The Third Year Experience Programme is an enhancement and rehabilitative initiative. It focuses specifically on finalising students residing in Aston Preston Hall and seeks to address personal growth areas tied to their prospects of being employed upon graduation from the University. Topics for presentation in this programme are selected through consultation with final-year students and are delivered through seminar-type presentations over the academic year. Presenters are drawn from wide cross-section of professions and standpoints.
In addition to benefiting from seminar presentations, students are asked to set up a blog, as an information hub for learning about job seeking, experiences with interviews and trends in employer preferences. Here they are given the opportunity to chat with guest bloggers who provide tips on relevant topics.
AIM
- To create a space that allows finalising residents to experience personal growth through the acquition of skills and competences to effectively transition into the working world or graduate studies
OBJECTIVES
- To provide students with useful information about the job-market
- To prepare students to enter the job-market as competitive graduates
- To inculcate in students life skills that will make them well-adjusted citizens
- To help students to acquire information that will aid them in making informed decisions regarding postgraduate studies
Proposed Topics/Presentations for the year. Some of these will be done in conjunction with Placement & Career Services
Semester 1
A. TOPIC: Resume Or C.V? What is the difference?
Activity Description: A guest presenter will deliver on the topic to students.
Programme Aids: Multimedia projector &screen, pens, paper.
Tuesday October 15, 2013, 8:30pm
Barbara Preston Conference Room, Aston Preston Hall
Key Learning Outcome(s): Students will be able to confidently develop an acceptable resume and curriculum vitae
B. UNIVERSITY: Annual World of Work Seminars (Office of Placement and Careers)
TOPIC(s): Resume and Cover Letter Writing, Preparing for and Attending an Interview etc.
October 10 - November 7, 2013
Venue is to be announced.
NB: Students will be asked to register for these activities.
C. TOPIC: Becoming an Entrepreneur Upon Leaving School
Activity Description: Students will hear from one or more presenters on opportunities for entrepreneursip.
Programme Aids: Multimedia screen & projector, pen, paper
Tuesday November 5, 2013
Barbara Preston Conference Room, Aston Preston Hall
Key Learning Outcome(s): Students will have increased knowledge about opportunities for them to start up their own business.
D. Employers’ Presentation: “What Graduate We want”
Activity Description: A employer-student mixer. Five Senior Human Resource Managers will speak for 8mins to students on the topic. This will follow a brief question and answer.
Sunday November 10, 2013, 4:00pm
The Horton Dolphin Lounge (Shark Lounge)
Key Learning Outcome(s): Students would have gained by the end of the activity a better appreciation of what employers are looking for in young graduates.
Semester 2
E. TOPIC: Office Procedures/Office Etiquette
Activity Description: Guest Presenter on topic to be delivered to students with a brief question and answer forum.
Tuesday February 11, 2014
The Barbara Preston Conference Room
Key Learning Outcome (s): Students would have gained by the end of the presentation a better understanding of what is required of employees today, in an office environment.
F. TOPIC: Report Writing Session
Activity description: Students will be exposed to different report writing formats, by a guest presenter.
Tuesday February 18, 2014
The Barbara Preston Conference Room
Key Learning Outcome(s): At the end of the session students should have practiced one report writing style.
G. UNIVERSITY: Annual Graduate Recruitment Programme. (Office of Placement & Careers)
Monday March 17 - Friday April 18, 2013
Venue is to be announced
H. Closing Activity ( Details to be given)
Activity Description: Organized by Final Year Students
Monday April 1, 2014
Interested students should contact us today for more details.