Evaluate your transition to university study at Arden, identifying personal strengths and how these can be applied to academic success and future workplace performance. 2. Use a range of digital tools and communication techniques
Assessment Brief
Module title:
Learning for Life: Skills for Study and Work
Module code: FBU4002
Assignment title: Reflective Narrative: My Future, My Story
Assignment format: Word Document
Word/time limit: 3000 words
File type .doc (e.g. .docx file)
Percentage of final grade This assignment is worth 100% of your final grade for this module.
Submission deadline See module iLearn page for date of submission
Grade release You will normally receive your provisional grade and feedback within 20 working days of the submission deadline
Useful terms:
Learning outcomes (LOs) The skills and knowledge that you should be able to show in your work.
Rubric A set of rules or guidelines used to grade or assess work.
Task summary:
The Learning for Life module is a long and thin module which spans across the academic year. The assignment for this module is designed to showcase your transition from a new university student to a future-ready professional.
Across the semester you will build a reflective narrative in three engaging instalments. There will be one submission per semester due on Monday of week 9 (by 2pm). This will become your reflective time capsule â a powerful tool you can use to revisit, revise and showcase to future employers and your future self.
By the end of this module, youâll not only have an assessed portfolio and reflective piece â youâll have built a meaningful representation of who you are and where youâre heading, in a format you can share proudly.
Semester Assessment
Type Title Word
Count Weighting Fine
Grade or
Pass/Fail Learning
Outcomes
Assessed
Semester
One Reflective
Piece Stepping in: Who am I becoming? 750 15% Fine
Grade LO 1-3
Semester
Two Reflective
Piece Levelling Up: What am I learning? 750 35% Fine
Grade LO 1-3
Semester
Three Career
Development
Portfolio Looking Ahead: Where am I going? 1500 50% Fine
Grade LO 1-4
Assignment instructions:
Semester One
Title - Reflective Piece: Stepping in: Who am I becoming?
Focus â Your personal journey into Arden University and the first semester
Word Count - 750
Guidance â 750-word reflective entry using an appropriate reflective model (e.g.: Gibbs, Schon, Kolb, or another appropriate theory of your choice)
You may want to focus on your expectations, challenges and motivations so far as a new student at Arden University. What independent learning means for you and how you apply time management techniques and digital tools.
Consider the skills we have focused on in the first semester such as: Growth Mindset, academic adjustment, digital competency, time management, pass first time micro credential, and becoming an independent learner.
The reflection itself could take the following formats:
⢠A âLetter to my future selfâ
⢠A vision board
⢠A blog style entry
⢠A voice memo diary entry
Please note: don't forget to reference your work throughout using Arden Harvard Referencing
Summary of Assessment criteria
To successfully pass this module and to meet the module learning outcomes you need to evidence the following:
⢠Depth and clarity of self-reflection throughout the academic year
⢠Evidence of skills development and application
⢠Use of digital tools and effective communication
⢠Engagement with career planning and academic skills teams
⢠Creativity
Further Support available
In addition to your weekly in person lecturers and online iLearn resources you also have access to the following support:
⢠Book a 1-2-1 with an academic tutor here or email
⢠Access Arden Futures and the Careers team here or email careers@arden.ac.uk
⢠Book at one to one with the Academic skills team here or email studyskills@arden.ac.uk
Learning outcomes (LO)
By completing this assessment, you will have shown and be assessed on all four of the learning outcomes:
1. Evaluate your transition to university study at Arden, identifying personal strengths and how these can be applied to academic success and future workplace performance.
2. Use a range of digital tools and communication techniques to gather, analyse and present evidence in appropriate academic and professional formats.
3. Reflect on your own learning and self-evaluation practices and apply transferable skills relevant to workplace settings.
4. Identify and assess your developmental needs in academic, professional, and personal skill areas to support future progression
You will be graded based on how well you meet these learning outcomes. Your marker will use a Marking Matrix to grade your work, and you can find this on the âMy Assessmentâ tab on the module iLearn page.
Guidelines and policies
You can find links to more useful information about the assignment and university policies below.
Word/time limit policy Click here to view the Arden University word count/time limit policy
Referencing guidelines
Please follow the referencing guidelines that are appropriate for your degree programme. If you are unsure which you should be using, please contact your module team. Click here for Harvard referencing guidelines
Academic integrity and misconduct policy Click here to view Arden Universityâs policy on academic integrity and misconduct
Statement on use of artificial intelligence on assessment Click here to view Arden Universityâs statement on the use of artificial intelligence on assessment
Support information Click here to view guidance on how to apply
for short-term extensions
Click here to view guidance on how to apply for extenuating circumstances
Please click here for link to academic skills team support
