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Key assignment details
Unit title & code
A students guide to being curious and competent
Assignment number and title
Assignment 2
Assignmenttype
Reflective writing
Weighting of assignment
50%
Size or length of assessment
1,000words
Unit learning outcomes
1. To demonstrate your credibility as a creative learner by displaying a clear understanding of the core study skills and support provision needed for higher levels of education. 2. Demonstrate competence and confidence in navigating university systems, processes and academic conventions through appropriate citing, writing and, using a range of IT tools.
Completing Your Assignment
What am I required to do in this assignment?
Assessment 2: 50% Individual reflective writing (1,000 words) You will be required to produce a 1,000word reflective account that contains the following: The core study skills you feel confident in and an explanation of why you feel confident.An explanation of how you have demonstrated competence in your identified study skills.The core study skills you need to develop and an explanation of why you need to develop theseskills.What you can do to improve the core study skills you need to develop.
What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)
In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to: Identify the core study skills you feel confident in and explain why you feel confident.Explain how you have demonstrated competence in your identified study skills.Identify core study skills you need to develop and explain why you need to develop theseskills.Outline what you can do to improve the core study skills you need to develop.Be clear and concise in your communication
How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?
We will be filling this section in together in class. You will also have a formative assessment opportunity in Week Ten and developmental feedback will be provided to you to improve your work before the summative assessment in Week Twelve.
How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
The reflective account is based upon what is delivered in the lectures. Each week’s content that is presented from week one to week twelve is vital for producing this reflective account. The account should particularly focus on core study skills that have been introduced and presented in the firstelevenweeks of this unit.
Marks and Feedback
How will my assignment be marked?
Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page. You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.
3rd Class – 40-49%
Lower 2nd – 50-59%
Upper 2nd – 60-69%
1st Class – 70%+
1.UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATTER (25%)
Identify the core study skills you feel confident in and explain why you feel confident and outline what you can do to improve the study skills you need to develop.
Identify the core study skills you feel confident in and discuss why you feel confident and demonstrate knowledge of how you can improve the study skills you need to develop.
Demonstrate knowledge of how the core study skills you feel confident in can support your learning and identify the support provision needed to help you improve the study skills you need to develop.
Demonstrate knowledge of how the core study skills you feel confident in can support your learning and recognise how support provision at the University can aid your confidence and help you improve the study skills you need to be a credible and creative learner.
2. REFLECTION ON YOUR DEVELOPMENT (25%)
Identify the core study skills you need to develop and an explanation of why you need to develop these skills.
Reflect on the core study skills you need to developand demonstrate an understanding of why the skills you need to develop can support your future development.
Reflect on the core study skills you need to develop and discuss why the skills you need to develop will help and support your future practice.
Reflect on the core study skills you need to develop. Reflect on why these skills you need to develop will support your future practice to become a credible and creative learner.
3. COMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCE (25%)
Demonstrated competence in your identified study skills and show these in your work.
Demonstrate knowledge of the university’s systems, processes and conventions and use these within your academic writing.
Demonstrate competence in navigating the university’s systems, processes and conventions. Apply these throughout your academic writing.
Demonstrate competence and confidence in navigating university systems, processes and academic conventions through appropriate citing, writing and referencing.
4. CLEAR AND CONCICE COMMUNICATION(25%)
You are clear and concise in your communication.
You have applied a reflective structure to your writing which is in a clear format and is transparent to the reader.
You have created a reflective account in a structured and clear format. You have communicated in a succinct manner. You have demonstrated knowledge of academic writing skills.
You have created a reflective account in a structured and clear format which include a clear and conciseintroduction and conclusion. Your writing flows naturally between paragraphs. You have utilised academic writing skills appropriately.
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