Impression Management
Do you know what skills and qualities create a positive impression to employers?
Knowing the skills you need to get the job you want is half the battle. This unit will help you to identify, highlight and apply the skills and qualities needed for any employment or placement opportunities you undertake.
This course will:
- Recognise and identify your key strengths and positive behaviours and apply them in the workplace
Course details
- Location - TBC
- Start date - TBC
- Duration - 6 weeks
- Attendance - 2 hours per week
- Cost - this unit is free of charge for University of Bedfordshire students
Syllabus
- What skills and abilities can I bring to a placement or work opportunity?
- What will an employer expect of me?
- Making the most of your placement or work opportunity
- Be an effective team member
- Handling presentations
- Succeeding at interviews
Assessment method
Undertake a simulated 15 minute employer interview
Entry requirements
This unit is available to registered University of Bedfordshire students studying at Level 4 or above. Students on level 8 or research courses will not be eligible to undertake the units.
Terms & Conditions - Impression Management
Minimum requirement of classroom attendance for this Unit: 9 hours
I am aware that I have signed to accept the University’s Terms and Conditions in connection with my registration on my course of academic study. I accept that these will continue to apply as may be appropriate to my registration on this Employability Unit, except as supplemented or amended below. I acknowledge I have consented that the University may share my personal data with certain specified third parties and I further consent that this will apply equally to my registration on the Employability unit.
I understand and accept as follows:
- my entitlement to register on the Employability Unit is as a student on a taught course of the University at level 4, 5, 6, or 7.
- that I may register on no more than two Employability units in one Academic Year.
- that I will incur no liability for additional tuition fees by registering on the Employability unit.
- upon satisfactory completion of the Employability Unit as determined by the Short Course Approval Panel Exam Board, my award will be as a pass or fail (i.e. not graded) and if a ‘pass’, then it will have a maximum value of 5 academic credits.
- any credit awarded for the Employability unit will not count towards an award that may later be made for my academic course of study and it will not feature in my transcript for this. My registration and any credit gained for this and other Employability units will be included on a separate supplementary transcript reciting such awards, unless I have withdrawn in the manner detailed in the following clause).
- by registering on the Employability unit I accept that the outcome will feature on the supplementary transcript, whether pass or fail, unless I have written to formally withdraw from the registration to employabilityunits@beds.ac.uk, within 14 calendar days of the date of signing these Terms and Conditions.
- I will not be eligible for consideration of passing the Employability Unit unless the University’s records show I have attended classroom sessions of at least the minimum number of hours shown above.
- all assessment in the Employability Unit will be on the basis of a single attempt and no referral or re-sit opportunities will be allowed.
- Mitigation processes and policies do not apply to the Employability Unit and the timing and administration of assessment will be as determined by the University at its sole discretion.
- the unit may be withdrawn at any stage, including after registration in extenuating circumstances. In this event I will receive attendance certification ONLY.
I understand and agree to the above terms and conditions.