Placement Connect-Up Conference 2015School of Tourism & HospitalityFriday 6th March 20159:30am – Rolle Marquee, Plymouth University

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• Welcome Back

• Destination: Graduation

• Final Year Module Guide

• Guest Speakers

• Top 10 Tips – for a successful final year!

• Your Careers & Placements Team

CONTENTS

WELCOME BACKWelcome back to the School of Tourism and Hospitality. I hope that you are enjoy-ing your placement, manage to get a bit of a break in the summer, and feel ready to tackle your important final year of academic study. The placement you have been undertaking will enhance your employability skills considerably, and in your final year you will once more profit from your studies and gain further insights into the different aspects of the industries we’re connected with. There will be numerous opportunities to enhance your studies with fieldwork, guest speakers and workshops. I hope you’ll take advantage of these. The final year will be an exciting time for you. Not only will you have opportunities to conduct your own research, within the honours project, you will be able to begin specialising in some fascinating areas of tourism, hospitality and events through your optional choices. I hope you have a good conference and look forward to seeing you again in due course.

Paul BruntHead of School and Associate DeanSchool of Tourism and Hospitality

WELCOME BACK

Firstly, I wish you all a warm welcome back to Plymouth University, and I am very much looking forward to catching up with each of you on this, our very first, Connect-Up Conference day. The purpose of this event is to assist you in identifying and articulating the skills, knowledge and experience you have gained while on placement, and we have a full, and fun programme of events planned for this morning to help you to do this. During the networking lunch you may find information on the stage 3 modules, and the afternoon is dedicated to providing you with further details of this very important final year. This includes a talk with your Programme Manager, and a meeting with Derek Shepherd, who’ll be discussing the Honours Project. You are also advised to find the time to meet with your Placement Supervisor while you are here.

I’m sure you’ve all already learned a great deal from the time you have spent with your placement provider, but I do hope that you make the most of your final months, and remember that, as with all experiences, what you get out of the placement experience depends upon what you put in to it. Do please use your remaining time to network, show initiative, and put yourself forward for further responsibilities. Also, if you wish to return to your placement organisation, don’t be afraid to approach your employer regarding graduate opportunities.

Finally, I hope to see you all successfully complete the placement year, and its assessment, so please do ensure you submit your final Progress Reports, and the Placement Project, within the deadlines identified in your handbooks. Remember to contact your Placement Supervisor for further guidance and assistance if needed, and do discuss with your Line Manager if you need their help. I wish you all the very best, and hope you enjoy, and learn from, today’s conference. I look forward to seeing you return in September for your final year, at which time I’ll be asking for volunteers to share your knowledge and experiences with stage 2 students! Both myself and the Employability Team, will also continue to provide support to you, through the Career Investment Programme (CIP), in preparing you for graduation.

Mandy AggettAcademic Placements & Employability ManagerSchool of Tourism and Hospitality

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DESTINATION: GRADUATION

HTM310Crisis & Disaster Management in the Hospitality, Tourism & Events Industry

Mr Derek ShepherdCore on EM, BTM Elective on THE, ITM, TM

HTM311 Cruise Operations and Continuity Planning Prof Philip GibsonCore on Cruise Elective on HM, THM

HTM312 Film, Literary and Heritage Tourism Prof Sheela-Jane AgarwalCore on ITM Elective on BTM, TM

HTM314 Honours Project Mr Derek ShepherdCore on Cruise, HM, THM, IHM, ITM, TM, EM, BTM

HTM322 Managing Service Innovation Mrs Mandy AggettCore on Cruise, HM, IHM Elective on THM

HTM325Business Strategy for Tourism & Hospitality Events

Dr Wai Mun LimCore on HM, THM, IHM Elective on BTM, Cruise, IHM, ITM, TM

HTM327 Current Event Issues Mrs Tanya Bellingham Core on EM, HTE

HTM329 Leadership Mr Richard Parkman Elective on HTE, BTM, EM, ITM, TM

HTM331 Research Hospitality, Tourism and Events Dr Wai Mun Lim Core on HTE

HTM332 Event Innovation Dr Nigel Jackson Elective on EM

HTM333 Hospitality Dynamics Mr (Alexander) Craig WightCore on Cruise, HM, HTE Elective on THM

HTM334 Consultancy Project for an Event Business Mrs Kristin Finn Elective on EM

HTM335Crime and Sustainable Tourism (replaced HTM309)

Prof Sheela-Jane AgarwalCore on THM, TM Elective on BTM

HTM336 Talent Management and Leadership Prof Philip Gibson Elective on Cruise, HM, IHM, THM

HTM337 Entrepreneurship Dr Susan HornerCore on HTE Elective on BTM, ITM, TM

The Faculty Support Office will be sending out module choice information w/c 9th March 2015. You will receive this information on your university email account and you will need to go online and make your choices by 27th March 2015.

