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EL10706: Academic skills development portfolio

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2015/6
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Academic Skills Centre
Further information on credits Credits: 3
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Academic Year
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: PF100
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
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Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The aim of this unit is to enable students to develop and carry out a structured learning plan to develop their academic skills. This will involve a guided self-analysis of needs followed by active attendance at a variety of training activities, in order to meet the needs identified in the analysis. This will lead to enhanced performance on degree programmes.

Learning Outcomes:
Students will develop the following:
* The ability to reflect on their personal academic skills proficiency
* The ability to manage their study to address any perceived shortcomings
* Their competence in a self-defined set of academic proficiencies
* Their ability to reflect upon their learning process, thus enhancing their ability to engage in self-directed learning

Skills:
The student will develop the following skills
* The ability to identify academic skills development needs
* The ability to plan a structured, self-defined course of study
* The ability to follow through on such a plan
* The ability to document work and progress
* The ability to reflect clearly on progress and, and record this reflection.

Content:
The unit aims to develop the skills that the students identify through their own self-audit of their skills. They will then plan a schedule to enhance these. Skills offered will include, but not be limited to the following areas:
* Academic writing
* Presentation skills
* Accuracy and appropriacy of language
* Mathematical and statistical skills
* Working as a group
* Revision techniques

The content will consist of three stages.
1. The ASC will provide an online self-analysis tool, comprising a series of diagnostic activities for students to use to self-audit their academic skills development needs. Students will then devise a plan of activities, with reference to guidance in the unit handbook, to be agreed by an ASC tutor. The tutor and student will communicate either through electronic means or face to face.
2. The students will take part in the agreed training activities. These may be delivered by the ASC, or other Professional Services such as the SU, MASH, Careers and Student Services. Training activities may include courses, workshops, tutorials or less conventional training activities such as regular voluntary work undertaken to improve oral fluency.
3. The students will write a reflection of their learning.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

EL10706 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.

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Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2015/16.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.