SD4S33 - Academic and Professional Skills 18 Jul 2024 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: SD4S33
Module Title: Academic and Professional Skills
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Leadership and Public Services
Faculty Sub Group: Leadership and Public Services
Module Leader: Mohammad Kabir, Adam Poole
Module Team: Simon Read, Palash Kamruzzaman, Howard Williamson, Jose Lopez Blanco, Wendy Booth, Lindsey Roberts
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh:
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 18 Jul 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

Content Summary

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminars 40
Independent Study 88
Directed Study (including online independent learning) 72
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Students will develop reflective skills to write postgraduate-level coursework and alternatives in media platforms while maintaining academic integrity, and effectively using advanced online applications.
LO2 Students will gain key professional attributes, including communication skills and IT skills enhancing their employability and self-awareness skills by using various platforms.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Annotated Bibliography 1 Produce an annotated bibliography using the template provided. You must include 10 academic sources with a brief description and critical review of the each (about 150 words). 0 1500 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 Develop a 10-minute video presentation demonstrating some of the skills you have learnt during this module. 10 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Annotated Bibliography 1 ✔ ✔
Presentation (Asynchronous) 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid, Mohd Asim Qadri & Rajiv Suman (2022) Understanding the role of digital technologies in education: A review. Sustainable Operations and Computers, 3: 275-285

Cottrell Stella (2021) Skills for success: the personal development planning handbook, 2nd edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cottrell Stella (2013) The study skills handbook. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, Hampshire

Cottrell Stella (2016) Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument, 2nd edn (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan)

Dinusha Weerawardane and Paul Byrne (2021) Academic Development and Employability.  Pearson and the University of West London.

John Morley (2023) Academic Phrasebook. The University of Manchester: UK

Leung TI, de Azevedo Cardoso T, Mavragani A, Eysenbach G.  (2023) Best Practices for Using AI Tools as an Author, Peer Reviewer, or Editor. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 31 (25):ez51584. doi: 10.2196/51584

Neville Colin (2016), The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism, 3rd edn (London: Open University Press)

Richardson, Brian, Robin Aizlewood, Derek Connon, Malcolm Cook, Gerard Lowe, Graham Nelson, and Chloe Paver, (eds) (2013) MHRA Style Guide: A Handbook for Authors and Editors, 3rd edn, London: Modern Humanities Research Association.