destinations in the curriculum and across the university sharon milner career development centre...

Destinations in the Curriculum and across the University

Sharon Milner

Career Development CentreUniversity of Ulster

http://careers.ulster.ac.uk

Ulster GradNav – Supporting CDL

Career Development Learning Framework – 7 pathways

Delivery of CDL Framework is a joint responsibility between Faculties and CDC

Implementation is monitored via a Partnership Agreement (PA)

Ulster GradNav – Supporting CDL Certificate in Personal & Professional Development

(CPPD)- Additional to degree & free to all f/t UG- 60 credit points- Approx 2000 students registered between semester

1 & 2 for CDC modules- CDC offers five modules within the framework

customised to degree programme.- Exploring Your Career Options - Developing Your Employability Skills - Career Progression Skills - Communication & Career Management Skills- Employability Through Work Experience

Subject Disciplines using GradNAV Faculty of Art: Language and literature, American studies, history Music, drama & dance

Faculty of Art, Design & Built Environment Architecture & Design, Fashion & Textiles Built Environment

Department of Business Studies: Accountancy, Marketing Business studies & Masters in Business Studies. Travel & Tourism, Consumer studies

Faculty of Computing & Engineering: Computing, Engineering

Faculty Social Sciences: Criminology, Law, History and Politics, Communication, Sociology and Social Work Economics

Faculty of Life and Health Sciences: Environmental Science, geography, marine science Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Biomedical sciences, Biological sciences, Human / food nutrition Psychology, Sports studies and Sports Science

Ulster GradNav – Supporting CDLIssues with CDL Delivery

Access to CDL materials

Delivery by Staff

Direct student contact hours

Programme specific materials

Assessment Load & Marking

Ulster GradNav – Supporting CDLIssues with CDL Delivery Access to CDL materials

Delivery by Staff

Direct student contact hours

Programme specific materials

Assessment Load & Marking

Online Solution Single sign on via Portal & PDSystem

Lesson Plans & WebCT

Blended learning

Customised materials

PDSystem for both formative & summative

Access Ulster GradNAV -Portal

Ulster GradNAV & PDSystem

Psychometric tests

Ulster GradNAV & PDSystem

Journals

Viewing an e-Porfolio

Lesson Plans: Interview skills: how to present yourself with

confidence

Making work experience work for you

Assessment centres

Developing your employability skills

Making choices: an introduction to career planning

Application forms

Lesson Plans

Application forms: http://gradnav.ulster.ac.uk/files/staff/Application%

20Forms.doc

http://gradnav.ulster.ac.uk/files/staff/Applications.ppt

Work Experience Toolkit

Issues that arose: Develop clearly structured framework for non-

expert use

Links to resources

Further customisation and map into WebCT units

Gill Warwick, L’Estrange and Brett

Video: Andrew Cahalan, Dupont

Built Environment placement student

Placement Student