The (Postgraduate) Learning Curve

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• assessment processes and their purposes, including formative and summative assessment, marks, grades and types of feedback, rubrics, grade descriptors and Module and Programme Learning Outcomes.
• the differences between undergraduate and postgraduate education, including expectations for independent learning, critical thinking, and time management.
• university support systems, including libraries, counselling services, and career development resources, and how to use them to address challenges and support well-being.
• appropriate skills in academic research, writing, and referencing appropriate for a postgraduate degree, including the ability to locate and evaluate sources.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• apply principles of inclusivity and respect in collaborative and academic settings.
• recognise and appreciate diverse perspectives and cultural influences within the music discipline and university community.

A series of topics will be presented over the year, with the information delivered at the point of need. These may include:

* the student charter, and maintaining a culture of mutual respect;

* navigating university platforms (Backboard, eAssignments, MyEngagement, etc);

* academic skills, including researching, writing in your own 'voice', and referencing;

* academic responsibility and conduct;

* assessment literacy, including understanding different types of feedback, rubrics and other assessment and marking frameworks;

* employability, careers and student enterprise, further study;

* independent learning, time management, motivation and resilience;

* principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and sustainability in music;

* digital hygiene, digital literacy;

* visa rules for international students.

Teaching methods include lectures, in-class discussions and group activities, and individual reflection.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.