Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

1. Undertake activities to enable successful engagement in the global graduate job market demonstrating a high level of competence in employability soft skills.
2. Demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for your own professional career development.
3. Critically reflect upon any work experiences, events and activities and how these have contributed to your personal career development.

This assignment is an individual assignment.

This assignment requires you to complete a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) log of activity. The template which you must complete is available on Moodle. You must use this template, please do not amend or change it. You are required to demonstrate that you have accumulated at least 100 CPD points. Failure to demonstrate the required number of points will result in a zero grade.

You must demonstrate in your CPD log that you have passed and been awarded a certificate for successful completion of the SSL Skills Portal. You must evidence this by attaching your certificate in your final log submission.

Criteria for Assessment

This table details the requirements to pass the module and the marking weightings of the criteria by which your work will be assessed.

ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A FULL DRAFT FOR FORMATIVE CHECKING 4 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEADLINE TO ENSURE ALL REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR PASSING ARE MET – It is recommended you do this by emailing

Please refer to the Marking Scheme below for information on how work is assessed and graded.

Word Count

The word count is provided in the CPD log document.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes quotations, but excludes the final reference list and appendices.