Higher Nationals in Computing
Overview - Unit 3: Employability and Professional Development
These pages aim to To provide learners with the opportunity
to acquire employability skills required for effective
employment and to manage their own personal and professional development
Unit Specification »
Unit Questionnaire »
Learning Outcomes
- Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development
- Be able to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and transferable skills
- Understand the dynamics of working with others
- Be able to develop strategies for problem solving
Assessments
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Final
Apr 27th
Assessment A3.1: Continuous Professional Development
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Final
December 15th 2016
Assessment A3.2: Working in Teams
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Final
June 13th 2017
Assessment A3.3: Problem Solving
Assessment Criteria
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Be able to take responsibility for own personal and professional development
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reflect on own current skills and competencies against
professional standards and organisational objectives
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evaluate own development needs and the activities
required to meet them
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devise a personal and professional development plan
based on identified needs
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reflect on own development against original aims and
objectives set in the personal and professional
development plan
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Be able to demonstrate acquired interpersonal and transferable skills
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communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner
at various levels
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demonstrate effective time management strategies
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Understand the dynamics of working with others
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analyse team dynamics, discussing the roles people play
in a team and how they can work together to achieve
shared goals
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discuss alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve
team goals
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Be able to develop strategies for problem solving
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review tools and methods for developing solutions to
problems
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develop an appropriate strategy for resolving a particular
problem
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evaluate the potential impact on the business of
implementing the strategy