A New Beginning - Module Introduction!!!

Date: 28/10/2014

The very first session in "Applied Research Methods & Professional Development" included a descriptive intro about the whole module, explained clearly by the lecturer in charge. Key areas of her introduction speech Incorporated:-

• Module Aims

• Learning Outcomes

• Topics to be covered 

• Assessment methods of the module 

• Overall impact of the module to improve students professional development  

According to the lecturer's speech I understood that this module mainly aims at developing students professional skills and guiding them to be successful employees when taking the career path. These special skills would be time and risk management, project handling techniques, preparing CV and facing interviews, negotiation and effective communication, research methodologies, personal awareness and professional plus legitimate conduct on working platforms. By improving these valuable skills and attitudes the module expect students to become a professional and reliable Business System Analyst in future. 

Topics to be covered during the semester: 

1. Time Management
2. Negotiations
3. Self Awareness
4. Career Planning & Application
5. C Vs & Interviews
6. Ethics & Professional Conduct
7. Research Methods
8. Library & Learning Resources
9. Fact Finding Techniques
10. Project Management
11. Methodology
12. Risk Management

Assessment Methods of the module:

• PART 1 - Portfolio Learning Log (50%) - This will consist of student analysis for each topic discussed, activities carried out at class and reflection on each session projecting student performing level.

• PART 2 - Research Project Proposal (50%) - In this component student is instructed to select a project (which can also be used as the Final Year Project-"FYP") & do a complete project proposal accordingly. 

Learning this module is sure to make a higher impact on students professionalism and their career. By completing components such as assessment part 2, student is motivated to start researching on their FYP and expected to produce a higher quality and accurate Final Year Project Proposal. ARMPD will help to gain more knowledge on soft skills as well as subject matters, which will lead students to handle projects accurately and communicate their own ideas to clients and back to the colleagues in industry in near future, making profits to the company that they work as well as earning to themselves. 

Also ARMPD module will guide students on how to project themselves at interviews, and how to make their C Vs professionally accurate making them reliable candidates to the panel of judges in companies. Meaning that the module is not just covering subject matters rather a guideline for a successful career path. 

To conclude I believe that this module holds a special place in the degree program, and I expect to complete this study sessions to the best of my ability while gathering the fullest knowledge available. And also to improve my professional attitude and skills, so that I become a reliable Business System Analyst in 2016. 

                                                         Thank you for reading! :)