Cottrell, S (1999) Study Skills Handbook, Palgrave Study Guide, London

Textbooks, journals, resource packs, the intranet, video/DVD

There are twenty- eight weeks of lectures and two reading weeks encompassing 84 hours of taught sessions, spread evenly throughout the academic year. In IT, lectures provide training on a range of uses of IT and your competence will be assessed in terms of using IT. In Study Skills, Lectures will include interactive learning activities such as group discussion, practical demonstrations and tests, oral presentation, video/DVD etc, web based activities and written formative and summative assessment.

1. A portfolio of up to 3 IT related tasks
Weighted at 50%, to assess LO 1

2. A portfolio of up to 3 study skills related tasks
Weighted at 50%, to assess LO 2

Formative Learning
Formative learning will take place throughout the module as tutors provide 'feed forward' guidance and assistance with the development of IT and Study Skills.

This module will run in both semester one and two and will be divided into Information Technology and Study Skills.

During the IT section of the course you will be introduced to Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases and Presentation Software and their uses.

In the Study Skills section of this module you will be introduced to many of the skills which will enable you to be an effective student in a Higher Education environment. These include learning Time Management Skills, Handling Information Skills ( such as Locating secondary Sources, Note-taking and Academic Reading). You will also learn Essay Writing Techniques, Presentation Skills, Revision Skills and the Skills required to work in a group.

Formative learning will take place throughout the module as tutors provide guidance and assistance with the development of IT and Study Skills.