Module OSF-0101:
Communication and IT Skills
Module Facts
Run by School of Ocean Sciences
20.000 Credits or 10.000 ECTS Credits
Semester 1
Organiser: Dr Martyn Kurr
Overall aims and purpose
This module aims to help prepare you for degree study through developing key study and transferable skills. The module will equip you with the fundamental IT-based and academic skills that are required for degree-level study and to maximise your chances of producing the best possible work you can. The module will focus on the academic skills required to work with various information types and to effectively present information in a variety of formats and provide a grounding in the appropriate software that allows you to do this.
Course content
Topics covered by this module may include the following:
Gathering information: potential information sources and summarizing information and making notes.
Evaluating information: introducing the concept of reading critically.
Presenting science in writing: the use of different word processing software to create and manipulate documents and to share and collaborate.
Writing successfully: avoiding common grammatical mistakes.
Presenting science: oral presentation skills and the use of different presentation software.
Key data scientific datasets and information sourcing: primary versus secondary datasets, information searching and evaluating sources.
Working with data: importing data to analysis software, visualising data and data analysis.
Reflecting on learning and using feedback: types of feedback and learning to use feedback.
Assessment Criteria
threshold
Grades D- to D+ Basic understanding of higher education learning skills but some errors present. Limited evidence of additional reading and basic reflective writing skills. Some inaccuracies and misconceptions evident.
C- to C+
Grades C- to C+ A clearer understanding of higher education learning skills. Demonstrated ability to analyse information and applying of these skills. Evidence of additional reading and reflective writing skills. Few inaccuracies and misconceptions evident.
good
Grades B- to B+ A good understanding of higher education learning skills. Demonstrated abiltiy to analyse information and applying of these skills. Evidence of reading and reflective writing skills. Very few inaccuracies and misconceptions evident.
excellent
Grade A- and above An excellent understanding of higher education learning skills. Demonstrated ability to analyse information and are able to apply these skills. Extensive wide reading and reflective writing skills. No inaccuracies and misconceptions evident.
Learning outcomes
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Import quantitative data and produce appropriately formatted visualisations.
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Effectively communicate scientific information in a written form.
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Apply appropriate software packages to meet a required outcome.
Assessment Methods
Type | Name | Description | Weight |
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COURSEWORK | Assignment 1: Newspaper Article | 25.00 | |
COURSEWORK | Assignment 2: Scientific Review | 35.00 | |
COURSEWORK | Assignment 3: Note Taking | 20.00 | |
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION | Assignment 4: Presentation | 20.00 |
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Hours | ||
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Practical classes and workshops | 24 x 2 hour sessions |
48 |
Tutorial | 12 x 1 hour tutorials |
12 |
Private study | Time spent working on guided and independent study and on the preparation of assignments. |
140 |
Transferable skills
- Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
- Numeracy - Proficiency in using numbers at appropriate levels of accuracy
- Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
- Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
- Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
- Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sentistevely with others
- Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.
Resources
Resource implications for students
Students will be required to access online resources as part of their independent study. Use of personal computers or University facilities will enable this.
Talis Reading list
http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/osf-0101.htmlCourses including this module
Compulsory in courses:
- H61F: BEng Electronic Engineering year 0 (BENG/ELEF)
- C10F: BSc Biology year 0 (BSC/BF)
- IN02: BSc Computer Information Systems for Business (Franchised) year 0 (BSC/CISBF)
- G40F: BSc Computer Science year 0 (BSC/CSF)
- F90F: BSc Environmental Science year 0 (BSC/ESF)
- F62F: BSc Geological Oceanography year 0 (BSC/GEOF)
- C16F: BSc Marine Biology year 0 (BSC/MBF)
- C80F: BSc Psychology year 0 (BSC/PSF)
- C61F: BSc Sport & Exercise Science with Foundation Year year 0 (BSC/SESF)
- C30F: BSc Zoology year 0 (BSC/ZF)