This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
This module teaches key academic study skills to first year students. It will cover essay writing and marking criteria, referencing and plagiarism, library research, effective learning and critical thinking, and benefiting from feedback. Topics will be approached in the form of a short mini-lecture, and will subsequently be explored practically in a workshop format. Thus, the module will combine an intellectual understanding of the matters at hand with a hands-on learning-by-doing approach.
Total Contact Hours: 10
Private Study Hours: 10
Total Study Hours: 20
Main assessment methods
Multiple Choice Test - 100% (pass/fail)
Indicative Reading List
Essential Skills I: Skills for Academic Success' module Handbook
Fuggle, S. (2011). Essay Writing. Richmond: Trotman
Warburton, N. (2006). The Basics of Essay Writing. London: Routledge
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Develop an awareness of key essay writing skills;
2 Understand basic referencing principles;
3 Conduct targeted library research and identify and locate relevant primary and secondary sources;
4 Develop an awareness of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it;
5 Demonstrate an understanding of marking criteria and how best to benefit from feedback.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate refined written communication skills, including the structuring of an original argument;
2 Demonstrate an improved ability to reference utilising the recommended referencing style;
3 Demonstrate an ability to identify and access relevant primary and secondary sources;
4 Demonstrate a refined understanding of how to engage with and benefit from feedback.
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