Academic Development for B & E 1 (N0001F)
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Academic Development for Business and Economics 1
Module N0001F
Module details for 2024/25.
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
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Portfolio | A1 Week 1 | 70.00% |
| Presentation | T1 Week 9 (5 minutes) | 30.00% |
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.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 00000000100 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Online Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
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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