Amalgamated group
presentations from June 24th
Answering the question, \"What for you
are the three most important
academic skills for students to
develop?

Three Most Important Academic
Skills
• Information Literacy
o Referencing
o Finding Information
o Evaluating Information
• How to write for different audiences
o Essays
o Lab Reports
• Problem Solving
o Application of IT
o Knowing where to get help

Information Literacy
• Different skills at different levels
o Expectations of first year differ to expectations of 3rd
year
• Approaches to learning impact on IL required
• Context specific
• Library MOLE tutorials
• ELTC & WAS
• Embed into course – Greater buy-in from academics

Writing for different audiences
• Very subject specific
• Department specific
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