Faculty of Health and Social Care

Introducing STUDY for international students

The module

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• A unit of study (a ‘course’)

• Has its own module leader, module teaching team

• Has an assessment in the Assessment Period at the end of the semester

• Is worth a number of credits (typically 20)

• There are 120 credits in each year of a BSc

• There are 180 credits in each year of post graduate study

You can find the modules here:

http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fhsc/courses-1/continuingprofessionaldevelo/standalonemodules.aspx

Levels of study

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4 First year of BSc5 Second year of BSc6 Third year of BSc7 Post graduate certificate, diploma or MSc8 PhD

Assessment

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Each module is assessed differently.Assessments can be:

• An examination• An essay• A project• Almost anything else!

Module leaders are nice!

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• Meet your module leader• Discuss the module• Discuss the assessment• Get to know each other• Don’t be a stranger!

The library

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• Get to know the library• Ask a librarian!• Librarian’s are nice!

Hull is a good university, BUT …

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There’s a downside:

• The course is tough• We expect you to work• Be committed to the course• You must attend the classes• You must be on-time• We expect you to contribute to

the classes

Study UK-style

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• We value analysis more than knowledge• You must write in good English• You will probably need a professional proof-reader• You get marks for the points (arguments) you make and how

convincing they are• You don’t get many marks for describing (knowing) things.

We want you to thinkWe want you to have

original ideas

Convince us of something!

So you can advance nursing and tell others what you have achieved

You see …

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• It’s not enough to be skilled if you can’t teach others your skills

• It’s not enough to know if you can’t publish what you know so others can learn

• It’s not enough to say you know, you need to open up your ‘knowledge’ to peer review

Nursing is yours It is YOUR responsibility

Change nursing, make it better and tell others what you have done

PUBLISH

So you need to write

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• Professionally• In good English• Using an accepted academic style• Good enough to be published!

Because you are a professionalYou are responsible for nursing everywhere and not just your shift, not just your patient!

Not just an essay

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• Make it a good essay• Make it something someone would

want to read, would enjoy reading• It takes a long time to write an

essay• It takes a lot of work• It is not easy• Take responsibility; it’s YOUR essay• Give it plenty of time• Give it plenty of effort• Make it great!

Study Help

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• The University of Hull Study Skills Team

Language help

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• The language learning centre

Your peers

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• Use your fellow students• Get together to discuss

module content, essays etc.

• Book a discussion room in the library

• Your peers are a huge potential resource

• Don’t exclude the opposite sex, work together