Professional literacy skills (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Students
Academic literacy skills
- Are aware of the meaning of multiliteracy and are able to apply different reading and writing strategies, also in digital environments.
- Are able to recognize and produce different text types.
- Are able to assess their own literary skills and literary competencies.
- Recognize reliable sources of information and are able to assess and utilize information critically and ethically.
Professional written communication
- Are able to recognize and produce different text types.
- Are able to access their own literary skills and competencies.
- Recognize reliable sources of information and are able to assess and utilize information critically and ethically.

Accomplishment methods

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Content

Academic literacy skills
-the principles of academic writing and reading
-information retrieval, utilizing sources, evaluation of information (source criticism), argumentation
-critical thinking, problem solving skills, multiliteracy
-ability to analyze and to make conclusions.
Professional written communication
-professional literary skills
-digital literary skills
-functional, professional written communication: communication plan, media release, email communication, intra, social media communication
-networking and performing in workplace communities.

Materials

Course materials are found at Hoodle.

Teaching methods

Professional Literacy Skills is a digital course which allows you to study online.
Course has different assignments: writing tasks, online discussions and tests.
Course includes also webinars.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student partially recognizes the importance of multiliteracy and is familiar with some texts as well as some of their usage contexts.

The student satisfactorily identifies reliable sources of information but requires practice in utilizing them. They have some knowledge of the principles of academic writing and reading. However, their application in the student's own activities is uncertain or seriously deficient.

The student adequately recognizes workplace text types and can tailor their own written communication to some audiences. They have skills in using some reading and writing strategies as well as producing texts in digital environments.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student comprehends the significance of multiliteracy and excels in evaluating various texts as well as their usage contexts.

The student identifies reliable sources of information and adeptly utilizes them critically and ethically. They have a profound understanding of the principles of academic writing and reading and seamlessly apply them in their own activities.

The student adeptly recognizes various workplace text types and skillfully directs their written communication to diverse audiences in an expert manner. They possess outstanding capabilities in employing various reading and writing strategies and producing and evaluating various texts in digital environments.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student comprehends the significance of multiliteracy and excels in evaluating various texts as well as their usage contexts.

The student identifies reliable sources of information and adeptly utilizes them critically and ethically. They have a profound understanding of the principles of academic writing and reading and seamlessly apply them in their own activities.

The student adeptly recognizes various workplace text types and skillfully directs their written communication to diverse audiences in an expert manner. They possess outstanding capabilities in employing various reading and writing strategies and producing and evaluating various texts in digital environments.

Qualifications

No