BSNS299-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

UC Employability Portfolio


Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

The UC Employability Portfolio provides students with formal recognition of activities that increase their employability and their engagement with the community.

Course purpose and overview
Too often students complete their degrees not having thought about how they can showcase their skills and talents to prospective employers. BSNS299 helps you prepare for the transition from study to work by compiling a set of resources that will make securing a job after graduation that much easier.

The employability portfolio is comprised of five assessment activities that require you to reflect on the skills and attributes you have developed, either directly through your studies or through extra-curricular activities, and how these may be of value for future employment. BSNS299 provides you with a framework to reflect on your experiences and bring these together in a way that is meaningful for both you and your future employer.

All the resources required to complete the UC Employability Portfolio are available on LEARN only and the course is completed wholly online. There are no weekly lectures for BSNS299, however, an initial face-to-face introductory session will be held to get you off to a good start and introduce you to key staff. It is important that you attend this session. In addition to the online learning resources, the UC Careers Team will run scheduled sessions to assist with various activities such as CV development etc.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing this course will be able to:
1. Understand how a range of personal and professional activities can contribute to future employment
2. Articulate how their skills and attributes may be applied in the workplace in both written and oral form

Prerequisites

Any 180 points. Must be enrolled in the BCom.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 21 Jul
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 A6 Lecture Theatre
5 Aug - 18 Aug
30 Sep - 6 Oct

Course Coordinator

Hataya Sibunruang

Assessment

In order to pass BSNS299 you must pass all individual pieces of assessment. All assessment is marked pass/fail. No letter grades are awarded. As a graduating requirement you must pass BSNS299 in order to apply to graduate with a BCom. It is recommended that you enrol in BSNS299 as soon as you are eligible to do so. Ideally this would be in either Semester 4 or 5 of your studies.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Reflective essay
Cover letter
Video presentation
LinkedIn portfolio

Assessment in Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:

Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.

Textbooks / Resources

The BSNS299 LEARN site contains all the material you need to be able to complete this course including readings, videos etc.

Course links

LEARN

Fees Note

This course is free for all students

For further information see UC Business School Office .

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