Module Information
Module Identifier
GS00220
Module Title
Foundation in Liberal Arts
Academic Year
2022/2023
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Co-Requisite
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
This module is only available to Level 0 (Foundation Year) students.
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Digital Poster Digital Poster preparation and oral presentation (individual) (500 words appx.) | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Learning Journal Learning Journal will be submitted via BlackBoard. Students will upload 4X300 word reflective journal entries defining an academic concept using relevant literature and contextualising the relevance of this concept to their discipline. The final entry will be a reflection on the student's own learning style. 1200 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Digital Poster Digital Poster preparation and oral presentation (individual) (500 words appx.) | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Learning Journal (1,200 words) | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Self-reflect on their learning experiences.
2. Identify strengths and weaknesses of their own learning.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of subject content.
4. Communicate the importance of their subject area/s to a wider audience.
Brief description
This module is designed to give Foundation Year students a broad introduction to key themes across the Humanities and Social
Sciences, to enable them to experience and reflect on crossdiscipline learning experiences.
Students will also be provided with instruction on how to use learning resources and information on services provided to
enhance their personal development.
The module will develop and enhance key skillsets as indicated in the Learning Outcomes and Assessment.
Sciences, to enable them to experience and reflect on crossdiscipline learning experiences.
Students will also be provided with instruction on how to use learning resources and information on services provided to
enhance their personal development.
The module will develop and enhance key skillsets as indicated in the Learning Outcomes and Assessment.
Content
In Week 0 students will attend workshops introducing them to learning resources.
Students will attend bespoke Foundation Year workshops to help them identify appropriate Level 1 content in Subject A and Subject B, and help students reflect on their learning experiences throughout the course. These will take place in registration week (0), and teaching weeks 5 and 8, culminating in individual poster presentations in January during the exam period.
Staff from each department will contribute two hours of ‘taster sessions’ a week to the students. This will provide students with an understanding of what to expect from their named subject when they progress to first year. The taster sessions will provide students with an understanding of the concepts, key theories and methodological approaches underpinning subjects across the
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Students will be provided with a list of academic activities to carry out each week as part of the process for developing a learning journal.
In Weeks 1-4 and 7-10 students will also attend a 1 hour personal development seminar
In Weeks 5 and 6, students will have a 2 hour writing workshop.
Students will attend bespoke Foundation Year workshops to help them identify appropriate Level 1 content in Subject A and Subject B, and help students reflect on their learning experiences throughout the course. These will take place in registration week (0), and teaching weeks 5 and 8, culminating in individual poster presentations in January during the exam period.
Staff from each department will contribute two hours of ‘taster sessions’ a week to the students. This will provide students with an understanding of what to expect from their named subject when they progress to first year. The taster sessions will provide students with an understanding of the concepts, key theories and methodological approaches underpinning subjects across the
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Students will be provided with a list of academic activities to carry out each week as part of the process for developing a learning journal.
In Weeks 1-4 and 7-10 students will also attend a 1 hour personal development seminar
In Weeks 5 and 6, students will have a 2 hour writing workshop.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Students will tackle problems in technology involving number. |
| Communication | Students will develop a range of communication skills, including: reading in different contexts and for different purposes; writing for different purposes and audiences; speaking in different contexts and for different purposes (including presentation and discussion). |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will show awareness of their personal preferences and needs, and barriers to learning. They will review their progress in a Learning Journal. |
| Information Technology | Students will use a range of software packages, and develop presentation skills involving information and data. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will develop awareness of their personal skills, beliefs and qualities in relation to course progression through a Learning Journal. |
| Problem solving | Students will identify factors and issues relating to their chosen subjects. |
| Research skills | Students will undertake an analysis of academic and non-academic sources and produce academically appropriate reports. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will develop awareness of issues relating to a topic in the student’s chosen subject area and how issues relating to the topic in other academic areas may be relevant to their problem solving approach. |
| Team work | Students will develop an understanding of group dynamics, contribute to the setting of group goals, contribute effectively to the planning of group activities, and play an active part in group activities. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 3