LO1 - Identify the role that information and communications technology has in creating and exchanging knowledge in the digital age.
LO2 - Demonstrate the use of written and oral communication skills within a digital setting.
LO3 - Discuss how effective communication in the digital age is essential and reflect on how it can be the difference between success and failure.

Formative Assessment – Portfolio development (progress)
Students will be expected to submit evidence of their progress on the portfolio development tasks in week 7.

Assessment 1 – Portfolio of Digital skills
Over the course of 10 weeks during module contact hours, students will be presented with a series of tasks pertaining to digital skills required at university and further life that needs to be collated into a portfolio for submission during the module.
LO2

Assessment 2 – Reflective Report
Students will be required to write a report reflecting on the skills they have learnt throughout the course of this module during assignment 1.
LO1, LO3

Over the course of this module, students will develop their digital skills that will be required throughout their time at university, their careers, and their everyday life outside of work or studies. These digital skills include, but are not limited to:
- Communication
- Organisation
- Planning
- Time Management
- Project management
- And more

Every course and workplace has certain skills that people need to flourish in that environment. These are skills that everybody is expected to know but people don’t always get taught. This module will take you through the basic skills you need to begin to thrive at university and beyond into the professional world, and teach you why they are so important.

Students will be expected to engage in a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to:
- Tutor led formal presentations
- Workshops and group-based tutorials
- Discussion/debate cantered learning
- Participation in group activities, including presentations and discussion panels
- Directed reading
- Self-directed/independent research

Carretero, S., Vuorikari, R. and Punie, Y., 2017. DigComp 2.1: The digital competence framework for citizens.

Janssen, J., Stoyanov, S., Ferrari, A., Punie, Y., Pannekeet, K. and Sloep, P., 2013. Experts' views on digital competence: Commonalities and differences. Computers & education, 68, pp.473-481.

Falloon, G., 2020. From digital literacy to digital competence: the teacher digital competency (TDC) framework. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68, pp.2449-2472.

University Library
IT
Blackboard
Reading list
VLE learning support material to be provided for independent /self-directed learning.
Module handbooks
Open Textbook Library