BE916-4-FY-CO:
Student Success Tutorial
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2023/24
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
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01 November 2021
Requisites for this module
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BE100 or BE300 or BE400
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This module will engage the students in the support mechanisms and effective study practices that are necessary for their study at EBS. The module will also provide students with guidance on their academic progress and personal and professional development.
This module aims to contribute to enhancing students` overall learning experience and performance. It forms part of the School`s objective of developing students as engaged learners with the reflective ability to form holistic views on business and to benefit from research-led teaching.
The module forms part of the Induction programme and will provide students with structured pastoral and academic support and guidance to help deal with the challenges they face. This structured regular contact with the tutor enhances communication and encourages discussion that fosters development beyond their formal studies – aiming to make every contact count.
As the module will be compulsory for all EBS first year students, the aim is that the skills learned will benefit student learning and performance in all other modules as well.
At the end of this module students will have developed their:
Knowledge and Understanding
* The importance of university support mechanisms including the library and search engines for independent research and as an integral part of being an active learner.
* The nature and scope of referencing, why it is important and necessary in developing professional skills.
* What an academic offence is and its consequences.
* The importance of a reflective approach to learning and how using feedback as part of a cycle of improvement to inform future work.
* The importance of forming networks and study groups to enhance the student experience.
Skills and Abilities
The technical, analytical and evaluation skills required in:
* Being able to use university support mechanisms in intelligent and effective ways to support their learning experience and performance across subject areas.
* Using best-practice in referencing to support written essays and arguments, and as part of developing ethical and professional judgment (e.g. through avoiding plagiarism).
* Becoming a reflective learner and using feedback as part of a developmental process to inform academic studies.
* Networking and building connections with academics and other students.
Development of Personal Transferable Skills
The module aims to develop a variety of personal transferable skills by encouraging students to:
* Make confident use of the support mechanisms available to them across the university.
* Develop learning strategies that facilitate an independent approach to learning.
* Build personal connections within the community of scholarship and enquiry.
* Develop confidence in using networking skills that enable students to build connections with each other.
The module will be on the students' transcripts as completed or not completed.
This module is normally delivered through 5 seminars of 1 hour in duration which take place at key points in the academic year and which will appear in students' timetables.
In academic year 2021-2022 the delivery is likely to involve online learning.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Assessment is via attendance.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Module is not taken for marks.
Reassessment
Module is not taken for marks.
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Lorcan Whitehead, email: lorcan.whitehead@essex.ac.uk.
Lorcan Whitehead
lorcan.whitehead@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 6780 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
6780 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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