Undergraduate Course: Study Skills for Business (BUST08021)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | 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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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be a pass/ fail course.
Summative form of assessment to be developed as appropriate. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | cultural awareness; essay writing skills; group working skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Frances-Helen Hay
Tel: (0131 6)50 8336
Email: fhay1@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margot Morton
Tel: (0131 6)51 5251
Email: Margot.Morton@ed.ac.uk |
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