ACADEMIC AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS Module LFBM 101
ACADEMIC AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS Module LFBM 101
LEARNING AIMS
The overall aims of the module are to introduce and remind students of the structure and expectations of the British higher education system while equipping them with the knowledge, skills and reflective practices to succeed during their time at the university and beyond.
Knowledge
- Developed their knowledge of the British higher education system
- Developed their knowledge of the expectations of the British higher education system
- Developed their knowledge of the academic, language, study, and IT skills necessary to be successful at university.
Skills
- Will have improved their information and system accessing skills
- Will have improved their time management and group-working skills
- Will have improved their IT skills
- Will have improved their academic oral communication skills
- Will have improved their critical thinking skills
- Will have improved their reading and research skills
- Will have improved their academic writing skills
- Will have improved their employability skills
SESSION LEARNING OUTCOMES
WEEK1
SESSION 1a- ACCESSING INFORMATION
- To demonstrate and give practice in accessing and using the university IT systems (hardware, wifi, email, software and apps)
- To demonstrate and give practice in accessing and navigating “Canvas”, the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in use at the university.
- To develop understanding of the keeping of a reflective journal / learning diary.
- To clarify the course structure, assessment and learning aims.
- To develop understanding of the library systems (catalogue, my module resources, reservations) and how to get the most out of them
- WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Reading lists and library catalogue (and tutorial videos)
- Reflective journal entry 1-first impressions
SESSION 1b- STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY
- To allow students to reflect on expectations of their time at university and explore study habits
- To identify potential areas of difficulty and discuss solutions
- To develop an understanding of ‘Active ‘ study
- To explore the benefits of time management and group work
- WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Academic study plan + reflective journal entry 2
WEEK 2
SESSION 2a- SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS
- To understand the role of seminars and discussions in academic study.
- To identify the roles of seminar leaders and participants
- To give mini practice in the above.
- To evaluate and reflect on performance in seminars and discussions (online and face- to- face)
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Mini seminar topics for practice + reflective journal entry 3
SESSION 2b- SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS II
- To reflect on reasons for business success.
- To identify key business and economic terms.
- To demonstrate discussion and decision-making techniques and reflect on their effectiveness.
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: ‘Government Priorities’ discussion task and Business Bites reading and vocabulary task + reflective journal entry 4
WEEK 3
SESSION 3a- PRESENTATION SKILLS
- To define a presentation and identify key features
- To reflect on and discuss previous experiences of delivering and watching presentations.
- To discuss and explore tips for better presentations.
- To explore practical techniques for thinking about content, structure, language and delivery to improve presentation skills.
- FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Group presentation preparation and practice + reflective journal entry 5
SESSION 3b- READING AND RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY
- To explore and reflect on both personal reading habits and reading for university study.
- To explore and raise awareness of reading speed and comprehension via a practical task.
- To develop a fuller understanding of subject specific academic research techniques and tools.
- To raise awareness of evaluating online resources.
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Examine example annotated text from session and read and annotate improving reading speed and improving reading comprehension texts, access an article and practice techniques + reflective journal entry 6.
WEEK 4
SESSION 4a –READING WEEK / ADVICE CLINIC
- To give opportunities for formative assessment of reflective journal entries completed to date
- To give opportunities for mini tutorials / advice clinic
- To explore and develop business vocabulary for later sessions and modules via online self-study exercises
- To give an opportunity to practice and record a mini presentation
(see week 3a)
Reflective journal entry 7
SESSION 4b –READING WEEK / ADVICE CLINIC
- As above+
- To give a practical demonstration of the two-stage submission process (with special guest depending on staff availability)
- To highlight and deal with common mistakes and problems.
- To provide answers to remaining questions about assignment submissions.
Reflective journal entry 8
WEEK 5
SESSION 5a- THE NATURE OF ACADEMIC ARGUMENT
- To define an argument, an academic argument and critical thinking
- To develop an awareness of and recognise common features of an academic argument.
- To develop a greater understanding of the meaning of critical thinking and its role in academic argument via practical subject specific tasks.
- To develop a fuller understanding of academic integrity and academic voice.
- To identify causes and examples of plagiarism and raise awareness of techniques for avoiding it.
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Subject specific critical thinking task + reflective journal entry 9.
SESSION 5b- ACADEMIC WRITING (TACKLING ASSIGNMENTS)
- To define academic writing
- To raise awareness of and revise common features of academic writing.
- To develop an understanding of the format and typical features of different assignment types.
- To explore and activate knowledge of assignment requirements by analysing titles.
- To develop an awareness and understanding of the stages involved in producing an assignment via a worked subject specific example.
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Worked example and assignment procedure ordering steps exercise + reflective journal entry 10.
WEEK 6
SESSION 6a- GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES, JOB SATISFACTION AND TEAMWORK
- To reflect on motivation and job satisfaction.
- To describe key concepts around theories of motivation and team working.
- To revise seminar and discussion techniques (leading, participating, summarising etc) via a pyramid discussion seminar.
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Worked example and assignment procedure ordering steps exercise + reflective journal entry 11.
SESSION 6b- GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES: PROBLEM SOLVING
- To describe key marketing terms and concepts.
- To give practice in identifying brand values and brand image.
- To explore and give practice in problem solving via an authentic case study.
- To give practice in meeting based problem-solving and discussion techniques
WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP / ACTIVATION TASK: Caferoma marketing problem- solving case study + reflective journal entry 12.
WEEK 7
SESSION 7a- ADVICE CLINIC ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
- To provide answers to last minute questions and queries.
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