Module Descriptors
READING FOR STUDY
SOCY40195
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Louise Reynolds
Email: L.Reynolds@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • CLASS-TEST weighted at 50%
  • REPORT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Class test [LO 3]
Report [LO 1,2,3]
Module Indicative Content
You will have opportunities to practise, improve and reflect on your reading habits. This module will equip you with strategies for becoming more effective readers when dealing with academic texts.
Module Resources
Library
Internet
Module Learning Strategies
You will experience a variety of teaching modes: tutor input, workshop mode with discussion and pair work, tutorial sessions and independent learning exercises. You will focus on your own reading in one or more core modules and develop an active and critical approach.
Module Texts
Fairbairn,G.J;, Fairbairn,S.A. (2001) Reading at University: a Guide for Students. Open University Press (ISBN 0 335 20385)
Cottrell,S. (2003) The Study Skills Handbook (2nd edition) Palgrave McMillan (ISBN 1 4039 1135 5)