ECSC400 Communication and Career Management for Computer

Scientists and Software Engineers

Module Leader: Dr Maria Chondrogianni

Week 2, Tutorial 1

1. Please complete the Self Test that you can find at the end of your ‘How you Study’ guide.
You can either complete it in your guide, or use the version below.

‘How you Study’ Guide: Self Test

1. I am currently studying at level ___.

2. The knowledge and skills I need to have acquired to pass a module are called
____________________.

3. A module
is_______________________________________________________________________
__.

4. I need to spend ____hours on each 15 credit module, including classes.

5. As a full-time student I’d be taking modules worth up to _____ credits per year.

6. When I’m having problems with the content of my course I should contact:
________________________________________________________________________
___________.

7. When I’m having personal problems affecting my study I should contact:

________________________________________________________________________
___________.

8. When do I need to submit a mitigating circumstances claim?

________________________________________________________________________
___________.

9. Who can advise as to how to do this?

_____________________________________________________.

10. How do I check what modules I’m registered for?

________________________________________________________________________
___________.

11. What’s the University’s on-line virtual learning environment (VLE) called?
_________________________.

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12. What skills do I need to get a job?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________.

13. I can do a sandwich work placement year if I’m doing a course

in________________________________.

14. To get help in obtaining a sandwich work placement I would talk

to______________________________.

15. I need to arrive at lectures on time

because_________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________.

16. At a lecture I need to:

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________.

17. For each 15 credit module I need to spend ______hours studying outside class.

18. If I hand my work in a day late the penalty

is:________________________________________________

19. My personal tutor is

called:______________________________________________________________.

20. Their email address is:_________________________________.

21. The skills used by people common to different disciplines are

called:_____________________________.

22. According to section 3.5.4, I will be much more ___________________after level 6

study then I was at level 4, being able to:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________.

23. PDP stands for:

_____________________________________________________________________.

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24. To me, the most important feedback on my work
is:___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
____because:_____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________.

25. Two contrasting kinds of assessment are _______________and summative.

26. My work will be assessed against _____________________________________.

27. If my final degree aggregate mark is 65% I will have achieved a

_________________degree.

28. For the specific regulations of my course I need to refer to ______________

______________________.

29. Plagiarism is:______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

30. How do I improve the quality of my course?

_________________________________________________.

31. I have achieved: 45% on a module; have I passed it?_____

What happens?
_____________________________________
35% on a module; have I passed it?_____What happens?
_____________________________________
25% on a module; have I passed it?_____What happens?
_____________________________________
40% on a module without submitting one of the courseworks.- have I
passed it?_____What happens?
_____________________________________
35% on a module without submitting one of the coursework- have I
passed it?_____What happens?
_____________________________________

32. I want to do a specific module next year, what do I need to check about what I’m
doing this year?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
______________________.

33. Further activity - find out about:

 The British Computer Society

 Open Source Community

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  Institute of Engineering and Technology

2. Please agree with your peers your presentation group for CW1. Your group should consist
of 4 members; in exceptional circumstances we might also accept groups of 3 or groups of 5
students. Let your tutor know of the names, Id number and University email addresses
of the members of your group.

Have the first meeting with your group, to discuss the coursework specification; you might be
able to chose a topic today, or at least agree by when the topic will be confirmed. Keep brief
notes of this meeting (date/time; students’ present; agreed actions; day, time and location of
next meeting).

3. Self-managed activity: Consider the PowerPoint presentation on academic notes that you
can find on BlackBoard, under ‘Tutorials’.

Then consider your own lecture notes, from a single lecture, from a module you are
currently attending (notes from any module you are currently attending are suitable, based
on a single week’s lecture).

In addition, have at hand any handouts/slides your lecturer has provided you for the
particular lecture your notes are based on, as well as any additional material (e.g. a book)
your lecturer might have advised you to read, to support the particular lecture’s content.

Now answer the following questions/complete the following sub-activities:

a. Do you consistently ensure that you are taking your own notes for each one of the
modules/lectures you are attending this semester?
b. Do you use a dedicated exercise book/folder for each module’s lecture notes?
c. Are your lecture notes hand-written?
d. Consider the particular set of your own lecture notes you brought with you today:
d(i): Are the module code; module name; module leader’s name; lecture number; date
notes where taken; your name, clearly marked? If not, add any missing information now.

d(ii): Which method of note taking are you following (e.g. verbatim, linear, webbed)? Are
you consistent in the method you are applying? If unsure, answer this question following
the lecture on taking notes.

d(iii): Have you used any abbreviations to help you while taking notes? Have you clearly
marked concepts/definitions/examples that illustrate concepts/the relationship among
concepts, introduced in the particular lecture? If not, revise your lecture notes now.

d(iv): Have you left gaps for revising your notes at a later opportunity?

e. Compare your notes with your lecturer’s slides/handouts for the particular lecture: are
your own notes written in your own words? If not, revise them now.

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f. Are there any points in your notes that you are unsure about? Have you sought
clarification from your lecturer during the lecture? If yes, have you included their
answer in your notes? You could add your lecturer’s answer now.

g. If you are still unsure about a particular point, ask the module tutor at your tutorial
session and/or the module leader at the next opportunity (lecture) and add their
response to your notes.

h. Have you revisited/revised your notes after the lecture? If not, do so now.

i. Have you considered any additional material (e.g. the ‘Essential Reading’ list stated at
the module’s syllabus/pro-forma, or a particular chapter from a book etc.) your
lecturer might have advised you to consult, in order to support material taught in a
particular lecture? Have your revised your notes accordingly? If not, you can do this
now.

j. Follow this guidance for notes you are taking from all your lectures/tutorials.