About the Book
How to study at university and college using personal development planning (PDP) and how to prepare for employment. Successful study skills, time management, employability skills and career development. University study is about both the topic you've chosen and preparing yourself for your future career. As the job market has become more and more competitive, it is the transferable skills that students have that will get them that all important first job. Personal development planning (PDP) is the route to help students take control of their own development. This will enable them to become independent life long learners and far more employable. A checklist to put together a portfolio to show a prospective employer. Learn the skills to prepare you for your degree. Help you with literature reviews, referencing and writing skills. Goal setting to help you focus on your future. Sort out your time planning. Improve your study skills and exam preparation. Prepare you for employability. Help you to carry out a career search and improve your interview technique. How to write a great CV, covering letter and fill in your job application. Free downloadable exercises from http://www.uolearn.com .
A huge toolbox of skills for success to help you get your dream job. About the author - Angela Hepworth Angela has been teaching for over twenty years in both Further and Higher Education. Her expertise is in developing students' academic skills on their degree programs and also encouraging students to achieve their goals along their journey, both personally and professionally. Angela has taught over 15,000 students and every one has been of upmost importance in helping her to also achieve her own personal achievements, growth and job satisfaction. She is indebted to the students that have taken her advice and then gone on to achieve their goals. It is an honor to be in such job that allows for such an exchange of motivation and inspiration to take place. What do people think? Through personal development planning (PDP) I have learned the skills appropriate for my job field and know how to act in a job setting. I believe PDP is good for identifying skills to be improved and used to further yourself in your career opportunities. The skills I've learned will be useful for years after the course is complete. I now know how to create a CV that should be a cut above the rest.
Both relevant and useful. Excellent skills for future jobs.
Table of Contents:
How to study at university and college using personal development planning (PDP) and how to prepare for employment. Developing successful study skills and time management., Praise for PDP and this book, Dedication and Thanks, About the Author: Angela Hepworth, List of Exercises, Chapter 1: Introduction to personal development planning, Why this book has been written, How to use the book, Who this book is for?, The structure of the book, Why is personal development planning (PDP) important to university and college students?, The learning experience: 18 What do people say about PDP?, Why is PDP important to academic, support and service staff?, Chapter 2: 1st Year starting your PDP, Getting organized and understanding yourself, Personal Statement, Reflection, Action Planning, Time Management, Your Work Environment, Getting Organized For Your Study, Goal Setting, Assessment and Module Planning, Assessment Criteria Explained, Taking Effective Lecture Notes, Essay Planning and Writing, Giving a Presentation, Writing a Scientific Lab Report, Thinking, Reading and Writing Critically, Referencing, How to carry out a Literature Review, Preparing for your Exams, Degree Enrichment, Chapter 3: Year 2: Skills Development, Strengths Weaknesses Experiences Achievements Threats (SWEAT), Critical Analysis, Problem Solving, Motivating Others, Effective Team Working, Leadership Skills, Chapter 4: Years 2 and 3: Preparing for Work, Volunteering, Career Searches, Making Contact with Employers, Curriculum Vitae (CV), Chapter 5: The Final Year, Time management - juggling everything, Presenting Your Research, Applying for postgraduate courses, Presenting your Viva, Preparing to Leave University, Applying for Employment, Letter of Application, Job Applications, Interviews, Summary, Final Thoughts, Bibliography, About the publishers, http://www.UoLearn.com
About the Author :
About the Author: Angela Hepworth Angela has over twenty years' experience teaching in Further and Higher Education. She is a Senior lecturer in the department of Sport and Physical Activity at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, Lancashire specialising in personal and professional development and complementary therapies. She also specialises in life coaching. Since the Dearing Report in 1997, Angela has been responsible for developing personal and professional development planning, working closely with other higher education institutes and the Centre for Recording Achievement (www.recordingachievement.org). Angela has presented her work at conferences and held workshops for staff and students around the country. Angela has worked extensively with students to support them in developing their academic skills to help them pass their degrees and also to encourage the students to work towards their goals which will allow them to develop themselves personally and professionally towards their chosen careers and dreams. It is hoped that this book brings personal development planning (PDP) all together so that both staff and students can use the tasks to download towards their PDP portfolio and be able to showcase their work to a prospective employer. Angela has a daughter Emma Louise and a granddaughter Ebony Mai who inspire her to keep going. As well as lecturing at the university Angela travels all over the world as a guest lecturer on board cruise liners. Angela's areas of expertise include: Personal and Professional Development; Complementary Therapies; Academic Skills; Life Coaching; Motivation Skills.
Review :
Through personal development planning (PDP) I have learned the skills appropriate for my job field and know how to act in a job setting. I believe PDP is good for identifying skills to be improved and used to further yourself in your career opportunities. The skills I've learned will be useful for years after the course is complete. I now know how to create a CV that should be a cut above the rest. Both relevant and useful. Excellent skills for future jobs. PDP is an essential element of the student experience in helping to develop the key skills and qualities that help students to successful engage with their university course. It is also facilitates the awareness of and preparation for future career opportunities helps raise their employability profile in the competitive job market and fosters an appreciation of reflective practice and the benefits of continued professional development. Senior Lecturer Sports Department Over the past nine years, that I have been involved with personal and professional development, I have seen students have had to take their PDP more seriously. Students used to only see the relevance of PDP after they had completed the process in their final year. Now as the job market is even harder to get into and students know that graduate positions are hard to find, there has been a vast increase of first year students taking their PDP more seriously and looking at ways in which they can gain experience in their skills to be able to add to their curriculum vitae whilst they are in university. Also, students are undertaking more and more voluntary experience and degree enrichment to be able to offer this to industry when they apply for employment. Senior lecturer
