Essential Study Skills
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS1074 | Biosciences | 1 | 10 | Full Year Malaysia |
- Code
- BIOS1074
- School
- Biosciences
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Full Year Malaysia
Summary
This module is core for most students in the School of Biosciences and will help to enhance the transition into university and guide students through the academic expectations of their degrees. The module is spread throughout the year and will include generic sessions on study skills and plagiarism, study opportunities and career and personal development, and a series of small group tutorials to develop generic skills such as finding crucial information (library skills), oral presentation, data handling and presentation of results, preparation for examinations, and essay writing skills relevant to the degree programme.
Target Students
Year 1 Bioscience students
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 2 weeks
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 6 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 5 weeks
Lecture 3 weeks 1 per week 1 hour; Tutorial 9 weeks 1 per week 45 mins.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: Essay writeup (1500 words)
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
The principal aim of this module is to enhance the academic and professional development of students via small group work. Working in small groups will encourage active participation and knowledge transfer. The module should equip students with essay-writing, presentational skills (oral and written), critical interpretation of published materials, and other generic skills that should benefit them in modules throughout their degree. It will also provide an opportunity to learn and reflect on opportunities available to enhance their transition from University into the workplace.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Summarise key relevant information succinctly in an abstract.
Give examples of appropriate referencing styles for scientific reporting.
Identify an appropriate approach for solving a quantitative problem through background and collaborative research.
'Present data in tabular and graphical format and draw scientifically abased conclusions' and 'Review a given scientific topic in a report, presented as a mini-project'
Conveners
- Dr Cheng Foh Le