Academic and Professional Skills (Summer School) module (SS03016)
Learn the key academic skills required for studying at undergraduate level
Academic and Professional Skills is a core module for Access Summer School.
The module is taught in-person and will help you develop your confidence and competence in the key academic and professional skills necessary for studying at undergraduate level.
The module will introduce you to some of the key expectations that you'll face at university. It will also help you to think about your own expectations of university. This will help you to succeed in Summer School and beyond.
Key areas covered will include effective learning, conducting research, academic writing and communication, and assessment at university. You'll also explore how to develop a reflective and critical approach to your academic and professional development.
The skills, approaches and advice from this module will also help you with the other modules you study at Summer School.
What you will learn:
In this module, you will:
- develop a critically reflective approach to studying at university
- understand how to research, plan and deliver university level assignments
- understand how assessment works at the University of Dundee and how to make the most of feedback
- explore how to get the most out of different types of learning environment and activity
- understand the factors of career choice and develop your self-reflection and career planning skills
By the end of the module, you will be able to:
- have a better understanding of the expectations and demands placed upon you as a university student
- have considered your approach to learning and how that may need to be adapted or enhanced for university study
- utilise your career planning skills, critically applying the factors of career choice to your own career planning
Assignments / assessment:
- This module either has a 'completed' or 'non-completed' status based on satisfactory engagement with the module content and associated online activities
This module does not have a final exam
Teaching methods / timetable:
- On-campus classes
- All necessary resources will be provided via MyDundee