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Academic Development for Arts and Humanities 2

Module code: Q0002F
Level 3 (sub-degree)
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Lecture, Online lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework

This is the second of two core and compulsory modules that will develop your academic skills necessary for undergraduate study. Successful completion of Academic Development 1 is a pre-requisite for this module.

Building on the research skills you developed in Academic Development 1, and working on a piece of independent research, this module helps you produce arguments that reflect your own point of view while making sure they are thoroughly evaluated, well-structured and supported with sound evidence.

Continuing to work with the Online Academic Writing Guide and with texts introduced by your Academic Development tutor, you will notice how expert writers in your chosen subject area convey their arguments before going on to produce your own arguments in-line with the expectations of your chosen subject area. Working in this way will help you become a part of a specific academic community, allowing you to effectively communicate your points of view to your subject tutors and peers.

Through reflective tasks and assessments, the module will continue to help you develop approaches to study that will give you an edge in your first year of undergraduate study and throughout the rest of your time at university.

Topics of study in this module include:

• the process of academic writing in your chosen subject area
• producing academic texts for your specific pathways
• developing your own voice when writing and presenting
• writing well-connected and logical arguments
• showing critical thinking in your work by engaging with alternative views and perspectives
• referencing/writing citations
• presentation, negotiating and debating skills
• understanding feedback and connecting it to other assessments.

Module learning outcomes

Create subject-specific academic texts containing well-structured, consistently supported coherent arguments
Critically evaluate the key arguments of relevant subject-specific sources to support the communication of your own arguments
Identify your own strengths and areas of development through feedback on academic work, and to devise an autonomous approach to learning on your undergraduate course