Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Report with reflection 2000 Words | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Report with reflection 2000 Words | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of, and reflect on, the connection between professional, personal experience/knowledge and academic practice;
Critically assess and evaluate academic and other sources, and identify useful study skills and how to develop them;
Apply academic conventions and style to formal material for assessment;
Reflect on the experience of creating formal content , referring to academic skills and value of prior professional experience and knowledge, and including a response to academic feedback.
Brief description
The module aims to enable students to make the transition to learning at Part 2 undergraduate level by introducing a range of academic practices generic to the social sciences and related specifically to Information Studies.
Aims
The purpose of this module is to provide adult learners starting the BSc ILS with the opportunity to reflect on the relationship between their professional experience in the workplace and developing effective academic skills. It will focus on independent learning, research skills, critical analysis and use of sources. Students will start to develop an academic vocabulary appropriate to the Social Sciences and Information Studie
Content
Introductory sessions and workshops will be followed by material on Blackboard. This will include Learning Styles and Reflective Practice, Critical Reading and Literature Searching, Numerical Skills, Presentation Skills, Report Writing, and Citation Skills. The learning material provided, will focus on examples and models from Information Studies
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Digital capability | Communicate and collaborate professionally using digital platforms including Blackoard VLE. Reflect on digital practices and responsibilities of digital presence and wellbeing within personal and professional platforms |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Reflecting on personal and professional experience and relating to course, core module and skills required of professional practice |
| Problem solving | Evaluating and using sources Creating assignment structure, order and argument to address assignment requirements |
| Professional communication | Contributing to study school sessions and on Blackbaord, written skills in the assignment, presentation skills in the assignment |
| Reflection | Develop, reflection, and write about skills required and own learning performance in academic, employment, and professional contexts, |
| Research skills | Research for assignment topic, evaluating sources, summarizing, paraphrasing, using a range of sources |
| Subject Specific Skills | Developing understanding of the ‘context’ and ‘ academic language’ of Information Studies and information profession, addressing CILIP PKSB professional development skills. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5