Task 1 of 3: Academic skills quiz – 30 minutes (20 Marks)
In week 5, you will complete an academic skill quiz during class. The quiz will last for 30 minutes and you are required to complete it within the allocated time. The quiz will assess your time management, note taking skills, referencing and reading skills. Some questions will be multiple choice and all questions must be completed independently.
Task 2 of 3: Academic report – 1000 Words (40 Marks) The head of the UWTSD Student Union is interested in knowing what key skills are needed by business professionals nowadays. Write a report to the head of the UWTSD Student Union entitled “What are the key skills required to be a successful Manager/Entrepreneur nowadays?”. You are required to support your arguments using research/own reading. Provide recommendation on the best ways UWTSD business students can better develop the skills you have discussed.
Task 3 of 3: Reflective report – 1000 Words (40 Marks) With the use of a reflective model, produce a reflective report on how the learning in this module has helped you develop 3 academic skills. Academic skills to choose from include:
• Time management
• Academic Writing
• Finding information / Research
• Paraphrasing
• Summarising
• Referencing
• Reflection
. Engagement with Literature Skills Your work must be informed and supported by scholarly material that is relevant to and focused on the task(s) set. You should provide evidence that you have accessed an appropriate range of sources, which may be academic, governmental and industrial; these sources may include academic journal articles, textbooks, current news articles, organisational documents, and websites. You should consider the credibility of your sources; academic journals are normally highly credible sources while websites require careful consideration/selection and should be used sparingly. Any sources you use should be current and up-todate, mostly published within the last five years or so, though seminal/important works in the field may be older. You must provide evidence of your research/own reading throughout your work, using a suitable referencing system, including in-text citations in the main body of your work and a reference list at the end of your work.
Knowledge and Understanding Skill At level 4, you should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles associated with your area(s) of study. Knowledge relates to the facts, information and skills you have acquired through your learning. You demonstrate your understanding by interpreting the meaning of the facts and information (knowledge). This means that you need to select and include in your work the concepts, techniques, models, theories, etc. appropriate to the task(s) set. You should be able to explain the theories, concepts, etc. to show your understanding. Your mark/grade will also depend upon the extent to which you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding.
Cognitive and Intellectual Skills You should be able to present, evaluate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, in order to develop lines of argument and make sound judgements in accordance with basic theories and concepts of your subject(s) of study. You should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems related to your area(s) of study and/or work. Your work must contain evidence of logical, analytical thinking. For example, to examine and break information down into parts, make inferences, compile, compare and contrast information. This means not just describing what! But also justifying: Why? How? When? Who? Where? At what cost? You should provide justification for your arguments and judgements using evidence that you have reflected upon the ideas of others within the subject area and that you are able to make sound judgements and arguments using data and concepts. Where relevant, alternative solutions and recommendations may be proposed.
At level 4, you should be able to apply the basic underlying concepts and principles to evaluate and interpret these within the context of your area of study. You should be able to demonstrate how the subject-related GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF THE TASKS Page 5 of 9 concepts and ideas relate to real world situations and/or a particular context. How do they work in practice? You will deploy models, methods, techniques, and/or theories, in that context, to assess current situations, perhaps to formulate plans or solutions to solve problems, or to create artefacts. This is likely to involve, for instance, the use of real world artefacts, examples and cases, the application of a model within an organisation and/or benchmarking one theory or organisation against others based on stated criteria.
Transferable Skills for Life and Professional Practice Your work must provide evidence of the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of some personal responsibility. This includes demonstrating: that you can communicate the results of your study/work accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent arguments; that you can initiate and complete tasks and procedures, whether individually and/or collaboratively; fluency of expression; clarity and effectiveness in presentation and organisation. Work should be coherent and well-structured in presentation and organisation.
