SBU300 Academic and Personal Development L3 Coursework Assessment Brief | SU

Assessment Task of SBU300

You will prepare an individual reflective presentation that illustrates your learning and development on this module through a discussion around your living CV, LinkedIn profile and drivers for your future career aspirations. This module is focused on personal development, introducing skills that will be valuable for your future endeavours in academia and your personal and professional life. 

You should develop your critical reflection in your discussion by selecting key moments that best illustrate the whole learning experience, and how it will be applied in the future. 

You will draw on a range of activities completed throughout this module, which will form part of your portfolio of evidence and are designed to help you:

• Develop resilience through self-reflection and self-awareness
• Use reflective models and keep a reflective learning journal
• Identify personal strengths and set SMART goals
• Learn how to respond positively and constructively to feedback from peers and tutors
• Begin to develop critical analysis and evaluation skills
• Develop employability skills through CV preparation, LinkedIn, mock interviews, and elevator pitches
• Develop a range of academic skills required for further study, including research, referencing, written communication and presentations

Your presentation will be in the form of a pre-recorded video using Panopto software, supported by your portfolio of evidence (this is in the form of a journal you need to keep throughout the module. 

Each week will feature different topics, and your final presentation will need to feature all the different sections – see below.  

You will submit your maximum 10-minute presentation recording to the Panopto assignments folder of this module, and should submit your PowerPoint slides and portfolio of evidence to the assessment submission link under the assessment tab of this module on SOL. You should also add the link to your Panopto recording to your first slide. 

To achieve higher marks, you should:

• Develop your skills of critical reflection as you evaluate your personal development on this module
• Draw information from a wide range of relevant academic sources
• Reference accurately in Harvard SSU format and include a reference slide.

Assessment Guidance and Expectations of SBU300

Your presentation with supporting evidence is your summative assessment task, which means the work will be graded and counts towards your degree. 

You will also complete formative assessment tasks, which do not count towards your grade. They are designed to help you learn and will assist you towards completion of the summative assessment, and therefore, taking advantage of these opportunities will greatly improve your chances of achieving a higher grade on your work. There are 2 formative tasks:

Formative 1: You will write a short essay (approx. 750-1000 words) as an opportunity to demonstrate skills in research, paraphrasing and referencing. You will receive verbal formative feedback on these essential academic skills during your timetabled sessions. You should reflect upon them and put them into action across all modules.

Formative 2: You will prepare a 'living CV' that showcases your skills, abilities, and experience to a future employer and that is tailored to a career you are interested in. You will reflect on the formative feedback given as you develop your LinkedIn profile and consider drivers for your future career aspirations, which will include a personal SWOT analysis and SMART goals focused on your chosen career pathway.

You will complete a range of activities during Directed Learning and Collaborative Learning, which are also designed to help you learn and assist you towards completion of the summative assessment, therefore, attendance and engagement will also improve your chances of getting a higher grade.

You will be signposted to a range of Guided Learning opportunities which will add value to your learning experience at Solent and prepare you for future employment. You are expected to record your engagement with these opportunities in your Guided Learning Log, which should be submitted as part of your portfolio of evidence.