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Higher Education Study Skills

This module has been specifically written to support you in your studies. Many students who are studying with ICS may not have studied for a long time, or will be relatively new to academic study. There are some important key skills to be learnt – and this module aims to introduce you to these new skills and techniques. As such the module provides a solid foundation to your subsequent studies.

What does the module cover?

Studying by distance learning offers many benefits, not least great flexibility. However, it also presents some challenges and the module begins by detailing the nature of distance learning and key issues that you will need to consider to study successfully. Research is a key component of higher education and the module introduces this process and identifies the main sources of information and how to access them. Most assessment for higher education is produced in written format, so the module explains how to prepare and write the most common forms of assessment, essays and reports. Though examinations have declined as a form of assessment, you will still encounter them during your studies. Accordingly, the module explains how to prepare for, and undertake, examinations at this level.

Key Topics

  • The nature of distance learning
  • Personal development planning
  • Information sources
  • Effective reading
  • An introduction to research
  • Writing assessments
  • Examinations

Prerequisites

None

Number of credits and study time

This module does not carry any credits, but nevertheless it may be the most important module you study!

The time that will be taken to complete this module will vary according to your previous experience of learning, and your familiarity with different writing styles. Some students might find that the work is reasonably familiar, and hence will work through it more quickly, whilst other students will find all the material very new, and hence will find that their pace through the module is slower.

As a rough guide students will take around 80-120 hours to complete this module

Assessment

The assessment for this module takes the form of written tasks (essays or reports), which prepare you for the assessment you will undertake in your subsequent studies.