Academic Skills

Semester one 2016/17

Introduction to Module
What will we be covering in weeks 1-6
• Week 1: knowing your responsibilities as a student
• Week 2: developing essential academic skills for higher
education and why it is important to use and expand
on these skills
• Week 3: Researching, understanding and using
resources available to you effectively
• Week 4: critical analysis, case studies, referencing
• Week 5: Multiple choice in class test
• Week 6: Presentation skills, team building and making
the most of team work
What will we be covering in weeks
7-12
• Week 7: time management, managing your studies,
factors which influence your studies
• Week 8: In class group presentations 20% of your final
mark
• Week 9: Report writing and essay writing
• Week 10: Self-reflection (self-efficacy) and personal
development plans
• Week 11: Re-evaluation of the skills developed and
how to develop and use them in the future
• Week 12: Preparing for the final assignment,
developing your business writing skills
 Why are you at University
• To increase your job perspectives
– The higher your qualifications the better your prospects are.
– To follow a vocation, some careers are only possible with a
degree
– To have a career, not just a job
– To earn a higher salary than those who do not have a degree
– To train your mind, become an independent thinker, challenge
yours and others approach to life, through informed thinking
– To develop new skills: problem solving, effective team working,
how to present information, communicate clearly and speak in
public
– To gain confidence and self-esteem, both through academic
learning and independent living
– To have fun and enjoy student life
 What can you expect from us?
• Staff who are experts in their areas
• A high quality of curriculum and delivery
• Staff who are research active and contributing
to knowledge and understanding in their field
• Excellent support, both academically and
pastorally
• Up-to-date module content, with innovative
delivery
 What we expect from you
• Dedication to your studies, reading, preparation
work to be undertaken
• Regular, on time attendance to lectures and
seminars/workshops
• Interaction and engagement in seminars and
workshops
• To understand the rules and regulations of the
university and the student charter
• To purchase and read the key texts
• To ask for help when you need it
 The purpose of this module
• To provide a transition between the work you
have undertaken previously - whether as a
student or an employee – and university
• To identify the skills you will need to develop
to enable you to get the best from university
• To understand, develop and apply the
necessary academic skills needed to
undertake and complete successfully
academic assignment
 The VLE and e-vision
• What are they?
• Why are the important?
• What do they do for you?
 Your personal SWOT
• http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/new
TMC_05_1.htm
 What are employers looking for ?
http://www.agr.org.uk/

http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/career-
planning/273051-the-top-10-skills-thatll-get-
you-a-job-when-you-graduate
Any questions