Form C4 Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor 1. Course Code C67SC 2. Course Title Academic Focus on Social Science 1 3. SCQF 7 4. Credits Level 6. Course Olwyn Alexander tbc Co-ordinator 5. School School of Management and Languages 7. Delivery: Location & Semester Edin SBC Orkney Dubai IDL Collaborative Partner Approved Learning Partner Sem…1 Sem……. Sem……….. Sem…….. Sem…. Name…………………….....Sem..…... Name …………………………………Sem……….. 8. Pre-requisites SCQF level 6 qualifications as appropriate for undergraduate degree articulation and IELTS level 5.0 or equivalent 9. Linked Courses (specify if synoptic) Foundation Pathways - Business 15 Semester 1: C17EB Management in Global Context / C37FA Introduction to Accounting / C27AA Introduction to Microeconomics 1/F27SA Software Development 1/F27IS Interactive Systems Semester 2: C17EC Enterprise & its Business Env / C37FI Introduction to Finance/ C27BA Introduction to Microeconomics 2 / C37FI Introduction to Finance 10. Excluded Courses 11. Replacement Courses Code: 12. Degrees for which this is a core course Date Of Replacement: 13. The course may be delivered to: UG only PG only UG & PG Foundation Pathways 14. Available as an Elective? Yes No 15. Aims This course is designed for non-native speakers of English with IELTS 5.0 or equivalent, is levelled at SCQF Level 7 and aims a. to serve as an adjunct class for the subject specific courses to support students’ access to the subject specific courses and assessment b. to support students' transition onto year 2 of undergraduate degree courses levelled at SQF level 8 c. to contextualise students' language learning within their degree subjects, bridging the subject specific and language streams, so that students are required to read, write, listen and speak about aspects of their field d. to develop students’ understanding of scholarship and the expectations teaching staff have within the university context about critical thinking and independent learning e. to reinforce students understanding, knowledge and skills related to (as appropriate): 1. the theory and practice of business management and the external factors which influence how organisations operate in a global context (C17EB) 2. the theory and practice of accounting, reporting business transactions in accounting statements and cost behaviour and planning (C37FA) 3. the fundamental principles and concepts of microeconomics, and apply these to an analysis of microeconomic problems (C27AA) 4. the object-oriented paradigm and the use of an object-oriented language (F27SA) 5. current technological media and creative approaches (F27IS) 1/3 Form C4 f. Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor To assist the development of study skills (including critical evaluation of academic research, problem solving, team/group working, communication, written, presentation and IT skills) through both formative classroom based work and summative assessment 16. Syllabus This module is designed for non-native speakers of English The syllabus will be designed around problem based activities using the subject specific resources from the technical streams as appropriate. The problem based activities will support students in small groups to engage with the subject specific material, with an emphasis on reinforcing understanding of key concepts and vocabulary, and giving students the study skills support in order for them to develop independent learning strategies. The EAP tutors will come from relevant subject specific disciplines, and will have access to the resources and material from the technical streams, as well as the opportunity to attend relevant lectures. 17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness) Subject Mastery Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning) Students’ skills will be reinforced in the following areas: Students’ skills will be reinforced in the following areas: The development and application of problemsolving skills related to (as appropriate) Management in a global context, Accounting, Microeconomics The ability to analyse, understand, evaluate, and report on (as appropriate) The application of theoretical concepts to case studies, and in the solution of applied problems, linking theory to practice The ability to critically engage with and evaluate subject specific literature through secondary research The ability to extract key information from complex documents The demonstration of summary and synthesis of key literature research in the appropriate academic fields contemporary challenges to organisations accounting data, methods, equations, statements and the institutional framework of accounting practice key principles of microeconomic theory and practice 2/3 Form C4 Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor Personal Abilities Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others Students gain further opportunities to develop their personal ability in the following areas: Students will be given opportunities to (as appropriate): Students gain further opportunities to develop their personal ability in the following areas: consolidate understanding of business practice through case study and practitioner talks develop their skills in the production and interpretation of simple accounting statements apply economic concepts to address problems Students gain further opportunities to develop their personal ability in the following areas: The ability to transfer theoretical and practical problem-solving skills to a variety of contexts. The ability to work independently and as part of a group. Tasks might include tutorial discussion, debate, group projects. The ability to communicate and present ideas effectively by verbal and written means within discipline specific conventions The ability to know how to use a range of online sources of knowledge through both library databases and WWW. The ability of extract and apply information from data based graphical sources 19. Re-assessment Methods Duration of Exam Weighting (%) Synoptic courses? Method (if applicable) Coursework 18. Assessment Methods Method Communication, Numeracy & ICT Duration of Exam (if applicable) 100 Coursework 20. Date and Version Date of Proposal April 2014 Date of Approval by School Committee Date of Implementation Version Number 3/3 Diet(s)