Careers Essay
Personal Progress and Development Planning
Careers Essay Planning The Careers Essay is one of the two assignments in the PPDP module. It should be no longer than 1500 words, and some guidance on how it should be structured is given below. The essay can only achieve a pass if there are proper references and a low plagiarism level. The pass mark is 40%. However, you will be given a proper grade and feedback by the marker as an indication of the level.
Structure of Careers Essay The 1500 word structured essay should contain the following:
Section Approximate length
1 An introduction of your chosen career 100 words = 2 paragraphs
2 The specific requirements, skills and grades for entry to the degree and profession
200 words = 4 paragraphs
3 The career progression possibilities and likely pay scales. 400 words = 8 paragraphs
4 A current skills assessment of at least five skills you have or will need and how these relate to your chosen career.
400 words = 8 paragraphs
5 Identify CPD you will typically need to cover once active in your career including how you might maintain a CPD record.
200 words = 4 paragraphs
6 A reflective review of the essay and your career. A written summary of your sources and a short comment on the issues you met whilst planning and preparing this essay, to include at least one paper based careers reference and at least three electronic online references.
200 words = 4 paragraphs
7 List of references and, if necessary, bibliography. N/A
The word counts are a guideline. It is a good idea to structure your essay using appropriate subheadings.
Deadline Check the module guide. The essay should be submitted to Moodle via the Turnitin submission link. Use the table over the page to write notes and record the sources of information that you reference.
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Section Notes / Sources
Introduction
Overview of degree and profession
Identifying career progression
Current skills assessment
CPD requirements
Reflective review of the essay and your career
Additional information sources