| CODE | CLS1112 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Academic Skills in Work and Human Resources | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit allows students to obtain a general introduction to academia and it imparts the necessary academic skills including: writing and presentation skills; information technology skills; and academic literature searching and referencing skills. Study-Unit Aims: The main aim of this study-unit is to prepare students for academic life, academic writing, presentation skills and the use of IT. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify where to locate pertinent information such as online resources; - Appraise techniques of note taking, reporting, academic writing and presentation skills; - Understand the importance of academic referencing and the APA method. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Locate resources within the University library including both physical and electronic material; - Employ techniques of note taking, reporting skills and group work; - Demonstrate competency in producing documents and presenting in class; - Demonstrate introductory level of competency in referencing using the APA referencing system. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Anderson, C. (2016). TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking. London: Headline Publishing Group. - Bailey, S. (2014). Academic writing: a handbook for international students. UK: Routledge. - University of Malta and Centre for Labour Studies websites: www.um.edu.mt/cls. Other notes will be distributed by the lecturers. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anna Borg Maria Pia Zammit |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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