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9 | THE SHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT GIVE EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN BE UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF THE UEA AWARD IN THE VARIOUS AWARD CATEGORIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ISN'T AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. | |||||
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4 | If you're looking to find a specific activity within a category, choose the sheet relevant for the category, press Ctrl + F (⌘ + F on a Mac) and type the activity you'd like to find (see Figure 1). | |||||
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2 | ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE ASSESSED AS PART OF A MODULE AND DEMONSTRATE DEVELOPMENT IN TWO OR MORE AWARD ATTRIBUTES. | ||||
3 | WORKING WITH 'PROBLEMS' | ||||
4 | Course projects, problem-based or enquiry-based learning | ||||
5 | Solving a problem or addressing an issue of relevance in a workplace or business situation | ||||
6 | Undertaking academic activities involving technical proficiency | ||||
7 | Practical activities, fieldwork, doing research with data sources outside of the university | ||||
8 | Applying theory to real-world scenarios | ||||
9 | Prototyping | ||||
10 | Projects involving data collection and analysis | ||||
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12 | WORKING WITH NUMBERS | ||||
13 | Data modelling and mapping | ||||
14 | Using MS Excel, SPSS, Minitab, STATA or other statistical software | ||||
15 | Undertaking lab work, lab reports, or practical experiments | ||||
16 | Measuring/calculating in project work or research | ||||
17 | Creating/maintaining a database of numbers | ||||
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19 | WORKING WITH NEW MEDIA, THE VISUAL AND ICT | ||||
20 | Creating a podcast, screen, webpage or blog | ||||
21 | Curating an exhibition | ||||
22 | Producing photos, videos or screenwriting, video editing | ||||
23 | Creating magazines, supplements or visual essays | ||||
24 | Directing or producing radio or TV, or other practical roles in this context | ||||
25 | Creating a poster | ||||
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27 | WORKING WITH OTHERS | ||||
28 | Engaging in structured peer-assisted learning and giving feedback | ||||
29 | Peer mentoring or peer assisted learning (unpaid, within a module only) | ||||
30 | Group research project | ||||
31 | Team project | ||||
32 | Work-based learning | ||||
33 | Group lab work | ||||
34 | Group fieldwork | ||||
35 | Research involving interaction with people | ||||
36 | Research participation (as subjects, but learning methodology) | ||||
37 | Acting or directing | ||||
38 | Producing a research paper | ||||
39 | Technical or scientific drawing | ||||
40 | Creating multimedia presentations | ||||
41 | Designing a website or discussion forum for your course | ||||
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43 | WORKING WITH WORDS | ||||
44 | Reflective work | ||||
45 | Translation of written material or speech from one language to another | ||||
46 | Presentation to a group | ||||
47 | Gallery talk | ||||
48 | Debate (formal discussion around an academic topic, with opposing arguments) | ||||
49 | Policy briefing or briefing paper | ||||
50 | Written work, e.g. a business report or journalistic piece with a specific objective or audience |
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2 | PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ACTIVITIES CAN BE PAID OR UNPAID, AND DON'T NEED TO BE RELATED TO YOUR DEGREE. FOR A LIST OF POTENTIAL WORK-RELATED POSITIONS YOU COULD APPLY FOR, PLEASE REFER TO MYCAREERCENTRAL: | ||||
3 | https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/jobs | ||||
4 | PART-TIME WORK (UK/INTERNATIONAL) | ||||
5 | Retail and hospitality work | ||||
6 | Marketing, web-related, design and social media roles | ||||
7 | Personal care and support workers | ||||
8 | Administration and customer service | ||||
9 | Leisure and cultural assistants | ||||
10 | Summer camp staff | ||||
11 | Childcare-related | ||||
12 | Translating from one language to another | ||||
13 | Tutoring, mentoring or teaching | ||||
14 | TEFL | ||||
15 | Catering staff/assistant | ||||
16 | Call centre worker | ||||
17 | Driving, delivery or logistics | ||||
18 | Paid acting/ modelling/ musician/ writing | ||||
19 | Construction or building | ||||
20 | Sport-related roles: offering paid training, coaching, refereeing | ||||
21 | Research-related roles | ||||
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23 | INTERNSHIPS AND PLACEMENTS | ||||
24 | UEA Student Internships | ||||
25 | Self secured internships | ||||
26 | Year in industry placement | ||||
27 | ERASMUS placement | ||||
28 | Placement (midwifery, nursing, teaching etc) | ||||
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30 | VOLUNTEERING (UK/INTERNATIONAL)* | ||||
31 | * Volunteering is any activity where you give your time for free to a non-profit organisation, helping others, animals or the environment. | ||||