For more information contact the Faculty Support Office on 01752 585650

FINAL YEAR MODULE INFORMATION

CORE & ELECTIVE

Cruise = Cruise Management

HM – Hospitality Management

THM – Tourism and Hospitality Management

IHM – International Hospitality Management

ITM – International Tourism Management

TM = Tourism Management

EM = Events Management

BTM = Business and Tourism Management

HTE = Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management – Top up

GUEST SPEAKERS

Junior is a multi-award winning business starlet and author of the revolutionary book, “How to be a student entrepreneur”. During university he launched successful ventures, creating significant social impact. His inspirational messages have pioneered the current “student-entrepreneur” buzz across the UK.

Junior first stepped into the business scene at age 17, just before going into University to study a BSc in Economics at Queen Mary, University of London. He made it his personal goal to raise enough to payoff his

student fees. By graduation, not only did he achieve this; but he also owned a football coaching academy operating in schools and communities across London.

Junior chose to become a social entrepreneur because he believes they are pivotal to understanding and improving today’s society, in order to shape and influence a better tomorrow. He has appeared on TEDx and national TV across Africa. Now, he continues to travel around the world sharing his principles of success.

Caspian is confident, adventurous and spontaneous, and through it all also knows how to maintain discipline, and is an extremely patient individual. Caspian’s main ethos is being centred in the knowledge that his presence and purpose is not self-serving but it is an opportunity for him to add value to the lives of millions of people, and this is extended to the fact that Caspian has penned his very own motivational book ‘Ambition is not enough’, which was launched in L.A. in 2014.

A message from King Cas…

“You must embrace your individuality and celebrate such within each other, I believe that each of you can be whoever and whatever you want to be and the limits can only be set by you. I urge you all to dream as big and as ostentatiously as you want and as long as you are willing to put the work in, you will succeed and achieve your limitless potential.”

JUNIOR OGUNYEMI

DUMISANI MOYO ‘King Cas’

TOP 10 TIPS...

* Remember to visit the Employability Service in The Commons, RLB to discover your options after graduation and for help and advice on CV’s, applications and much more! Visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/employability for more information.

* Come and meet your Careers Adviser! Alex Houston, who is based in Cookworthy Room 103, can help with graduate level job applications, advice on postgraduate study and much more!

* Pick a language! It’s not too late to think about learning a language, on most courses you can choose from French, Mandarin, German or Spanish in your final year!

* Use real-life examples in your coursework and exams when relating theory – this is where your placement year really comes in handy!

* Make use of the library room booking service for some peace and quiet when revising – or when you are working on a group project.

* Do you have to complete a dissertation or final year project? If so, start thinking about topics now and it’s never too early to start reading…

* Make useful contacts, whether you’re adding people on Linkedin or making a collection of business cards – these people could be the door to your perfect job.

* Join a society – everyone needs a little downtime, so whether it’s knitting, juggling or playing the Ukulele, an afternoon a week won’t hurt.

* Set up your own business! Visit the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre or the Formation Zone to see what support is available for you!

* Run for UPSU President! or even a VP role! These are full time, paid positions that any student is eligible to be elected for. Visit www.upsu.com for more information.

...for a successful final year

YOUR CAREERS & PLACEMENT TEAM

Faculty of Business Placements102 Cookworthy BuildingPlymouth UniversityDrakes Circus Plymouth PL4 8AA

+44(0) 1752 585651 / 585647fobplacements@plymouth.ac.ukfacebook.com/fobplacements

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Sarah Plunkett – Careers Consultant sarahlouise.plunkett@plymouth.ac.uk

Alexandra Houston – Careers Adviser alex.houston@plymouth.ac.uk

Lauren Kay – Placements & Employer Liaison Adviserlauren.kay@plymouth.ac.uk

Helen Smith – Outreach Adviserhelen.smith2@plymouth.ac.uk

Jane Owen – Employability Assistant jane.owen@plymouth.ac.uk

Rhys Smith – Employability Assistant rhys.smith@plymouth.ac.uk