Northumbria wwwww University NEWCASTLE E Newcastle London - Amsterdam ● International Foundation Programme EF3020 Academic Practice Task Summative Assessment 2 Module Learning Outcomes being assessed: EF3020 Summative Assessment 2 Learning

Journal MLO2: Develop awareness of a range of digital tools to support academic study. MLO3: Develop understanding of appropriate academic style for different types of written text which may be produced in an academic context. MLO4: Demonstrate ability to assess personal strengths and weaknesses in relation to academic study skills, and to identify strategies to further develop these skills. You will complete a 1500-word Learning Journal reflecting on your development of academic skills throughout the module. The learning journal will comprise of four main tasks, completed weekly over the course: Learning Journal Entry 1: This will reflect on your own skills development in the early stages of the module, including focus on at least one academic skill and at least one digital skill. This section must be presented in paragraph form (MLO2, MLO3 & MLO4 - approx. 400 words). Learning Journal Entry 2: This will reflect on your own skills development in the later stages of the module, including focus on at least one academic skill and at least one digital skill. This section must be presented in paragraph form (MLO2, MLO3 & MLO4 - approx. 400 words). Activity Reflection: This will reflect on your choice of learning activity from one specific lesson in the EF3020 module and what you learned from the experience. Your learning activity must be chosen from the list found on your Learning Journal Template, and your choice should be based on which activity has had the greatest impact on your own skills development. This section must be presented in paragraph form (MLO2, MLO3 & MLO4- approx. 400 words). Action Plan: This will be a clear action plan which focuses on your academic skills development in relation to your own strengths and weaknesses. It must focus on 2-3 study, digital or academic skills and include specific strategies and resources to support you in developing these skills in preparation for your remaining IFP modules and your future studies. You must justify your choices in relation to your own strengths and weaknesses (MLO3 & MLO4 - approx. 300 words). Important: Your learning journal should demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and effective action planning, in line with what you are taught in the EF3020 module. You must use the template provided for this assessment, and while time will be allocated in lessons for work on this assessment, you must also complete work in your own time to ensure you complete the assessment in full. EF3020 Academic Practice Summative Assessment 2 Learning Journal - CNN FNN 2023/2024 Northumbria wwwww University E NEWCASTLE Newcastle London Amsterdam Assessment Checklist: O Before submitting your assessment, please check your work carefully and make sure you have: O Written your reflection in an appropriate style, focusing on your own personal development Included at least 2 full references for your chosen resources to support your action plan, using either APA (if you are a Business and Law student) or Harvard (if you are a student on any other pathway) referencing https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/referencing. No other references are required for this assessment Proofread your work carefully, including checking you have followed the word count o Typed and saved your work as a .doc or .docx file O International Foundation Programme EF3020 Academic Practice 里 Read the task carefully Completed all sections of the template in full (use the questions and instructions in each section to help with this) O Submission Checklist: Remember that you must submit one document for this assessment: O Your completed learning journal with all sections on the same template to the Turnitin submission point on Blackboard. This must be typed and saved as a .doc or .docx file EF3020 Academic Practice Summative Assessment 2 Learning Journal - CNN FNN 2023/2024 Northumbria wwwUniversity NEWCASTLE Newcastle London - Amsterdam E International Foundation Programme EF3020 Academic Practice Learning Journal Entry 1: Weeks 1 & 2 - Your own skills development (approx. 400 words) This section must be presented in paragraph form. In this section, focus on: What academic and study skills have you developed in EF3020 so far? How? What have you learned about Blackboard and online resources? How is this relevant to you as a student? What digital skills have you developed in EF3020 so far? How? Which skills have been the easiest and hardest to develop? Why? What are your current strengths and weaknesses in relation to academic study skills? How do you know this? Which skill do you most need to develop more moving forward? Why have you chosen this skill? Learning Journal Entry 2: Weeks 3 & 4 - Your own skills development (approx. 400 words) This section must be presented in paragraph form. In this section, focus on: What academic and study skills have you developed in EF3020 so far? How? What have you learned about Academic Style so far? How can this help you with your future studies? What digital skills have you developed in EF3020 so far? How? Which skills have been the easiest and hardest to develop? Why? What are your current strengths and weaknesses in relation to academic study skills? How do you know this? Which skill do you most need to develop more moving forward? Why have you chosen this skill? <<<< Week 6 Lesson 4: Exploring and evaluating note-taking methods Week 6 Lesson 5: Developing paraphrasing skills Week 7 Lesson 6: Practising presentation delivery Week 8 Lesson 4: Writing an academic paragraph using the CREE structure Reflection on a Classroom Learning Activity (approx. 400 words) This section must be presented in paragraph form. It must include reflection on a learning activity from EF3020 classes. You must choose ONE lesson from the following 4 to focus on, considering which learning activity has had the greatest impact on your own skills development: > > > > ||||| >>>> |||| ||||| In your reflection, you must: Describe the activity and why you have chosen to focus on it in relation to your own strengths and weaknesses. Identify what skills the activity helped you develop. EF3020 Academic Practice Summative Assessment 2 Learning Journal - CNN FNN 2023/2024 Northumbria wwwUniversity NEWCASTLE Newcastle London - Amsterdam E International Foundation Programme EF3020 Academic Practice Analyse what went well about the activity and why. Include how you know this. Analyse what did not go so well about the activity and why. Include how you know this. Say what you would do differently when approaching this type of activity in the future and why. Identify how your chosen activity is relevant to your future academic studies. Action Plan for further skills development (approx. 300 words) This section can be presented using bullet points or as a paragraph and must include a clear action plan regarding your further skills development. This should support you in preparing for your remaining IFP modules and your future studies. It must: Focus on 2-3 academic study skills Be personal to you and your own skills development Show awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses Contain justification of how your chosen strategies and resources are relevant to you Include specific strategies you will use Identify and reference at least 2 appropriate resources to support your future development. Full references for these should appear in the ‘References' section of the template References (Include the full references here for the resources you identify in your action plan) | >>> EF3020 Academic Practice Summative Assessment 2 Learning Journal - CNN FNN 2023/2024/nDELIVERABLES: 1) Need to write in 1500 words minimum. 2) Harvard referencing style. 3) DO NOT USE HIGH LEVEL ACADEMIC WRITING.