Block 1 - Week 1

Academic
Skills
Introduction to the module
Needs analysis and diagnostic

Development
academicsupport@globalbanking.ac.uk

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Aims

• Introduce the topic of academic skills development

• Outline the structure and function of this module
• Link this module to your other modules and their assignments
• Introduce the skills and frameworks required to succeed on your
study programme

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Expectations and Challenges (1)

Discuss whether the following expectations and challenges of academic

study relate to you.

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Expectations and Challenges (1)
a) I never have any free time; I just feel I
need to study in every moment I have.
d) It’s been so long since I wrote a report; I
have forgotten how to do it!
f) I can’t balance my job and my
studies, every time I go to a
lecture someone from work
calls or emails me with urgent
problems.
b) I have so much free time; it’s strange, because I expected to have h) I hate reading, but I know I am
more classes at university. going to have to do a lot of it. The
problem is that it takes so long to read
everything!
c) I’m really confident giving presentations in my own language, but
the idea of doing it in English terrifies me.
i) I got excellent grades on my first
degree; I never got less than 90%. I
hope I can do as well on my Master’s.
e) I am the main carer for my family, so it is
hard to study when all the children have to
be fed and collected from school.
j) There are so many
deadlines that all
come at the same
time, it is really
stressful!
g) I have never written 3,000 words in English before,
how long does it take?
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Illustrations: Hilditch (2019)
Expectations and Challenges (2)

Do you have any advice for students with similar expectations or facing
such challenges?

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Expectations and Challenges (3)

 
What are your own expectations of the current level study?
What challenges do you think it will present for you personally?

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Aims
• This module aims to review and enhance participants' existing
academic skills in contexts relevant to the modules it complements.

• It will also introduce skills and frameworks specific to your level of

study, with weekly opportunities for participants to transfer these
elements to their own assignments and to obtain feedback on their
progression.

• As it provides the skills required to succeed in all assignments, this

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module is compulsory.
Learning Outcomes

Successful students will be able to:

1. Write effective reports, essays and reflective statements.
2. Critically evaluate and integrate source material in accordance with
academic conventions.
3. Prepare and deliver effective presentations.
4. Develop their communicative competence through directed study
and self-reflection.
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Attendance

Attendance will be taken at every session. Students must attend ALL

sessions and a GOOD ATTENDANCE RECORD is required to pass the module.

You are encouraged to contribute to all sessions with your own work,
questions, answers and opinions.

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Module Overview

Please refer to module handbook for the structure of Standard or Block

delivery

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Module and Semester Overview

Do you know when your assignments are due this semester?

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Core Skills and Frameworks

How do you expect you will use each of the four core skills on your
degree programme?

Reading
Writing Listening Speaking
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Illustrations adapted from: Wikimedia Commons (2019)
Lecture Review and Further Study

How do you think this module will help you in your studies this
semester?
 

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References
Hilditch, N. (2019). Nick Hilditch. Available at: https://nickhilditch.com/
[Accessed 10 Aug. 2020]

Wikimedia Commons (2019). File:IELTS.png - Wikimedia Commons.

Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IELTS.png
[Accessed 10 Aug. 2020].

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