Languages

Academic Development for Social Sciences 2

Module code: L0002F
Level 3 (sub-degree)
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Workshop
Assessment modes: Coursework

This is the second of two 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, you work on a piece of independent research. You produce arguments reflecting your point-of-view that are thoroughly evaluated, well-structured and supported with sound evidence.

You’ll notice how expert writers in your chosen subject area convey their arguments. Then, you produce your own arguments in-line with the expectations of your chosen subject area. Working in this way helps you become a part of a specific academic community. It allows you to effectively communicate your points of view to your tutors and peers.

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

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