Developing Business Practice –302BUS Writing Successfully for your Studies and in Business Unit: 3 Knowledgecast: 1

In this Knowledgecast, we will: Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy Module Learning Outcomes

Module Overview Unit 1Developing as a learner 2Working independently and with others 3Academic writing 4Critical thinking, reading and taking notes 5Using data in your studies 6Business and management research 7Career development strategies 8Effective self marketing tools 9Successful work experience 10Personal Development Planning

Developing your writing skills to become: More competent about expressing yourself More confident about expressing yourself Allows you to: Communicate your point clearly Communicate your meaning accurately Create a good impression Importance of Writing Successfully

A Simple Communication Framework SenderReceiverMessagePresentation

What’s your purpose? Inform Influence Impress What are your strengths and weaknesses? Gather and use feedback to develop your skills Think About The Sender

What are their needs? Identify their needs Clarify their expectations Identify specific requirements Think About The Receiver

What are you communicating? A clear and concise message Illustrated appropriately Applies your knowledge when analysing a situation Think About The Message

What does it look like? Clearly laid out Key terms highlighted Diagrams used effectively to illustrate meaning from data Summaries used for complex points Think About Your Presentation

Developing Your Business Vocabulary Active Vocabulary Language you use regularly and with ease Passive Vocabulary Language you only understand when read in context

1.Identify words used frequently in your subjects 2.Clarify specialist terms 3.Learn how words are used 3 Steps to Learn Your Vocabulary

1.Understand the meaning in their context 2.Write the words and their meaning down 3.Regularly use new words in their context 3 Steps to Develop Your Vocabulary

Clear and concise One meaning Grammatically correct An Effective Sentence

One idea per paragraph One idea developed Paragraphs linked An Effective Paragraph

Language to avoid includes: Colloquial (Slang) Emotive Repetitive Rambling Overly complex Jargon An Effective Style

Demonstrates deep learning by: Using new ideas, concepts, models, theories Explaining your learning to others Applying ideas to new situations Why Use Written Assessments?

In our next Knowledgecast, we will look at: Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy What are we going to cover next?

In this Knowledgecast, we have: Analyse a range of learning styles and the factors that influence successful study –Identified 3 ways to develop and apply your active vocabulary Evaluate current academic, self marketing and personal skills and present a plan for the development of academic skills –Adopted a simple framework to consider when planning any communication Use programme and module information to develop a personalised academic strategy –Explained why written assessments are important in developing your learning skills Knowledgecast Summary

Developing your Argument Exploring Assessment Methods Regular Assignment 1 Check-In Seminar

Examples of assessment types: Portfolio Management Brief Pitch Debate Peer Assessment Group Presentation Business Focused Assessments

Assignment Case Study What are your overall comments about each assignment? What are the strengths of each assignment? What are the weaknesses of each assignment? Are they good assignments? Finally, how you would feedback your comments to each student? Group Activity