There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

This module is designed to support you in developing the core academic and professional skills required to succeed in your university studies and to prepare you for life and work beyond graduation. It provides you with the tools, confidence, and focus needed to become a self directed and lifelong learner. Through this module, you will develop a broad range of transferable skills that support effective learning, personal development, and employability. These include communication, digital and information literacy, research and analytical skills, problem solving, self management, reflective practice, teamwork, and career development. You will also be encouraged to understand how knowledge is created, applied, and used within wider professional and organisational contexts.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Demonstrate skills in self management, forward planning, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, problem solving and reflection.

LO2: Identify, apply, evaluate, and correctly reference appropriate sources of academic and business-related information.

LO3: Identify appropriate models and techniques for measuring individual, group and systems level performance and analyse these in relation to your own performance and/or a team in which you have worked.

LO4: Demonstrate ability in relation to specified IT packages and reflect on their usefulness in relation to academic studies and the wider professional environment.

LO5: Analyse the link between learning and professional skills as a key component of employability and reflect on how these will apply in a professional context.