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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- employ academic reading skills and strategies
- make effective notes on an academic text and use notes to summarise texts
- demonstrate an understanding of the writing process (planning, drafting, editing/proofreading) and the writing product (structure, academic language, writing conventions)
- produce different types of written academic texts (e.g. summaries, argumentative essays, cause-effect, problem-solution) using appropriate language
- respect academic integrity by avoiding plagiarism and using appropriate referencing and citation
Students will be exposed to a wide range of topics of general academic and social interest by critically engaging with academic texts and producing different types of essays.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 72 |
Specified Learning Activities | 72 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 56 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: Final Reading & Writing Exam | Week 12 | No | Graded | No | 30 |
Essay: Timed-essay | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Assignment: Mid-Term Reading and Writing Test | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Assignment: Final Assignment (Essay) | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Essay: Timed-essay | Week 10 | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Continuous Assessment: Attendance/Participation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Mr Eugene Ryan | Tutor |
Small Group | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Thurs 16:00 - 17:50 |
Small Group | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Tues 14:00 - 15:50 |
Small Group | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 | Wed 11:00 - 12:50 |
Small Group | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2 | Wed 11:00 - 12:50 |
Small Group | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 4 | Wed 11:00 - 12:50 |
Small Group | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 5, 10 | Wed 11:00 - 12:50 |