Writtle Postgraduate Attributes
To be developed through all courses
Postgraduates would be expected to achieve the Undergraduate Attributes but to a Level 7 academic
standard and to a postgraduate employment related level of professionalism.
Academic skills including:
Literature searching; a systematic understanding of specialist knowledge and wider subject
context; a conceptual understanding to enable the critical evaluation of current research and
advanced scholarship in their discipline field of study or area of professional practice. A
familiarity with interdisciplinarity. Postgraduate-level literacy (grammar, spelling, text
organisation, referencing) and numeracy; data handling; presentation; written, visual, and verbal
communication; awareness of plagiarism; intellectual curiosity and creative problem solving. A
comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to individual research or advanced
scholarship including the evaluation of methodologies, research planning and, where appropriate,
the development of new hypotheses.
IT skills including:
Moodle; word processing; spread sheets; Turnitin; file management; internet use, engagement
and protocols (plus any sector specific ICT, e.g., CAD for designers).
Personal development skills including:
Time management; equality and diversity awareness; team working; leadership, self -reflection;
career planning including reflection on one’s professional standing; goal setting and mature
decision making. Confidence and interpersonal skills including: critical feedback to peers;
academic networking beyond the College; and shaping one’s communication in response to the
intended audience.
Sector related employability skills including:
Awareness of their sector; a global perspective; environmental sustainability; negotiation;
integrity; responsibility; understanding how businesses work; health and safety; basic legal
knowledge; sector specific skills; employer expectation awareness. Initiative; personal
responsibility; self-direction, decision making in complex and unpredictable situations; resilience.
Project planning (Gantt charts); making sound judgements in the absence of complete data.
Learning how to learn including:
Developing good study habits; focused attention; self and peer evaluation; cultural awareness
and sensitivity; openness and curiosity; a propensity for life-long learning and continuing
professional development.
Learning and Teaching Group/June 2012/LT019
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Mapping the Writtle Attributes for Your Course
Please enter the Module name/code or abbreviation where content and/or learning outcomes
specifically develop this skill
Module Name/Code
Academic
Literature searching
Wider subject context
PG level literacy and ICT
Numeracy, data handling
Critical evaluation of current research
Problem solving, curiosity
Research methodologies and techniques
Interdisciplinarity
Awareness of originality and plagiarism
Personal
Time management
Equality and diversity awareness
Team working/ critical feedback
Goal setting, responsibility
Audience aware communication
Sound judgement and integrity
Academic networking
Confidence/ mature decision making
Employability
Leadership and initiative
Project planning (Gantt)
Environmental sustainability and global perspective
Career planning
Sector specific skills
Self-reflection on career and professional standing
Employer expectation awareness
Health and safety and sector legislation
Learning how
to learn
Developing good study habits
Cultural awareness and sensitivity
Openness, curiosity
Learning and Teaching Group/June 2012/LT019
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