Advanced Professional Practice
| Module title | Advanced Professional Practice |
|---|---|
| Module code | BEFM031DA |
| Academic year | 2022/3 |
| Credits | 30 |
| Module staff | Dr Julie Pepper (Lecturer) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 48 weeks over the year |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 48 |
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Module description
This Advanced Professional practice module is designed to support the development of your existing skills and behaviours to become a more effective financial service professional in your team and organisation. You will be supported to evidence and apply a systematic understanding of the advanced skills and behaviour required for work within the financial services. The content and assignments in this module will map or be directly related to your apprenticeship portfolio and end point assessment interview.
You will develop your personal leadership approach in your role, identifying and building upon personal values, behaviours, skills, strengths and experience. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the techniques or methods needed to demonstrate, reflect on and critically analyse the impact of your activity and behaviours on your team and organisation. You will also gain knowledge of skills and behaviours from research-inspired content, learn to critically evaluate it and use it in a practical way in the workplace, leading to the interpretation and creation of new knowledge.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module offers a series of advanced activities aimed at equipping you to evidence and critically reflect on your development of the skills and behaviours required for practice in financial services. The module empowers you to think critically and helps you to recognise how you can advance your workplace through your own personal leadership. It will also develop your ability to reflect on the impact resulted from your degree apprenticeship and work experience, plus the development and exhibition of your professional behaviours.
The module is designed to pull together learning from research-inspired content and activities in support of proactively managing one’s own professional learning and development. Through constructive feedback from both academic and workplace mentors, you will critically reflect on your progress, developing and refining your skills and behaviours in order to establish yourself as a Financial Services Professional.
The module aims to equip you to demonstrate the skills and behaviours for your Financial Services Professional Apprenticeship, which include but are not limited to:
Time Management (S21)
Problem Solving and Decision Making (S22)
Communicating and Networking (S23,24)
Teamwork and collaboration (S25-28)
Honesty and Integrity (33-36)
Adaptability (37)
Innovation and Creativity (41)
Resilience and Enthusiasm (38-40)
Attention to Detail (42)
Developing Self and Others (29-32)
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Problem Solving and decision making (S22): Systematically gather and organise the appropriate facts and evidence, evaluate information quickly and draw accurate conclusions in order to solve problems and implement effective decision making.
- 2. Self-Awareness and Personal Leadership (28,30,31,32) Take ownership for self-development by reflecting upon professional practice to identify, evaluate and modify own behaviours using self-analysis and constructive feedback, identifying opportunities for taking a leadership role in the team; and acting as a role model and supporting others in their development as appropriate
- 3. Team Working, Collaboration and Relationship Building(S25,26) Applies and develops a suite of advanced professional skills to strategically enhance effective team working, collaboration and personal leadership, in order to build/maintain strong, positive working relationships with clients/colleagues/suppliers as appropriate; support colleagues and collaborate to achieve results;
- 4. Time Management (S21) Proactively plans and organise your work and time, clearly identifying priorities to meet commitments/KPIs/ deadlines.
- 5. Communicating and Networking (S15,23-24) Apply strong interpersonal skills and communicate well through a range of media, using language that is meaningful to the recipient. Communicate complex information clearly. Listen actively to understand needs and adapts their style to the recipient. Build ethically sound and trusted relationships with internal and/or external clients/customers to form the basis of a long-term partnership.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 6. Critical Thinking Develop critical arguments both of self and of module-related theories that support and deepen learning.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 7. Apply critical reflection to professional practice through an integration of theory, frameworks and models into evaluating and improving behaviours. These behaviours include but are not limited to: Honesty and Integrity (33-36) Adaptability (37) Innovation and Creativity (41) Resilience and Enthusiasm (38-40) Attention to Detail (42)
- 8. Compile, manage and edit a portfolio of evidence in support of own progression against the relevant Apprentice learning objectives.
Syllabus plan
Through a series of advanced online, research-inspired, learning activities, applied exercises and reflective assignments, finance professionals can expect to develop and refine their management and leadership skills; professional effectiveness and critical reflection. In addition, through portfolio building and interview experience, they are expected to demonstrate and evidence the behaviours of honesty and integrity, adaptability, resilience and enthusiasm, innovation and creativity and attention to detail.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | 224 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 28 | Seminars (Master classes/Webinars): Taking place during the synchronous seminars there will be at least 28 hours of taught input. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 48 | Online activities and PDP coaching: Ongoing PDP coaching throughout 48 weeks of the online module. Drawing upon academic guidance, professional development coaching and workplace mentoring. |
| Placemnent | 224 | Applied Professional Development: Guided and independent learning which will be applied to the work context in consultation with a manager from the organisation. It will include a mixture of reading material, self-development exercises, online discussion forums, self-assessments, videos, and 360-degree feedback. |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Journal Submissions into OneFile | 400 500 words equivalent per submission | 1-8 | Academic Mentor will provide written and/or verbal feedback. |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write a journal submission for your portfolio that critically analyses and evaluates your progress against 8 FSP skills and behaviours. This must have an accompanying portfolio of evidence. | 45 | 2,500 words (with portfolio evidence) | 1-8 | Academic tutor will provide written feedback |
| Portfolio based interview | 55 | 15-20mins with accompanying portfolio in OneFile | 1-8 | Academic tutor will provide written feedback |
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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write a journal submission for your portfolio that critically analyses and evaluates your progress against 8 FSP skills and behaviours. This must have an accompanying portfolio of evidence. | As per original: | 1-8 | 6 weeks |
| Portfolio based interview | As per original: | 1-8 | 6 weeks |
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Recommended text:
Cottrell, S. (2021) Skills for success: personal development and employability. Palgrave Macmillan
Day, T. (2018) Success in Academic Writing. Palgrave Study Skills. Palgrave Macmillan.
Kahneman, D. (2012) Thinking Fast and Slow. Penguin: UK
Miller, D. (2015) Brilliant Personal Effectiveness: What to know and say to make an impact at work. Pearson: UK
Supplementary text:
Cottrell, S (2017) Critical Thinking Skills; Developing Effective Analysis, argument and reflection.
Palgrave Macmillan:
Paul, D., Cadle, J., & Thomas, P (2012) The Human Touch: Personal Skills for Professional Success. BCS: UK
| Credit value | 30 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 15 |
| Module pre-requisites | none |
| Module co-requisites | none |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | Yes |
| Origin date | 14/11/2022 |
