Module manager: Lynne Veal
Email: l.s.veal@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2009/10
| HECS1008 | Information for Study and Research (Open/Distance Learning M |
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module is approved as a Skills Elective
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- review and develop personal skills utilised for study in higher education;
- enhance and develop their transferable skills through personal development planning;
- develop presentation, teaching skills and IT skills;
- demonstrate the ability to access and utilise the library catalogue to retrieve information from electronic and we based resources;
- appreciate the different sources of knowledge and research and its relationship to practice;
- have an understanding numeracy in relation to drug calculations;
This module will enable the student to develop and enhance study and personal development skills required in higher education.
The following themes will be addressed in this module
- Managing time effectively
- Searching the literature using library resources, electronic and web services
- The importance of and evidence base for practice
- Writing assignments
-Using references
- Passing exams
- Make presentations and teaching a skill
- Numeracy and drug calculations
- Reflection skills
- IT skills such as word processing, powerpoint etc.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Practical | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Seminar | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Tutorial | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Private study hours | 149 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 51 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
2 hours per lecture
3 hours per seminar
12 hours preparation for teaching/presentation
60 hours IT and literature searching
Presentation/skill teaching
On line numeracy package
IT workbook
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2,000 word | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/09/2010
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