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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2019-2020 (archived)

Module FOUD0827: Foundation Skills

Department: Foundation Year (Durham)

FOUD0827: Foundation Skills

Type Open Level 0 Credits 10 Availability Available in 2019/20 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • none

Aims

  • Provide a range of foundational skills for successful study
  • Introduce a range of academic subject areas
  • To induct students into the Durham University’s community of practice

Content

  • Concepts, Methods and skills for successful learning at Foundation Level study
  • Practices and resources at Durham University

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of the programme students will have:
  • 1. Knowledge of a range of foundational subject concepts
  • 2. Knowledge of a range of relevant vocabulary
Subject-specific Skills:
  • By the end of the programme students will be able to:
  • 1. Demonstrate the appropriate use of a range of foundational subject concepts
  • 2. Demonstrate the appropriate use of relevant research methods
  • 3. Demonstrate the appropriate use of a range of relevant vocabulary
Key Skills:
  • By the end of the programme students will be able to:
  • 1. Demonstrate critical thinking
  • 2. Demonstrate effective communication using appropriate academic register
  • 3. Demonstrate appropriate use of number
  • 4. Demonstrate the use of appropriate sources of evidence

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • This module will be delivered using a combination of lectures and seminars/tutorials across 3 weeks. Students will be taught concepts and then challenged to apply them in a variety of contextual tasks that are designed to lead to achieving the module outcomes.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Seminar/tutorial/practical session 16 3 hours 48
Preparation & Reading 52
Total 100

Summative Assessment

Component: Portfolio Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Portfolio 100% yes

Formative Assessment:

A range of formative tasks are used within sessions to support reflective learning, and link to the demands of the summative assessments

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University