32 | PLEASE NOTE that these should be non-campus based volunteering roles. Campus volunteering roles should be submitted in Campus and Personal. | ||||
33 | Assisting with event organisation | ||||
34 | Charity fund-raising | ||||
35 | Volunteering in the classroom/school | ||||
36 | Befriending or information/listening services | ||||
37 | Environmental volunteering | ||||
38 | Summer camp volunteering | ||||
39 | Regular shifts in shops, offices or care centres | ||||
40 | Vacation placements with charities | ||||
41 | Off campus volunteering activities | ||||
42 | Activities run by a faith group, except worship | ||||
43 | Sports, offering training/organisation for others/ refereeing | ||||
44 | Arts, e.g. raising money for charity | ||||
45 | Organising/helping with a non-UEA club or society | ||||
46 | Events marshalling/stewarding | ||||
47 | Volunteer carer | ||||
48 | Specific examples might include: | ||||
49 | Nightline volunteer | ||||
50 | FoodCycle Norwich | ||||
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52 | ENTERPRISE | ||||
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60 | UEA OR SU PART-TIME WORK** | ||||
61 | ***These should be paid roles. If unpaid, then the role should be submitted in Campus and Personal. | ||||
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64 | Student guiding (paid) | ||||
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66 | UEA marketing (blogging/photography) | ||||
67 | UEA box office | ||||
68 | SU staff or barista | ||||
69 | Careers ambassadors | ||||
70 | Study abroad student ambassadors | ||||
71 | HE activators/National Governing Body Activators (paid) | ||||
72 | Advanced first aiders | ||||
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74 | UEA Alumni Call Campaign | ||||
75 | Student Accommodation Viewing Scheme | ||||
76 | Campus Kitchen | ||||
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78 | UEA AWARD WORK-RELATED OPPORTUNITIES *** | ||||
79 | ***These are opportunities we have developed with employers. Employers will be familiar with the Award, and the opportunities will identify the attributes you are likely to develop. | ||||
80 | See the 'Jobs' menu on: | ||||
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83 | OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE | ||||
84 | Work experience you have secured through your own contacts | ||||
85 | Freelance work | ||||
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87 | OTHER WORK-RELATED ACTIVITIES | ||||
88 | Law pro bono work | ||||
89 | UEA Streetlaw | ||||
90 | Justiceproject@uea | ||||
91 | Attending employer open days | ||||
92 | Work shadowing | ||||
93 | Military roles |
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2 | THESE ARE UNPAID POSITIONS ONLY. PAID POSITIONS, EVEN IF BASED ON CAMPUS, SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE WORK-RELATED CATEGORY. | ||||
3 | STUDENT UNION ROLES | ||||
4 | Part time student officer | ||||
5 | Student rep | ||||
6 | Union councillor | ||||
7 | School convenor | ||||
8 | Faculty convenor | ||||
9 | Liberation officer | ||||
10 | SU Advice Centre volunteer | ||||
11 | Peer support group | ||||
12 | LCR ticket reps | ||||
13 | Writing for Concrete | ||||
14 | UEA TV (Student TV) | ||||
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16 | Enterprise activities e.g. running a competition | ||||
17 | Helping to organise society events | ||||
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20 | President | ||||
21 | Treasurer | ||||
22 | Secretary | ||||
23 | Health and Safety Officer | ||||
24 | Equality and Diversity Champion | ||||
25 | Social Secretary | ||||
26 | Co-president/Vice President | ||||
27 | Communication/Publicity Officer | ||||
28 | Women's rep | ||||
29 | Postgraduate rep | ||||
30 | Other organisational role (defined by society) | ||||
31 | Setting up a new society or UEA group | ||||
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33 | UEA SPORTS | ||||
34 | Sporting volunteers (organising or running events) | ||||
35 | Academic Sports Activators | ||||
36 | Club committee roles | ||||
37 | Club President | ||||
38 | Team Captain | ||||
39 | Competing in BUCS | ||||
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41 | OTHER SPORTS-RELATED | ||||
42 | Sports coaching | ||||
43 | Sports organising | ||||
44 | Playing in national/international competitions | ||||
45 | Sports ambassador | ||||
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47 | UEA AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES | ||||
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49 | Peer mentoring (unpaid) | ||||
50 | Peer tutoring (unpaid) | ||||
51 | Outreach | ||||
52 | Student helper (open days) | ||||
53 | School buddies | ||||
54 | Campus conservation volunteer | ||||
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56 | BuddySU | ||||
57 | UEA study group participation | ||||
58 | INTO volunteering | ||||
59 | Acting (on campus, not paid) | ||||
60 | Other non-specified campus volunteering | ||||
