At Kent Business School we want you to be able to get the very most out of your degree, and part of that is making sure you are confident in your study skills. This module prepares you to transition into Stage 3 of your business degree. You'll focus on developing cognitive and behavioural skills as well as specific academic skills such as research skills, essay writing and report writing and working as part of a team. This means you'll be ready to hit the standards you need to thrive in your degree and be primed for entry into the top-up programme.
At least 20 hours of direct staff-student contact, in addition students will be expected to study privately for approximately 20 hours in the immediate context of the Module.
Lectures: 20
Assessment (including preparation): 20
Independent study: 110
Total hours: 150
Pass/Fail based on:
Summary of an Academic Article 10%
First Individual Presentation On Set Topic 10%
Research Skills: A Test Following Workshop / Presentation 10%
Referencing Skills: A Test Following Workshop / Presentation 10%
2,000 Word Essay Preceded by Essay Plan Tuition. 10%
First Individual Presentation on Programme Related Topic. 20%
Final 3,000 word Essay on Chosen Business Topic. 30%
Gallagher K. (2010) Skills Development for Business and Management Students, Oxford.
Cottrell S. (2008) (3rd Edition) The Study Skills Handbook, Palgrave Study Guides.
Range of online Study Skill guides on the UELT website
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
This module is primarily designed to develop generic rather than subject-specific skills. Its position as a pre-sessional module enables students to become familiar with and develop those cognitive and behavioural skills to enable them to perform to the standards set for the achievement of a first degree.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. access relevant information from a variety of sources, eg academic and business texts/journals, case studies, including judicious use of the Internet.
2. write an essay to final year academic standards.
3. formally present their views to an audience using oral, visual and technical skills.
4. apply group-working skills, including listening, responding to different points of view, negotiating outcomes etc to any appropriate situation.
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