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GCP-10007 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

GCP-10007 - Enterprise and the Future of Work 1
Coordinator: Colin Rigby Room: DW1.18 Tel: +44 1782 7 33456
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 4)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This module is intended to form and frame a learning path for developing knowledge and understanding of the changing world of work alongside enterprise as a theme that crosses subject and national boundaries as well as physical workspaces. The module recognises that successful enterprise is a combination of knowledge about business theory, trends, etc and the employability mindset to adapt and succeed in commercial/non-commercial, technological, and national/international settings.
You will have the opportunity to work with academics, businesses and your peers on a number of real-life challenges designed to enhance your enterprise and employability profile. You will have the opportunity to prepare a submission for a professional networking event / conference. Through the development of a presentation and a reflective diary, you will be able to research current enterprise and present ideas both collaboratively and independently. Through a reflective diary you will be invited to measure your own performance and progress as a modern knowledge-based worker. You will reassess your own skills, values, and the opportunities available to you locally and internationally.

Aims
This module is the establishing step of the Enterprise and the Future of Work pathway. It aims to enhance the student's awareness of global challenges of the transition of skills needed to develop their professional profile in order to gain, secure, change jobs and create opportunities throughout their career in the contemporary world. It invites students to engage with enterprise by focusing on live case studies in order to explore ways in which enterprise can enhance and address global challenges positively. Through experiential learning the module aims to foster a range of skills in enterprise, professional development and employability that will be developed further in the subsequent pathway modules at levels 5 and 6.

Intended Learning Outcomes

discuss and compare enterprise and employability responses to global challenges in different regions of the world, across different disciplinary perspectives and amongst diverse stakeholders: 1,2,3
reflect on your professional development needs in relation to Enterprise and the Future of Work module content: 2
apply their academic knowledge and learning to real-world contexts and develop skills that allow them to adapt that knowledge to the needs of their own employment and with a range of different practices: 1,2
understand and participate in interdisciplinary approaches to Enterprise and the Future of Work: 1,3
develop and reflect on practices of digital communication and collaboration in relation to Enterprise and the Future of Work: 1,2,3
explore Enterprise and the Future of Work in relation to societal and environmental contexts: 1,2,3
demonstrate awareness of the global and inter-cultural dimensions of Enterprise and the Future of Work: 1,2
demonstrate awareness of the links between Enterprise and the Future of Work and a range of interconnected UN Sustainable Development Goals, across environmental, social and economic sustainability: 1,2

Study hours

- 22 hours of compulsory online sessions (e.g. seminars/workshops; 1 hour x c.22 weeks)
- 12 hours compulsory sessions to include orientation activity in person, GCP end of year conference, facilitated group work sessions to be specified
- 10 hours optional assessment support workshops and independent skills-focused training utilising online resources
- 12 hours student-led group sessions/collaborative project work
- 50 hours of independent research and preparation for assessments
- 44 hours session preparation and follow up

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Group Project weighted 60%
Digital Exhibit
The project will take the form of a digital exhibit which will be showcased at the end of year GCP conference. The format of the exhibit will be negotiated with students on the module. Students will work in small groups to develop their output. An indicative length for the output such as a podcast will be 15 minutes. The collaborative digital media piece will involve students working together to produce a digital media piece on the collaborative digital media piece will involve students working together to produce a digital media piece on an Enterprise and Future of Work topic. The grade for this assessment will be split equally between (a) the individual contribution to the project which will be summarised in an individual statement of 200-250 words, and (b) the group exhibit as a whole. This is to address both the individual and the group sides of the project, as well as both the content and project-management dimensions of the assessment.

2: Portfolio weighted 30%
Independent Reflective Blog
Students will maintain a reflective portfolio throughout the module. This may include: -Reflection on working in interdisciplinary groups and in intercultural settings -Reflection on learning and development of perspectives -Reflection on their development of sustainability competencies Additional areas of reflection may include reference to digital fluency, employability and global perspectives. The portfolio may include reflection on personal and group actions that students commit to taking as a result of their learning, to develop feelings of empowerment and agency. Indicative word count - 1250 words.

3: Group Presentation weighted 10%
Project Group Pitch
Group pitch for the exhibition/conference project, c. 500 words, delivered in the form of a 5-minute presentation by the project team at a mid point in the year. This should be directed at an editor, including an introductory 'hook' and a summary of contents. The written summary of the pitch will form part of the conference booklet and as a digital resource for the pathway.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023