The Universitys Electives Programme Level 2

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• The Universitys Electives Programme Level 2

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• Set UP for Life part of the Universitys
  Employability Programme - to (further) develop
  your employability skills
• Personal Development Planning (PDP)
• Careers skills in your curriculum

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• Graduate and Employability Skills in your
  curriculum (presentation, communication,
  teamwork, leadership etc )
• Purple Door Careers and Recruitment
  (volunteering, placements, careers advice)
• Electives part of the curriculum but not quite
  the same as subject-based options

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• Electives
• Study an area different from the subject focus of
  your degree
• Of value to you broaden your education
• Develop work-based skills
• Capitalise on work you are doing already
• Achieve 10 or more credits that count for
  classification (you can take 30 credits of
  electives out of your 360 credits)

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• Why choose an elective?
• Employability
• Tough job market - no jobs for life anymore
• Develop skills and experience others havent got
• Reflection on work achievements helps with job
  application forms

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Learning from Experience (LiFE)20 credits over
2 semesters or 10 credits both semesters

• The generic elective number of experiences
  that you can use
• Paid/unpaid work including working for the
• University (e.g. for Marketing)
• Working as a student representative
• Working as a student mentor
• UPSU clubs and societies

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Learning from Experience (LiFE)

• Learn something new /stretch you
• 30-40 hours engagement in activity
• Taught via workshops and individual tutorial
  support
• Assessed via portfolio of evidence

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Institution-Wide Language Programme10 credits -
both semesters

• Arabic, British Sign Language, European
  languages, Japanese, Chinese, Russian
• Ab initio and further initial assessment
• Access to language facilities in Park
• End of semester exam
• Separate online application bottom of IWLP page
  in Set up for LiFE web pages
• Contact iwlp_at_port.ac.uk

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Student Enterprise20 credits over 2 semesters

• Interested in innovation and project planning?
• Semester 1 2 -plan and then execute
• Small groups - each member takes on business role
• Assessment various contribution to team
  meetings, project plan and group presentation

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Learning from Research20 credit over 2 semesters
or 10 credit both semesters.

• Work with University staff on their projects
• Or work on your own research project.
• Work in vacation or term time.
• Useful for career in research in the public
  sector or market research
• Could help with dissertation/ final year project.
• Assessment by poster and report.

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Music Ensemble10 credits both semesters

• Dramatic and Musical Society or,
• Choir or,
• Orchestra need experience!
• Rehearsals for all above generally in the
  evening
• Performance involved
• Assessment reflective log

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Applied Sports Coaching10 credits Semester 2

• Need enthusiasm or interest in a sport and
  preferably participation
• Working with young people CRB check
• You arrange your own coaching placement (guidance
  given)
• 4 x 1 hour lectures basic coaching principles
  tutorials
• Portfolio (70) mentor assessment (30)
• 10 credits, semester 2

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Change the world through enterprise10 credits
Semester 2

• This unit is about how entrepreneurship is being
  harnessed to help people living in less affluent
• communities
• You will be asked to work in small groups to
  produce a recommendation for change that will be
  sent to a Philippines NGO.
• Assessed by group work re-design of a craft
  product to increase saleability individual
  essay.

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Business Venturing10 credits semester 2

• Work in small groups
• Engage with different business scenarios
• Develop your ideas/ solutions to problems.
• Assessed by an individual portfolio of evidence,
  including a reflective learning diary

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The Experience of Intercultural
Communication10 credits, semester 2

• Mixed nationalities
• Students undertake tasks in groups
• Reflective journal, diary or blog of experience.
• Meet with tutor involves c. 4 hour s per week
• Assessment dossier including journal/diary or
  blog

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Personal Finance10 credits, semester 2

• Understand how to make financial decisions
  (banking, debt, housing, pensions)
• Develop presentation skills
• Assessment group presentation and individual
  work
• Partly delivered by WebCT

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Advising about Debt an introduction10
credits semester 1

• Why people get into debt and introductory
  counselling skills
• Interactive workshops / role play
• Log book and reflective piece.
• May lead to practice in debt counselling in
  semester 2.

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• For more information on electives
• Please contact your Department Electives
  Coordinator.
• Visit www.port.ac.uk/setupforlife for more
  information and to enrol now for next semester
• electives_at_port.ac.uk University Electives
  Coordinator.