Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on December 30, 2015
Before breaking up for the holidays I completed my Leicester Award Gold in ‘Business Insight.’, an advanced skills development programme. This Leicester Award consisted of 4 stages: Stage 1: Workshop Introduction: During this time we were introduced to what the programme would consist of, we gained some advice from the Careers Development team running the Leicester […]
Posted in Career, Internship, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Leicester Award
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on December 30, 2015
One of the best things about the Christmas holidays is that most of my friends are home from university. This catch up with friends has allowed me to reflect on being a third year student so far. The key aspects of this term were: Commuting to University: So this year I decided to live at […]
Posted in Dissertation, Friends, Holiday, Reseach, Studying, Uncategorized
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on November 30, 2015
As part of the course you are required to do quite a few group presentations. Majority of each of my module assignments consist of presentations worth up to 25% or 40% of your overall module grade. Here are a few tips/advice I have gained on how to conduct a successful presentation: Choosing your topic: if […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, presentations, tips
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on November 19, 2015
The Media and Communication department are holding two industry seminar series, an opportunity to meet and interact with industry experts. The seminars will offer students an insight into their experience working in journalism and television production. The first talk will be by Dan Parry, a TV producer working on factual dramas. Dan Parry is also […]
Posted in Career, News, Studying | Tagged Journalism, seminar, TV production
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on November 15, 2015
As thousands of people come together to celebrate Diwali in Leicester the city is filled with bright lights and colour, from firework displays to Bollywood inspired dancing. The celebration of Diwali was not only in the city of Leicester but also on campus. The Student Union celebrated the event by inviting university students to […]
Posted in City, Leisure | Tagged Diwali, Leicester, student union
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on October 31, 2015
My Leicester Award in ‘Online Networking and Employability’ focused on how to use the internet to benefit your chances in finding employment: Here are 3 ways you are able to do this: Be active online – Get involved in online discussions and share posts. As a media student I cant help but be involved in […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Work | Tagged MyCareers
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on October 29, 2015
Following my previous post on becoming involved and taking advantage of the careers development service. You may have already heard of the Leicester Award, a personal skills development programme offered to all students. During my second year I completed the Leicester Award, ‘Online Networking and Employability.’ Through Blackboard activities and group discussions this is a […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Internship, Placement, Work | Tagged Leicester Award
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on October 18, 2015
As Katie has already mentioned in her previous post the Careers Festival has been and gone. However that doesn’t mean that is the end of anything ‘career based’ on campus. There is always something on to help you in gaining experience or advice in your potential career path. The Careers Development Service is definitely something you […]
Posted in Career, Future, Internship, Placement, Volunteering, Work, Year In Industry
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on September 27, 2015
The first week of university is really an introduction week, where all your lecturers will be giving you an insight to what the module will consist of throughout the first semester. This is the time where they will explain the importance of the handbooks for each module; this is where you will be able to […]
Posted in Friends, Future, Leisure, Societies, Studying | Tagged freshers fair
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on September 26, 2015
For my first year at university I lived in the city living accommodation Opal Court which proved to be really convenient as it was only a 5 minute walk to university, 10 minutes to Morrisons (the largest supermarket close to the accommodation) and a 15 minutes walk to the shopping centre. Opal Court has a […]
Posted in City, Friends, Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged Accommodation, Opal Court
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