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Academic Development for B & E 1 (N0001F)

Academic Development for Business and Economics 1

Module N0001F

Module details for 2021/22.

15 credits

FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)

Module Outline

This is the first of two core and compulsory modules that will develop your academic skills necessary for undergraduate study.

You’ll be working on a piece of independent research throughout this module which focuses on developing your skills as a researcher. Through a series of in-class tasks and assessed pieces of work, you will develop skills such as finding, analysing and evaluating source material to be used to form and support convincing arguments in undergraduate essays and presentations.

The work you will do on this module is framed around (and supported by) the Online Academic Writing Guide (OAWG), a resource that provides information and practice opportunities of the research skills being taught. You will work on this guide during your self-study time, but your tutor will support your efforts by complementing this resource with in-class tasks and activities. Working closely with this resource, with your Academic Development tutor and with your peers will enable you to move away from the format and style typical of ‘A’ level essay writing and start developing approaches that are expected in a subject-specific undergraduate piece of work.

Through reflective tasks and assessments, the module will also help you realize the best way to study at university, focusing on managing your time and developing specific academic skills that will give you confidence when you progress onto your degree.

Module learning outcomes

Engage in a small scale research project that focuses on the process of argumentation

Identify the key arguments in subject specific sources to support the communication of your own arguments

Identify your strengths and development needs through feedback on your ability to write reflectively, and on your engagement with the research process

TypeTimingWeighting
Coursework100.00%
Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
ReportT1 Week 5 25.00%
ReportT1 Week 11 50.00%
ProjectA1 Week 2 (10 minutes)25.00%
Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

TermMethodDurationWeek pattern
Autumn SemesterWorkshop1 hour11111111111
Autumn SemesterOnline Workshop1 hour44444444444
Autumn SemesterSeminar3 hours11111111111

How to read the week pattern

The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.

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