ACSK4001 Autumn 2018 Academic Skills Portfolio

Autumn 2018
Academic Skills Portfolio
(module code: ACSK4001)
This is your Academic Skills Portfolio, which should be submitted by Thursday 20th December, 2pm
via your student portal.
Please save a copy on your computer and back it up regularly (e.g. by saving it on your computer / in
the cloud (e.g. Google Drive) / emailing it to yourself).
Please refer to suggested word counts for each task included within this portfolio.
Table of Contents
Task Pag
e Week LO
Task 1: Evaluating sources & critically engaging with texts 3 3 1&2
Task 2: Discussing data 4 6 1&2
Task 3: Academic Writing 7 1-10 1
Task 4: Presentation 8 9 1
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Task 5: Reflective writing 10 9-10 3&4
Word count: 1,800 (+/- 10%)
 Task 1: 300 words
 Task 2: 300 words
 Task 3:700 words
 Task 4: 200 words Task 5: 300 words
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TASK 1
Evaluating sources & critically engaging with texts (to be completed in week 3)
(Word count: 300 words)
Evaluate 3 texts by completing the following table. Text A is the same for every student and is shown next
to the citation/reference box. For Texts B and C you can choose texts that you are planning to use as
references in your academic writing task. You can use texts from your reading list or texts you have found
yourselves or texts recommended by your lecturer. Make notes for Texts A, B, C below.
Text A ↓
All students should
use the text shown in
the box (also available
on GSM Learn).
Text B ↓
This is a text of your
choice.
Text C ↓
This is a text of your
choice.
Citation/
reference
Raise Your Voice.
2018. [Online]
Available
through:<https://u
xmag.com/articles
/raise-your-voice>.
When To Raise Your
Voice And When To
Shut Up. 2013.
[Online] Available
through:<https://ww
w.advantage4parents
.com/article/getting-
heard-when-to-raise-
your-voice-and-
when-to-shut-up/>.
.
Raise your voice for a
sustainable future!
. 2017. [Online] Available
through:<https://www.luc
sus.lu.se/article/raise-
your-voice-for-a-
sustainable-future>.
Resource type
(e.g. book,
journal et.c.)
Journal Journal Journal articles
Authority
(Who is the
author? Is he/she
qualified to speak
on this topic?)
The author of this
articles is Alan Tifford.
Yes, she is qualified to
speak on this topic.
The author of this articles
is the Patricia Nan
Anderson and she is
playing her role as the
acclaimed educational
psychologist.
The author of this articles
has explained about the
raising the voice in
relation to achieve the
three things by the end of
2030 that is extreme
poverty, inequality and
climate change. Thus, it
provides the unique
opportunity to learn and
create the activities so
there is possibilities to
sustain future.
Currency
(Is the text up-to-
date?)
Yes it is defined in the
up to date manner.
Yes, the articles that has
been provided it is in the
up to date manner.
Yes, this articles is
related to the subject
topic as to bring the
sustainability in future
and it is provided in up to
date manner.
Content
(Is the content
relevant to your
topic?)
Yes, the content is
relevant to the topic.
The topic is relevant to
the content.
Yes, this is the topic and
it is relevant to the
content.
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Accuracy
(Are any facts &
ideas supported
with evidence?
The accuracy of this file
is related with
identifying the amazing
experience for the
customers.
This is the file that is
based on identifying the
early childhood learning
that at that time there is
need to raise the voice
and what time there is no
need to raise the voice.
This is the topic is based
on identifying the way
with help of which there
can be possibilities in
order to bring
sustainability in future
with the help of extreme
poverty, inequality and
climate change.
Audience
(Who is this text
written for?)
The customers are the
audiences.
The children are the
audience and the research
has been taken in order to
provide the depth
knowledge to them.
The audience are the
student and they have to
read about the global
sustainable development
goals.
Further notes/
comments
No No No
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