HE Careers and Employability – please promote to your students is a new HE Careers and Employability section on Moodle; accessible via the Learner Resources tab. This is a really useful resource which both you and your students can use. Please e-mail Heidi Channell with details of any other web resources you use and she will add them to Moodle: UCAS Applications for Teacher Training open on 27th October. Encourage your HE students to access HE Careers Advice by e-mailing Heidi: Here is a link to the Plymouth University Careers & Employability site which includes the Events Calendar: HE Careers Guidance – Plymouth University As a Plymouth University student you will also be able to access the which can provide a wealth of guidance and support resources. Employment Opportunities An employable graduate is one who is able to meet the requirements of employers and fulfil their career aspirations at a graduate level. In addition to academic skills employers will expect you to demonstrate transferable skills such as the ability to work autonomously, to plan time, to manage and work within teams. Whilst studying this programme you will be given the opportunity to develop further personal and employability related skills, through planned module content and also external opportunities. A range of teaching approaches are used to specifically enable you to develop and enhance your communication and team working skills. Employers and other industry professionals also input into the programme giving you further contacts Teaching, Learning and Assessment Your performance in a module will be assessed during the academic year, normally through a combination of coursework and end of year examinations. You must pass the assessments in order to be credited with that module for your award. In addition, some modules may have to be passed as pre-requisites for others taken later in your programme. The method of assessment varies between modules and your lecturers will advise you of the method(s) to be used. This reflects the need to develop a range of different knowledge, understanding and skills. During your programme you may experience some, or all, of the following types of assessment: Coursework essay questions Coursework group reports Coursework essay questions Coursework case problems presentations Individual presentations Practical work Formal examinations Online assessments Portfolios
PA6: an inspiring and challenging environment to develop key transferable skills and qualities required for effective team work, project management and communicationS6. Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) By the end of this programme the student will be able to: ILO1: knowledge and understanding –Access and evaluate information on marine zoology from a variety of sources and communicate this confidently and effectively through a variety of media ILO2: cognitive and intellectual skills –Have a secure and accurate understanding of marine zoology at a variety of levels (from molecular to ecological systems) and put this into context of evolutionary theory. ILO3: transferable skills – Construct and evaluate effective strategies for the conservation of marine life working within the current cultural, ethical and legislative framework. ILO4: employment – Employ a broad range of practical and technological techniques relevant to the survey, reporting and study of marine life. ILO5: practical –Demonstrate autonomous learning, knowledge of experimental design, planning, time management, analysis and problem solving skills through the completion of a piece of independent research. ILO6: Use industry based experience to assess their knowledge of marine zoology within the context of the marine environment sector. ILO7: Function as autonomous learners fully equipped to engage with lifelong learning and postgraduate study. PS7. Distinctive Features This text is definitively approved at programme approval and therefore may be directly used for promotion of the programme without the need for further confirmation: Location: Cornwall has 258 miles of surrounding coastline and this places the college in a supreme location for studying the marine environment. A variety of aquatic habitats within easy walking distance enables fieldwork and practical survey techniques to be easily integrated into the programme. Facilities: The campus at Newquay is small and friendly allowing a supportive and personal environment. It is surrounded by its own grounds and gardens and is adjacent to Newquay Zoo and Trenance Park. The college also has two classrooms on Tolcarne beach and a small teaching space at Blue Reef Aquarium Partnerships and industry links: The college has direct industry partnerships with Newquay Zoo and Blue Reef Aquarium and students have free access and priority work placements with both.
qualitative data and some statistical analysis, when appropriate) be able to plan, execute and present an independent of hypothesis-driven work (eg a project) within a supported framework in which qualities such as time management, problem solving, and independence are evident have ability in a range of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses Additional information and tasks available on VLE- moodle : GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317 Honours Project: CORN310 obtain, record, collate and analyse data using appropriate techniques in the field and/or laboratory, working individually or in a group, as is most appropriate for the discipline under study Threshold standard: be able to record data accurately, and to carry out basic manipulation of data (including qualitative data and some statistical analysis, when appropriate) be able to plan, execute and present an independent of hypothesis-driven work (eg a project) within a supported framework in which qualities such as time management, problem solving, and independence are evident Primary: , group seminars Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A4, A6 P1,P4,P5 Project report, Field & Lab reports Monitoring Marine Ecosystems: CORN316 GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317 Honours Project: CORN310