BUSI43000: Developing Traits for Success

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• The aim of this module is to help students identify and develop personal and professional traits that contribute to long-term success in their careers. It will focus on essential skills such as leadership, emotional intelligence, resilience, adaptability, and strategic career planning. Students will learn how to set goals, communicate effectively, and build strong professional networks and relationships.

• Establishing & Setting Successful Life Goals
• Defining what a powerful and impactful life goal is
• Understanding success, definitions, perspectives, and myths
• Strategic goal setting and defining your personal development action plan
• Adapting your goals to changing circumstances
• Recognising and reflecting on the person
• Focus on self-understanding and personal recognition of where are they at as a person and where they need to develop. Personality and strengths assessments to help form foundations of understanding
• Developing and Sustaining high Performance Characteristics
• What does industry define as a successful, high value and high performing person.
• Growth mindset, how to have a powerful way of looking at life, career, and daily tasks
• Identifying and cultivating personal strengths
• The role of emotional intelligence in professional, personal and life growth
• Building resilience and how to thrive in challenging environments
• Leadership development, traits, styles, and practices
• Time management and self-discipline strategies
• Networking and relationship-building skills
• Building relationships and rapport with stakeholders
• Effective teamwork, working effectively and impactfully with others
• Writing impactful business reports
• Managing your personal brand, recognition, persona, and influence in the workplace
• Building a powerful and influential network
• Understanding influence and influencers in the workplace and navigating office politics
• Effective planning, organizing, and time management
• Selling a service, product, or idea, how to persuade and pitch effectively
• Making informed and effective decisions
• Being proactive and making things happen
• Horizon scanning and market awareness, identifying and seizing opportunities
• Industry and market knowledge

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Understanding the key traits linked to professional success and personal growth
• Knowledge of strategies for resilience, leadership, adaptability, and career planning
• Awareness of market and industry dynamics and how they shape professional success

Subject-specific Skills:

• Ability to apply leadership and emotional intelligence concepts to real-world scenarios
• Competence in developing personal strategies for growth, adaptability, and networking
• Skill in planning, organizing, and managing time and tasks effectively
• Ability to assess and manage personal brand, influence, and communication in the workplace

Key Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication, including impactful business reporting
• Strategic and operational planning for personal and professional development
• Ability to reflect on personal strengths and areas for improvement
• Building and maintaining influential professional networks
• Time management, teamwork, and decision-making skills
• Industry and market awareness for opportunity identification and strategic action

• The module will be delivered through interactive workshops. Students will engage in guided reading, personal reflection, and peer collaboration. Each topic will be connected to the students professional and personal development goals, enabling them to build a cohesive, actionable development plan.
• The summative assessment consists of a reflective portfolio that documents the students progress in developing key success traits. The portfolio will cover areas such as leadership, emotional intelligence, communication, networking, and personal branding.

Attendance and participation in all lectures and workshops are mandatory. Students will complete formative exercises focused on applying key traits to real-world situations. These exercises will help them track their growth and personal development throughout the module.

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