Module Details
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Title STUDY SKILLS (ECOLOGY AND MARINE BIOLOGY)
Code ENVS104
Coordinator Dr JS Thomson
Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Jack.Thomson@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 4 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Aims

To develop study skills such as referencing, essay writing, oral and poster presentation;
To introduce and develop the skills necessary for planning a career and obtaining relevant experience.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Be able to write a scientific essay

(LO2) Be able to produce a scientific poster

(LO3) Be able to give a scientific oral presentation

(LO4) Be able to appropriately source and reference the material used in their writing and presentation.

Syllabus
 

Semester 1 includes:
Intro week field trip to a local site;
Lectures/workshops on Academic Integrity, posters and referencing and exam preparation;
Weekend field class;
Tutorials every two weeks, covering important study skills, and including a 1:1 tutorial.

Semester 2 includes:
Lectures/workshops on Careers and Employability; oral presentations
Tutorials every two weeks, covering a further range of study and employability skills, and including a 1:1 tutorial;
A module registration guidance session.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Tutorials every two weeks in both semesters (five per semester, including 1 one-to-one)

Teaching Method 3 - Field Work
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: Afternoon field trip during intro week, and weekend field trip early in semester 1

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 19

   10

   20

   49
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 110
TOTAL HOURS 159

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
oral presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  5-minute oral presen    25       
Academic Integrity Test 60m online test containing 15 MCQs. Students will need to get 100% but can take the test multiple times.  60m online test cont    5       
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  Essay of approximate    40       
Poster There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1  poster    30       

Recommended Texts
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