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Module Title
Module Code	(ITS: ED1025)
Faculty		School
NFQ level		Credit Rating

Description

In this module, students will be introduced to a broad range of foundational skills for pursuing a university degree, including but not limited to: basic descriptive and inferential statistics; fundamentals of grammar and linguistics in the English language; critical literature reviewing; academic conventions and referencing; effective writing and presentation skills.

Learning Outcomes

1. 1E260C5C-8614-0001-EB6F-D67717D018A5
2. Explain and apply rules of English grammar including punctuation, noun-verb agreement, and so forth.
4. 8
5. 1
6. 1E260C5C-9DF9-0001-A3A2-14E95040D960
7. Identify their own continued learning needs, as well as resources and supports for their own continued development in English and Maths.
9. 22
10. 2
11. 1E260C5C-E44E-0001-CAD2-1780BD711A03
12. Demonstrate appropriate conventions of academic writing including correct grammar, use of link words, paragraphing, introducing and concluding an argument, referencing, proof-reading and editing.
14. 7,6,8
15. 3
16. 1E260C5D-0740-0001-7B74-1780C5D010AD
17. Calculate and interpret descriptive statistics and explain normal distribution, percentiles and standardised scores.
19. 8,9
20. 4
21. 1E6C8AE5-9473-0001-3622-A9821700F3F0
22. Understand the fundamentals of grammar and linguistics in the English language
24. 7,6
25. 5

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	30	No Description
Directed learning	35	Independent work (with lecturer supervision for support)
Independent Study	60	No Description
Total Workload: 125

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	Students will complete a minimum of 10 in class activities over the course of the module demonstrating their completion of the learning outcomes.	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Content
English language and linguistics 1. Fundamentals in English linguistics. 2. Fundamentals in English grammar, including but not limited to: noun-verb correspondence – singular nouns, plural noun; punctuation – using full stops, commas, colons, semi-colons and apostrophes. 3. Conventions for academic writing: structuring academic essays, referencing, proof-reading and editing assignments Statistics 1. Types of data. 2. Central tendency (mean, median and mode) and when to use them. 3. Spread (range, inter-quartile range, standard deviation) 4. Frequencies (bar charts and frequency distribution tables), histograms. 5. Normal distribution of data, standard deviation, percentiles, standardised scores 6. Understanding and interpreting standardised tests to a basic level. Soft skills for university 1. Time management 2. Understanding the systems and supports in the university

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Stella Cottrell: 2019, Study Skills, 5th, Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, 9781137610874
Neil Salkind: 2016, Statistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics, 4th, Thousand Oaks, California,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

1: Website, DCU Library, LETS e-tutorials,