Undergraduate Course: Study Skills for Business (BUST08021)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 0 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course uill provide useful information and advice to new students to help them settle into their new environment, to minimise the non-academic disruptions and to enhance their quality of life in Edinburgh. The course will also help new students to understand the learning styles in Edinburgh in order to maximise their learning outcomes and prepare them to be more employable after graduating.
Students will be given information and advice on how to develop effective techniques for writing essays/other assignments, contribute effectively to group work and undertake other types of activity at University level.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
0
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The intended outcomes are as follows:
- to be able to demonstrate awareness of different learning styles
- to appreciate the challenges, value, benefits of living, studying and working in a multi-cultural environment
- to develop a sense of being part of a learning community
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Assessment Information
The course will be a pass/ fail course.
Summative form of assessment to be developed as appropriate. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | cultural awareness; essay writing skills; group working skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paulo Quattrone
Tel: (0131 6)51 5541
Email: Paolo.Quattrone@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margot Morton
Tel: (0131 6)51 5251
Email: Margot.Morton@ed.ac.uk |
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