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- UCAS course code
- H112
- UCAS institution code
- M20
BEng/MEng Electrical, Electronic & Mechatronic Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year
Year of entry: 2024
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Course unit details:
Academic Skills
Unit code | FOUN10031 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 1 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
A course introducing conventional academic style and rhetorical patterns, and encouraging a critical approach to reading and writing. The course will promote both autonomy and collaboration in learning and prepare you for the academic requirements of study at tertiary level.
Aims
The aim is to introduce conventional academic style and rhetorical patterns and encourage a critical approach to reading and writing. It will help to promote both autonomy and collaboration in learning and prepare a student for the academic requirements of study at tertiary level.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
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Search for and critically examine a range of academic source texts
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Synthesise these academic texts into a piece of critical writing, incorporating all the necessary academic conventions
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Have an awareness of academic malpractice and referencing conventions
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Plan and deliver engaging presentations using presentation software (e.g. Powerpoint)
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Work effectively both individually and in a group
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Reflect and act upon feedback given by tutors and peers
Teaching and learning methods
8 lectures, 11 tutorials, weekly support drop-ins.
Knowledge and understanding
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Employ strategies for critical reading of academic texts
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Analyse text structures and use appropriate organisational structures in written work
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Produce accurate and clear written English
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Employ appropriate academic conventions in writing
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Prepare and deliver an academic oral presentation – individually and as a group
Intellectual skills
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Critically analyse a range of academic text-types in your field
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Present ideas and facts clearly and logically; using the necessary academic conventions
Practical skills
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Search for academic sources using a variety of online search tools
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Evaluate key academic sources from your field
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Synthesise information from academic sources
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Produce a piece of academic writing which incorporates the necessary academic conventions
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Employ effective presentation skills using various media
Transferable skills and personal qualities
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All skills learned in this course are directly transferrable to future academic courses and workplace environments
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Students search for and critically analyse texts from a wide variety of academic sources.
- Group/team working
- Students work in groups within their chosen discipline area. Wherever possible students are placed in mixed groups in order to help prepare them for the global workplace.
- Leadership
- In group project work, students have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills.
- Oral communication
- Students make both individual and group presentations. Students are also encouraged to hold group meetings in preparation for their group presentations.
- Problem solving
- In group work, students negotiate and resolve issues that can arise.
- Research
- Students do their own independent research throughout the Academic Skills Unit.
- Written communication
- Students write in a formal academic style using the relevant academic conventions. They also learn to reflect on their own work through peer review and reflective activities.
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Other | 10% |
Written assignment (inc essay) | 50% |
Oral assessment/presentation | 30% |
Practical skills assessment | 10% |
Written assignment (academic essay): 40%
Written assignment (online reference list): 10%
Oral assessment/presentations: 30%
Group online Journals: 10%
Other: 10%
Feedback methods
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Students are given oral and written feedback on individual and group presentations
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Students receive written feedback on Writing Assignment: Reference list
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Students receive peer feedback and tutor in-text feedback with comments for Writing Assignment: Academic Essay
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Students receive written feedback on the Group Journals
Recommended reading
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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External visits | 2 |
Lectures | 8 |
Practical classes & workshops | 14 |
Tutorials | 22 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 54 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Simon Raw | Unit coordinator |