in the workplace for transferable and applied skills. The module may also be made available to other AHSS programmes.
The particular aim of this module is to integrate practice and practitioner based learning into the students' education journey. The module will provide all students with insights from across the range of professional pathways offered on the degree programme to ensure that participants have a wider and more integrated understanding of cognate labour market sectors.
Syllabus:
This module will feature weekly seminars with strategically selected practitioners from each of the four pathways in the degree. From this it is intended that students will gain an insight, not just into their own selected professional pathway, but also into congruent areas of specialism. Contributing practitioners will be asked to cover a range of topics, including leadership styles, communication competencies, problem solving approaches, teamwork and collaboration and the impact of AI. Students will be required to carry out research on each speaker in advance of each seminar and to produce a comprehensive report on one employment sector. They will also be required to complete a review of each seminar and, at the end the semester, produce a synopsis of the seminar series.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding the complexities of the workplace across a range of different sectors
- identify different attributes, competencies and approaches to communication, team work and problem solving.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- appreciate how they will be able to manage the transition to the workplace
- recognise how their personal values will potentially map on to professional, workplace values
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module will consist mainly of weekly seminars with senior personnel from a number of different workplace contexts. In advance of these seminars, students will be prepared through sessions on active listening, and a review of learning from previous modules. It is intended that the graduate attribute of curiosity and agility will be most directly addressed through this module.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Sousa, Maria Jose and Wilks, Daniela (2018)
Sustainable Skills for the World of Work in
the Digital Age
, Systems Research and Behavioral Science 35
Goos, Marteen (2013)
How the world of work is changing: a review of
the evidence
, International Labour Organisation
Scharrer, Laura (2021)
Retention in a Changing World of Work
, Cuvillier Verlag
World Bank (2019)
The changing nature of work
, World Bank
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
chris.g.mcinerney@ul.ie