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64 | Academic school competitions: | ||||
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67 | NBS Employability | ||||
68 | The Deans Prize | ||||
69 | Other UEA competitions | ||||
70 | i-Teams competition | ||||
71 | UEA Apprentice Challenge | ||||
72 | External competitions: | ||||
73 | Young Enterprise | ||||
74 | Varsity Pitch | ||||
75 | SEOTY | ||||
76 | Dance competitions | ||||
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80 | QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING | ||||
81 | European Computer Driving License Qualification | ||||
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83 | FutureLearn course | ||||
84 | Qualifications from MOOC participations | ||||
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86 | Acting qualifications | ||||
87 | First Aid course | ||||
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91 | STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICE | ||||
92 | Language Support Buddy | ||||
93 | Conversation club | ||||
94 | Senior residents | ||||
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96 | Global Voices scheme | ||||
97 | UEA Friends Buddy Scheme | ||||
98 | ISAT volunteering | ||||
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100 | COMMUNITY PROJECTS | ||||
101 | The Innocence Project (Law) | ||||
102 | Church projects | ||||
103 | Chaplaincy faith groups | ||||
104 | CarbonCrew | ||||
105 | Green Impact | ||||
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107 | PERSONAL | ||||
108 | Building a website | ||||
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110 | Writing a blog/photography blog | ||||
111 | Writing for publications (e.g. Norwich Tab) | ||||
112 | Caring for a child or relative | ||||
113 | Involvement in politics | ||||
114 | Musician, e.g. band, choir or soloist | ||||
115 | Military role (cadets or similar) |
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2 | PLEASE NOTE THAT EVENTS RUN BY THE CAREERS SERVICE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO YOUR UEA AWARD, PROVIDED YOU REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE. APPOINTMENTS WITH A CAREERS ADVISER WON'T AUTOMATICALLY APPEAR UNTIL THE SILVER LEVEL OF THE AWARD | ||||
3 | CAREERS GUIDANCE AND MENTORING | ||||
4 | Careers guidance | ||||
5 | Career mentoring discussion | ||||
6 | Insider insights | ||||
7 | Career mentoring relationship | ||||
8 | Mock interviews | ||||
9 | Enterprise/Start Up | ||||
10 | Careers coaching | ||||
11 | Business coaching | ||||
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13 | CAREERS EVENTS* | ||||
14 | *For a full list of events and workshops, please refer to MyCareerCentral: | ||||
15 | https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/events | ||||
16 | School-specific careers events, e.g. School employability week | ||||
17 | School-specific careers fairs | ||||
18 | Careers Fair, at UEA or elsewhere | ||||
19 | Networking event | ||||
20 | Mentoring event | ||||
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22 | COURSE RELATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES | ||||
23 | Lectures with a careers theme | ||||
24 | Employer lectures and visits | ||||
25 | School-organised career management activities | ||||
26 | Mock assessment centres | ||||
27 | Creating CVs as part of your course | ||||
28 | Year in Industry discussions | ||||
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30 | HOW TO... WORKSHOPS | ||||
31 | Develop the key skills and knowledge needed to build a successful career. | Loading... | |||
32 | Getting started | ||||
33 | How to... make sense of the jobs market | ||||
34 | How to... find paid and voluntary work | ||||
35 | Getting noticed | ||||
36 | How to... write a great application | ||||
37 | How to... write a great CV | ||||
38 | How to... get started with LinkedIn | ||||
39 | How to... network | ||||
40 | Getting hired | ||||
41 | How to... pass psychometric tests | ||||
42 | How to... ace assessment centres (part 1&2) | ||||
43 | How to... give great presentations | ||||
44 | Enterprise skills workshops are also available | ||||
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46 | EMPLOYER & ALUMNI EVENTS | ||||
47 | Alumni Careers Events | Loading... | |||
48 | Working in... workshops | ||||
49 | Recruitment events | ||||
50 | Skills training | ||||
51 | Skills workshops | ||||
52 | Markey and role insight events | ||||
53 | Business and industry conferences | ||||
54 | Employer networking events | ||||
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56 | CAREER PLANNING | ||||
57 | Complete a Personal Development Plan | ||||
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59 | CAREER AWARENESS WORKSHOPS | ||||
60 | Working for small companies | ||||
61 | Finding work experience and internships | ||||
62 | Careers using languages and TEFL | ||||
63 | How to choose a career | ||||
64 | Working with words | ||||
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66 | CAREER EXPERIENCES | ||||
67 | Attending actual assessment centres | ||||
68 | Attending interviews |